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Cabinet reshuffle
Posted: Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Cabinet reshuffle: Young, Hinds, Cummings get new portfolios
With immediate effect, Stuart Young has been reassigned as Minister of Energy and Energy Industries in addition to his duties as Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister.
PM PICKS STUART
'Honoured' to take over Energy Ministry
Highly transmissible Brazilian COVID variant found in T&T
The variant was detected in a sample that was sent to the University of the West Indies for genetic sequencing. The sample was taken from a COVID-19 positive patient in the Nariva/Mayaro county.
More critical Covid patients in ICU, HDU
"We have noted a significant increase in hospital occupancy levels. For example, at Epidemiological Week 11 we had an overall hospital occupancy of two per cent. At the end of Week 15 we have seen a significant increase in hospital occupancy levels, up to 24 per cent.
MoH reports one more COVID-19 death as new cases fall significantly
Twenty-four new cases were registered on Monday reflecting the results of samples taken between April 16 and 18. This, after 134 cases were recorded on Sunday.
UNC MPs: Go for it
Vaccinated reps urge constituents to get jab
SORT head charged, denies wrongdoing
"It is very unfortunate what happened to the two guys and they did not die in police custody but died while seeking medical attention and they were brought to hospital by the officers," Hernandez said.
SORT boss on misbehaviour charge gets $300K bail
Head of the Special Operations Response Team (SORT), Mark Hernandez, has been granted bail in the sum of $300,000 by a Justice of the Peace.
Court orders release of SORT WPC held in Balcon, Morris probe
At the time of the order, WPC Laura Gadar, who is currently attached to the Special Operations Team (SORT), had been in custody for more than 120 hours at various police stations without any charges being laid.
Four cops given leave to sue Griffith in DSS matter
Four police officers suspended as part of a probe into the release of millions of dollars in cash seized from Drugs Sou Sou (DSS) last year, have been given the nod to sue Police Commissioner Gary Griffith over his approval of foreign investigators.
Defiant Duke challenges WASA head to fire him
The request was not granted on the basis that his portfolio as an Assemblyman and his position at the PSA are "not in the best interest of the Authority".
Homophobia warning after designer killed
Courier robbed and shot dies at hospital 15 days later
According to a police report, 28-year-old courier Dillion Singh, of LP 50 Evergreen, Carapo, was shot in the head and robbed of $18,076, some two weeks ago.
Another day, another gruesome murder
A farmer, Rajkumar Bisnath, was found dead, with his throat slit at his home. Bisnath, 52, lived alone.
Brother of murdered businessman grieves for fellow victim, 96
THOUGH grieving for his brother Anand Maharaj, who fell prey to a criminal on Saturday, Taran Maharaj expressed outrage and sadness that merciless killers had also taken the life of Utilda Joseph, 96.
Beaten, raped after meeting man through social media
She reported that she knew the man only by his first name as she had conversation with him only the previous day. She said that she went to the man's home where he beat and raped her, robbed her of $150 then threatened her.
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