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INDIA'S VACCINE FOR TT
Posted: Monday, March 22, 2021
INDIA'S VACCINE FOR TT
TT may still get a donation of vaccines from India. However, no specific time frame has been given.
Indian High Commissioner says vaccines on the way
Statement from High Commission of India on vaccine issue
The High Commission of India in T&T has taken note of the controversy around India's possible vaccine donation to T&T and the role of the High Commissioner in it. The High Commission would like to make the following clarification:
Browne, Sahu to hold 'frank dialogue'
Foreign and Caricom Affairs Minister Dr Amery Browne is expected to have a "frank dialogue" with Indian High Commissioner Arun Kumar Sahu today in a bid to ease possible tension between Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley and Sahu over the PM's remarks on the ambassador's communication to Trinidad on COVID-19 vaccine donations from India.
A year of closed borders
Responding to a question from Independent Senator Paul Richards in the Senate on March 16, Minister of National Security Stuart Young indicated that up to February 9 the figure of 12,509 exemptions were granted.
Deyalsingh seeks to explain non-disclosure agreement with Sinopharm
In response, Deyalsingh said the Ministry of Health has signed non-disclosure agreements with Pfizer and with Sinopharm as part of the standard negotiating process. He added that the signing of an NDA does not bind a country to purchase vaccines from the manufacturer.
Risks in separating newborns from mothers during Covid-19 pandemic
New research from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners shows that the Covid-19 pandemic is severely affecting the quality of care given to small and sick newborns, resulting in unnecessary suffering and deaths.
Weekes calls on T&T to discard racism
President Paula-Mae Weekes says racism in society must be put to bed and this requires all hands on deck, as well as young people playing an important role by pushing back against such discrimination.
Importance of the MSME sector
MICRO, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) play a critical role in developing economies, in particular where they provide employment to persons of all skill levels, thus promoting social inclusion for a fairly large segment of the population.
Family with special needs children pleads for help
Omawatie Mohammed- Haynes, 42 and her sons Renaldo Mohammed, 23, who has cerebral palsy Sadapha Bowman, 26, who has Autism shares a small shack with her husband Leslie Haynes, 63. Both Mohammed-Haynes and her husband are not employed and make a living from selling garden produce.
Cedros boy, 14, in boat accident feared dead
MATTHEW Sookoo, the 14-year-old Cedros student who fell overboard at sea in a boat accident, remained missing up to Sunday.
Man accused of larceny, set on fire
He reportedly suffered burns to over 25 per cent of his body. He was treated and then transferred to the Mt Hope facility.
Charred remains found in Morvant
The man, police were told, was robbed of his cellular phone on Friday by a group of men from the area. It was believed that he returned to the area yesterday morning to confront the suspects when a fight ensued. It is believed that the victim was killed and set on fire to destroy any evidence that could link him to the suspects.
Grande man killed over land dispute
Investigators said Kendell Williams, 26, was in the yard of his home in El Carmen Street, Sangre Grande, at around 5 am, when he was confronted by a man who shot him before running away.
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