Month: December 2021

NYC MOIA Commissioner Raquel Batista Announced That The City Will Provide $1,500,000 In Funding

December 22, 2021 admin 0

CITY ANNOUNCES $1.5 MILLION IN FUNDING TO HELP NEWLY ARRIVED HAITIAN NEW YORKERS NEW YORK—The Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) Commissioner Raquel Batista today announced that the City will provide $1,500,000 in funding to help newly arrived Haitian New Yorkers access immigration legal assistance and social services.   “While Haitian migrants continue to face an uncertain future, it is imperative we continue to work with CBOs who have been leaders in helping this […More]

NEW TRAVEL PROTOCOLS FOR TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

December 22, 2021 admin 0

Four things to know about flying into Trinidad Travel protocols are ever-changing in this climate and so it’s pretty important to stay on your toes about what each country requires.  With many planning to either return to Trinidad and Tobago or visit for the first time this week, we’ve compiled a list of things that you should know and prepare […More]

PM ROWLEY SAYS THAT PUBLIC SERVICE WORKERS MUST BE VACCINATED

December 19, 2021 admin 0

PM ROWLEY SAYS THAT PUBLIC SERVICE WORKERS MUST BE VACCINATED PM: Government workers required to be vaccinated from mid-January From mid-January, government workplaces will require vaccinated workers. Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley made the announcement at a media conference at the Diplomatic Centre, St Ann’s on Saturday. He said: “It is the intention of the government, come mid-January, to insist […More]

JEANINE BRANDT TNT MISS WORLD HAS COVID

December 17, 2021 admin 0

JEANINE BRANDT TNT MISS WORLD HAS COVID MISS WORLD TT Jeanine Brandt will wait at least three months to stake her claim to the global title, after the Miss World 2021 contest was postponed. The organisers gave notice of the postponement on Thursday, the day the finale was to take place in Puerto Rico, owing to the latest surge of […More]

TNT GOVERNMENT FILE LEGAL MOTION AGAINST DUKE’S THA APPOINTMENT

December 17, 2021 admin 0

TNT GOVERNMENT FILE LEGAL MOTION AGAINST DUKE’S THA APPOINTMENT AG files High Court motion over Duke’s THA appointment Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Faris Al-Rawi, has filed a motion in the High Court, a Construction Fixed Date Claim Form, seeking an interpretation of section 16(8) of the Tobago House of Assembly Act Chapter 25:03. This comes following the appointment of […More]

BARBADOS PLANS TO DEVELOP OUT OF THIS WORLD

December 15, 2021 admin 0

BARBADOS PLANS TO DEVELOP OUT OF THIS WORLD Barbados Is Opening a Diplomatic Embassy in the Metaverse When Barbados, population 287,370, opens its next embassy, almost anyone on the planet will be able to knock on the door. The diplomatic compound is being built in Decentraland, an online world, or metaverse, accessible through a computer and a virtual reality headset. […More]

BARBADOS PLANS TO GIVE FREE MONEY TO ITS CITIZENS

December 14, 2021 admin 0

BARBADOS PLANS TO GIVE FREE MONEY TO ITS CITIZENS First, Barbados said goodbye to the Queen and dubbed Rihanna a ‘national hero.’ Now, it wants to give money to its citizens forever. The Barbados government proposed giving its citizens universal basic income.  It’s unclear how much the UBI would be, but Barbados’ reverse-tax-credit grant is $644 a year. In the […More]

PNM GETS WIPED OUT

December 10, 2021 admin 0

EBC: PDP wins 14 of 15 seats, recounts requested for two districts he Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) says it has received two official requests for recounts in the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) elections held on Monday. The requests have been made by the People’s National Movement (PNM) in the electoral district of Buccoo/Mt Pleasant and by the Progressive Democratic Patriots (PDP) […More]

NEW THA SWORN IN

December 10, 2021 admin 0

New Assembly sworn in: Farley is Chief Sec, Duke named Deputy Deputy Political Leader of the Progressive Democratic Patriots (PDP) Farley Chavez Augustine has been sworn in as Chief Secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA). Augustine took the oath of office today as a new Assembly of 17 PDP members and two People’s National Movement (PNM) members was […More]

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