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Let conservationists protect turtle nesting sites
Posted: Thursday, March 11, 2021

EMA: Let conservationists protect turtle nesting sites
This comes after Minister of Health, Terrence Deyalsingh, refused to allow private sector groups to patrol turtle nesting sites at night as a result of the Public Health Regulations implemented to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus.

NTAC members sad to see labour movement go
Baptiste-Primus said it was the second time they had parted ways with the council but she was able the first time to urge the union leaders stay within the council in her role as minister. NTAC was formed in 2016 to facilitate engagements, dialogue, and consultations with the private sector, labour movements and the government.

CMO, CARPHA: Vigilance needed to protect against variants
"St George West - one (1.3 per cent), these are cases in home isolation, St George Central - four (5.3 per cent), St George East - (8.0 per cent), St Andrew/St David two (2.7 per cent), zero in Nariva/Mayaro and Tobago, St Patrick - eight (10.7 per cent), and then the bulk of active cases are housed between County Caroni and County Victoria with 28 (37.3 per cent) and 26 (34.7 per cent) respectively."

Govt's botched vaccine rollout threatens T&T economic recovery

Vaccine silence at Covid press conference
"The data shows as of March 9 there was over a hundred and seventeen million cases (117,513,772), globally, and that continues. Of them, the active cases are over twenty-one million (21,898,803), and of course this is two hundred and twenty-one countries."

Seven more people infected with COVID-19
To date, 101,043 persons have been tested for the viral contagion. Trinidad and Tobago has registered 7,743 infections while the total number of recoveries is 7,509.

NFM: Feed price increases owing to global grain hikes
NATIONAL Flour Mills Ltd (NFM) raised the prices of its animal feed, between three to 14 per cent, last month owing to increases in global grain prices.

Venezuelans slow to re-register
...'Issues with application form, fear of deportation'

US designates Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status for 18 Months
U.S. Department of Homeland Security says only individuals who can demonstrate continuous residence in the United States as of March 8, 2021, are eligible for TPS under Venezuela's designation. For their own health and safety, individuals should not believe smugglers or others claiming the border is now open. Due to the pandemic, travel and admission restrictions at the border remain in place.

Macqueripe: Collapse under CDA
It's possible that if you visit Macqueripe Beach to swim regularly, its slow deterioration might not seem so apparent, but on my irregular schedule, the collapse of the popular swimmers' beach seemed, since covid19 restrictions were lifted, to jump forward like a time-lapse disaster film, crumbling in swaths with no effort apparent to address the deterioration.

Emile Elias on sexual offences charges
According to the charges, Elias, owner of NH International, which has several contracts with the Government, is accused of meeting with the 17-year-old girl between September 1 and November 30, 2019 with the intent of grooming her for penetration.

Children witness mom's brutal murder
Durant said Alleyne was not supposed to go back to Waldrop's apartment, as she had made several reports against him. She said she also spoke to Waldrop about moving on from the relationship and tried to dissuade him from harming Alleyne and himself.

Woman escapes arson attack following quarrel with friend
While 26-year-old Metcher Missette escaped death, the senseless act led to the destruction of two houses and a woodworking shop and damage to two other homes at Bayshore Avenue, Marabella. An ambulance took Missette to the San Fernando General Hospital for treatment for burns.

Relatives of murdered Mt Lambert man threatened: You're next
Hours after he was gunned down near his home, the relatives of a Mt Lambert man received a warning via WhatsApp that they could be next.



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