Trinidad & Tobago News

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has tested positive for COVID-19.

(Trinidad Guardian) Even in the face of numerous warnings by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh and the T&T Police Service not to congregate, especially over the long Easter weekend, some citizens continued to ignore that call yesterday and it ended with lawmen and party-goers facing off in Sea Lots, Port-of-Spain.

(Trinidad Express) A familydispute led to the chopping death of an 18-year-old Mayaro man on Sunday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Less than a month after he turned 18, Jeremy John was shot dead near his mother’s home in Penal on Saturday night.

(Trinidad Guardian) Less than a month after he turned 18, Jeremy John was shot dead near his mother’s home in Penal on Saturday night.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Confederation of Regional Business Chambers is concerned at the lack of word on negotiations between the National Gas Company (NGC) and Methanol Holdings Ltd (MHTL) on MHTL’s expired gas supply contract.

(Trinidad Express) Mayor Faaiq Mohammed has announced the closure of the Chaguanas market, with immediate effect.

(Trinidad Express) ROMAN Catholic Archbishop Fr Jason Gordon yesterday lamented that Trinidad and Tobago had become a country of great disrespect and “we disrespect each other”.

(Trinidad Express) A new wave of natural gas pain hit Trinidad and Tobago yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh yesterday could not confirm whether the batch of COVAX vaccines that came in on Sunday was paid for by the Government or by the InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB) and said that he would have to check with his Permanent Secretary, Asif Ali.

(Trinidad Express) “ Fire Faris!” This was the call of Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar as she noted that errant government ministers in other countries were swiftly dealt with after breaking Covid-19 laws.

(Trinidad Guardian) The long-anticipated COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX facility are now in Trinidad and Tobago.

(Trinidad Guardian) A proposal has been offered up by the Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI) for a new financial model which would see host governments contributing 50 per cent of overall financing—with the remainder coming from students’ fees, entrepreneurial efforts, private sector donations, and alumni grants.

(Trinidad Guardian) Single mother of two Natalie Brathwaite put her son in the care of the Children’s Authority of T&T because he was heading down the wrong path and she thought they would help him to become a better person.

(Trinidad Guardian) Preliminary investigations have revealed that two of the teenagers who recently escaped from a safe house belonging to the Children’s Authority, and who were killed on Sunday night, may have been caught in the crossfire of gang violence.

(Trinidad Guardian) Two of the five teenage boys who escaped from the Children’s Authority Child Support Centre last weekend were ambushed and shot dead by two men dressed in police uniform in Port-of-Spain, last night.

(Trinidad Guardian) MovieTowne owner Derek Chin believes COVID-19 fatigue and the need to exhale may have been the cause behind Saturday’s crowds flocking to the venue despite the latest appeal by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley for the nation to remain vigilant in following public health protocols, including avoiding large crowd congregations.

(Trinidad Guardian) Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi has apologised and admitted that he should have worn a mask to protect himself and others against COVID-19 when he appeared on Vibes With Voicey last Thursday.

(Trinidad Guardian) The AstraZeneca vaccines for T&T from the COVAX facility are being manufactured in South Korea and are still on track despite a recent raid on an Italian warehouse where AstraZeneca vaccines were housed.

(Trinidad Express) – A landmark High Court order was made on Friday when, for the first time, the use of an electronic motoring device in the form of an ankle bracelet was imposed as a bail condition on a man charged with robbery with aggravation and possession of arms and ammunition.