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Covid count climbs by 97
Posted: Saturday, August 22, 2020

Covid count climbs by 97
Number of samples submitted to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), the UWI and other local sites for testing for COVID-19 18,632

PM in self-quarantine until Monday
This, after Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley was tested for COVID-19 following exposure on August 10 to someone who tested positive for the virus.

Election night hug from Covid supporter
Rowley tests negative for Covid

UNC: Kamla has not tested positive for COVID-19

Nakhid: Don't politicise covid19 diagnosis
Nahkid said he would encourage everyone who could get tested to do so, even though the government has not made this policy. He said he could not speculate on whether Gopeesingh might have had covid19 during the campaign period.

Persad-Bissessar to be made Opposition Leader on Tuesday
The Office of the President (OTP) said in a release Persad-Bissessar indicated her willingness to be appointed by President Paula-Mae Weekes at a ceremony to be held at President's House at 4 pm.

Stranded students beg to come home
"We submitted another exemption on June 3 and since then we have been sending follow-up emails but we have not received any response," she said.

Tourism Trinidad welcomes Randall back
Culture and the Arts have also been added to the portfolio, TTL sees this as an obvious nod that the industry will be looking in a new direction.

TTHTI closes down as revenues collapse
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the closure of the Trinidad and Tobago Hospitality and Tourism Institute, leaving students at the facility in limbo.

Hotel school to close permanently
...cites non-payment of Govt subventions, Covid-19 pandemic

Griffith accepts findings but says he can't personally act
Police Commissioner Gary Griffith has said that he has openly and willingly accepted the recommendation by the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) to proceed with disciplinary proceedings against ACP Irwin Hackshaw but added that such proceedings are also subject to due process.

Number of students that missed SEA still being tallied
The SEA exam is over for most standard five students, but not all. A few students were reported absent from the exam due to covid19-related issues.

Khan: Gas price, production are priority
He added that creative solutions are needed "as to how we price gas, how we keep the industry in Point Lisas alive. Another priority is "to stabilise and increase gas production. This is well onstream and it is driven by upstream investments that are currently ongoing with Shell, BP and BHP."

Cop and guard on rape, attempted murder charges, ask for bail
Before San Fernando magistrate Kerianne Byer virtually, were special reserve police officer Akini Rodriguez, 26 of St James and security guard Aaron Ramkissoon, 20 of Cocorite.

Man fined $73,000 for protected animals without permit
A man who was charged with 46 counts of keeping protected animals without a permit has been fined $73,600 by a Siparia magistrate, a government minister has said.

Machel gives Duke "buss head" for using song
"Mr Duke has not sought nor gotten approval for the use of the music or lyrics to the said song," the lawyer wrote.

Soldier, family homeless after house collapses
Other houses are affected and at one other family were also forced to leave their home some time ago. The concrete pillars under the Bridgemohan's two-story four-bedroom house are shifting and pieces of concrete have been falling off.

Police capture covid19-positive Venezuelan
AN hour after issuing a press release seeking public help to locate a Venezuelan man, believed to have covid19, police captured him.

San Juan car chase by police ends in crash
Police said the man was driving a white car along the Eastern Main Road, San Juan, near Speedway Auto Supplies, when two motorcycle officers of the Traffic and Highway patrol unit tried to stop him.



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