Trinidad & Tobago News

Trinidad targets 400,000 vaccinations in 10 weeks

(Trinidad Express) With the arrival of 800,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine into Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday, the Government’s plan is to have 400,000 persons vaccinated in an eight to ten weeks campaign with the aim of bringing the number of persons fully vaccinated to 600,000.

Kareem Walters (also known as “Blacks” and “Pinto Boss”) was murdered.
Kareem Walters (also known as “Blacks” and “Pinto Boss”) was murdered.

Trinidad: Pinto Boss murdered, thrown down precipice

(Trinidad Guardian) Police are investigating the murder of Kareem “Blacks” Walters, also called “Pinto Boss”, 35, of Arima who was shot dead in Matura on Monday afternoon.

Trinidad’s COVID death toll at 930

(Trinidad Guardian) Seven more people have lost their lives to COVID-19 in this country, moving the national death toll up to 930, according to the latest update from the Ministry of Health.

Stuart Young

Trinidad ministers under fire for luxury cars

(Trinidad Guardian) Two Government Ministers are coming under fire for their purchases of luxury vehicles in the last four months as citizens continue to reel from the impacts of extended lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ezekiel Sampson

Trinidad Met Services head under probe after radio interview

(Trinidad Guardian) Hours after he appeared on a radio programme and disagreed with the decisions by the National Hurricane Centre in Miami and the Barbados Met Services to upgrade Elsa to hurricane status yesterday, an investigation was launched into the statements made by Meteorological Services of Trinidad and Tobago director Ezekiel Sampson.

Pastor Vinworth Dayal

Trinidad’s Pastor Dayal charged with money-laundering

(Trinidad Guardian) A pastor from south Trinidad, who allegedly attempted to change almost $28 million in old $100 notes into new polymer replacements on the deadline for doing so almost two years ago, has been granted $10 million bail after appearing in court charged with money laundering.

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