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Over 200 at risk of infection due to Tobago case
Posted: Tuesday, August 18, 2020
CMO: Over 200 at risk of infection due to Tobago COVID-19 case
'As you all know, there was a particular case that would have gone to a hotel in Tobago. Out of that one case in Tobago, we have identified 222 primary, secondary and tertiary contacts.'
Engagement party blamed for covid19 spike
AN ENGAGEMENT party held recently by a well-known family from the west is believed to be one source of a recent upsurge in confirmed covid19 cases.
Tropikist Covid victim was in direct contact with 204 people
Some 204 people ended up as primary contacts of a COVID-19 positive case who recently visited Tobago. According to the Chief Medical Officer, Roshan Parasram, a total of 222 primary, secondary and tertiary contacts were listed in connection with this case.
Another COVID death takes toll to 12
Election 2020: All ballot recounts completed
Following the total completion of recounts, the Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) will release the official count and will formally notify the President of the declared winner of the election. The President will then will issue correspondence to begin giving effect to sections 76(1) (a) and 83 (2) of the Constitution which speak to the appointment of a Prime Minister and Opposition Leader and give way to the swearing in of a new Government.
Emancipating old narratives of 'emancipation' and examining colonials' 'deceitful bait-and-switch'
Since the seventeenth century, the term 'emancipation' in English law was used almost exclusively in regard to religious toleration. As late as 1829, for example, there was the Catholic Emancipation Act granting Irish and English Catholics the same rights as Protestants under the Toleration Act of 1689. White British abolitionists to a man (and woman) consistently rejected emancipation for enslaved Africans right down to 1828, while pressing for the abolition of the slave trade and amelioration of slavery.
Former TTMA head upset over Ramsaran's boycott
"Not only is this a catastrophic and untenable logic, it is deeply discriminatory. As a former president of the TTMA, I have seen several local manufacturers implicated in many scandals, including serious drug-related crimes, and the Supermarkets Association never called for a boycott of them. Why Ramsaran's? And why this company alone? Closer to home, in the Supermarkets Association, many members have also been implicated in serious offences, including money laundering, gambling, violent crimes, kidnapping and human trafficking, all of which feature long-term imprisonment."
Psychologist: Tackle 'racial tension' at all levels
THE "racial tension" displayed during and after the recent general election campaign underscores a need for the problem to be tackled at all levels. Dr Katija Khan, consultant psychologist and lecturer in clinical psychology at UWI's St Augustine campus, expressed this view on Monday.
Stormy night: Floods rising
Torrential rainfall that swept across Trinidad last night and continues into this morning, has caused widespread flooding in low lying areas.
Man in viral video beating woman arrested and charged
Woman beaten along the road: Suspect charged
The alleged victim, who is a mother of two, was referred to Victim and Witness Support Unit and the Gender Based Violence Unit of the TTPS. The children were handed over to their grandfather for safe keeping.
IWRN wants stiffer penalties for perpetrators of violence against women
Cops hold 22 Venezuelans for illegal entry
4.5 earthquake shakes T&T
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