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Ministry announces 167 new cases
Posted: Friday, April 23, 2021

Ministry announces 167 new cases, 23 from offshore platforms
The newly-confirmed infections took the seven-day rolling average up to 100 cases per day. The lowest seven-day average the country recorded since the second phase of infections began on July 20, 2020, occurred less than two months ago on March 9, with roughly two cases per day. This was a continuous reduction that began in early February.

Shell, EOG report covid19 cases among employees

Cops to use cameras to tackle COVID breaches
The T&T Police Service has announced that in the next few days, it will ramp up its surveillance and monitoring of citizens to ensure that public health regulations are not being breached.

Griffith: No replacement yet to head SORT
At the weekly police media briefing today, Police Commissioner Gary Griffith said discussions on replacing Hernandez are ongoing, adding that the TTPS must ensure that the right people are in charge of units like SORT.

Curfews continue, cinemas reopened, parties still banned in Barbados
At a press conference on Thursday, Mottley updated the country on adjustments to covid19 protocols, including the curfew, which will continue to run from April 27-May 17.

United States covid19 travel advisory: Do not go to Trinidad and Tobago
The United States updated its covid19 travel advisory on Tuesday, with travellers being advised not to travel to Trinidad and Tobago owing to restricted travel options implemented to curb the spread of the virus.

Khan's funeral to be held under COVID regulations
Mrs Khan said she'd noted the latest COVID restrictions in which the accommodation capacity for places of worship was reduced from 50 per cent to 25 per cent and gatherings for weddings and funerals will now be limited to 10 people.

Cops disgruntled about housing migrants at stations amid spike
Southwestern Division police say these infections have occurred because migrants are being housed at police stations without being medically tested. The officers have been calling since November last year, for a separate venue to be set up to house migrants.

Police: Sean Luke's body was decomposing in canefield
He also could not account for why Baboolal was not questioned about the varying accounts he gave when, at first, he said "Richard" was not involved in taking Luke into the bush, but then changing it to say Richard went into the bush. Ragoonath, who took notes while another officer questioned Baboolal, also could not recall if Baboolal was asked about someone named Keshon, whom he also mentioned.

Six arrested, caught taking a sea bath at Salybia beach
The six all live in the Sangre Grande and Valencia areas and range in ages 24 to 44. The group of six includes three women and three men.

Maritime ordered to pay $1m to family of 2012 crash victim
A local insurance firm has been ordered to pay the judgment sum of $1 million as the insurers of a car which ploughed into a group of limers at a bar in El Dorado in 2012, killing five people and injuring at least five others.



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