WHO Approves Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine The World Health Organisation (WHO) gave emergency use listing to two versions of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on Monday, giving the green light for these vaccines to be rolled out globally through the COVAX facility. One of the vaccines is produced by SKBio in the Republic of Korea; the other is produced by the Serum Institute of […More]
TNT National Returns Home Carrying Covid-19 Variant B117. Trinidad & Tobago has recorded its first case of the COVID-19 Variant of Concern (UK) – Variant B117. Confirmation of this came today from the Ministry of Health. The ministry said the patient is a returned national who travelled from the United Kingdom. Officials revealed that as per existing quarantine protocols, the […More]
CITY TO OFFER TRANSPORTATION FOR NYC SENIORS NEW YORK— Beginning this week, seniors age 65 or older who are unable to make their own arrangements and need transportation to and from a COVID-19 vaccination appointment can sign up for transportation through the City, Mayor de Blasio announced today. “We are moving heaven and earth to get our senior neighbors vaccinated”, said Mayor Bill de Blasio. “Now, seniors who need a ride […More]
MORE THAN 100,000 VACCINE DOSES ADMINISTERED IN NYC IN ONE WEEK SPAN AS 1B BEGINS. Eligible New Yorkers in Phases 1A and 1B can reserve their vaccine appointments at nyc.gov/VaccineFinder or by calling 877 – VAX – 4NYC NEW YORK—Over 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered in New York City last week, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today, surpassing the City’s initial […More]
Corruption Caution Urged Amid COVID-19 Pandemic (Caribbean Development Bank Press Release) – The current COVID-19 pandemic has put into sharp focus the thorny and constantly evolving nature of corruption, and how it can reverse development gains in the Caribbean. President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr Wm. Warren Smith sounded this warning today as he opened the inaugural Caribbean Conference on Corruption, Compliance, and Cybercrime, […More]
Cuban nurses to stay longer The Cuban health professionals that have been in Barbados helping the country in its COVID-19 fight will be here longer than initially planned. Barbados’ Ambassador to CARICOM David Comissiong indicated that Government has extended the stay of the 65 Cuban nurses assigned to the Harrison Point Isolation Centre for a period of half a year. […More]
Elections in the time of COVID-19: Masks, hand washing on election day Voters will be required to wear masks or face shields on Election Day. They must also wash or sanitise their hands before and after casting their ballots. These are some of the guidelines that must be followed on Election Day on August 10. Speaking at the virtual media […More]
Official Opening of The Arima General Hospital Thousands of citizens who reside in East Trinidad can now access first-class health care as Prime Minister Dr the Hon Keith Rowley officially opened the long-awaited, state of the art, Arima General Hospital today (Tuesday 9th June, 2020). Located in the heart of Arima, this facility will serve as the primary inpatient health […More]
TERRENCE DEYALSINGH FIT FOR ACTING PRIME MINISTER POSITION Written by Howard Hughes Little did Terrence Deyalsingh know that when he accepted the ministerial position of Minister of Health, that he was about to take on one of the herculean tasks in his public and private career. He was the right man for the right time. COVID-19 almost shut down the […More]
By Dr. Kwame Nantambu As the Trinidad/Tobago United Calypsonians Association (TUCO) is currently celebrating “Calypso History Month”, it became supremely imperative for this writer, albeit lover of the calypso art form, to pen a few thoughts about the need to take the art form of calypso to the next ultimate international level. Now, for the past umpteen decades and counting, […More]
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