Police Commissioner Gary Griffith yesterday called on people to cancel the COVID parties they have been planning.
Following a recent spike in domestic violence cases, police are ready to give domestic violence perpetrators “Stay Home” orders in an “uncomfortable” place.
Political analyst Dr Winford James views Government’s move to cancel the contracts of four private security firms retained to provide community patrols in residential districts as suspicious, curious and a cause for concern.
Medical professionals and owners of private health institutions say the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has no authority to validate labs in Trinidad and Tobago.
Less than 24 hours after he announced it, National Security Minister Stuart Young yesterday cancelled his ministry’s plan to hire private security firms for residential patrols, since he said people have questioned if it was necessary at this time.
The Disaster Management Units (DMUs) of the various regional corporations are assisting the Health Ministry in the distribution of face masks in all municipalities to help curb COVID-19 spread.
Yesterday’s closure of food outlets and restaurants following the tightening of COVID-19 measures by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, can result in the country’s poultry industry losing $25 million in chicken sales over the next four weeks.
With Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh encouraging private labs to seek their CARPHA certification to do COVID-19 testing, some of them have already begun making arrangements to do so.
Minister of National Security Stuart Young says a diplomatic note has been sent to Barbados officials concerning COVID-19 testing for Trinidad and Tobago nationals who have been in that country for the past two weeks, as a potential first step towards getting them back home.
Private labs are being encouraged to obtain validation to bolster testing availability for COVID-19 in Trinidad and Tobago.
Days after citizens were advised to wear fabric/cloth face masks in public to protect themselves against COVID-19, local manufacturers say the demand has skyrocketed and they are now struggling to satisfy the orders flowing in from the corporate sector and private citizens.
Trinidad and Tobago’s main business chambers are calling on the Government to help them save jobs by implementing a tax credit on salaries for companies that do not make any profit over the next three months.