News and Commentaries from Various News Sources in T&T
64 more test positive for COVID-19 Posted: Sunday, April 18, 2021
64 more test positive for COVID-19, active cases climb to 748 Furthermore, 7,908 patients have recovered from the virus, while 85 patients are hospitalised. There are six patients in step-down facilities, 310 in state quarantine facilities and 593 in home self-isolation.
3,000 vaccines for protective services Young, who told reporters he had high blood pressure, said it showed the population the confidence the heads of national security had in the vaccine, and furthered the fight against covid19.
FIU: Put limit on cash transactions The change over in the $100 notes from cotton to polymer led to a huge increase in the amount of suspicious transactions reported to the Financial Intelligence Unit of Trinidad and Tobago (FIUTT) and shows the need for changes in the legislation to limit cash transactions.
Caribbean officials in NY hold emergency meeting to raise $$ for St Vincent Using US-based crowdfunding platforms such as GoFundMe, however, requires the online organiser to have a US social security number. Khadine Sealy, T&T director of Real Helping Hands–a Caribbean-focused crowdfunding platform–argues that the Caribbean needs more autonomy when it comes to the region’s charity and public service infrastructure.
St Vincent's long road to recovery: grapples with eruptions, covid19, dengue "We were not just coping with covid19 in St Vincent. We were coping with covid and dengue because we still have an ongoing outbreak...Now we are dealing with a volcanic eruption, and on top of that we are heading into the hurricane season," Creese, a Vincentian, said.
Body of Maracas Bay drowning victim recovered Rampallard along with fishermen in the area retrieved the body, which was later identified as that of Royce Felix. Felix, of Saroga Drive, Arima Old Road, D'Abadie, along with his boss and and co-workers visited the beach on Tuesday.
SORT's Hernandez put on ID parade Lawyers representing Hernandez and other members of the unit under investigation for the deaths of two suspects in the abduction and murder of Andrea Bharatt have complained about the tactics being used by investigators of the Professional Standards Bureau (PSB).
A Massacre in Jamaica
After the United States demanded the extradition of a drug lord, a bloodletting ensued. By Mattathias Schwartz - December 12, 2011