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15 more COVID-19 patients die
Posted: Friday, May 28, 2021

15 more COVID-19 patients die, 526 newly infected
The victims were seven elderly males, five elderly females and two middle-aged males, all with co-morbidities as well as one middle-aged male without co-morbidities.

PM: I need no one to defend me
Questions have been raised about the political independence of the technical director of the Epidemiology Division Dr Avery Hinds, after he said on Wednesday that the spike in COVID-19 numbers pre-dated Easter, although Hinds presented graphs and data to support his point.

Kamla: No Opposition support for harsher restrictions
"However, I firmly disagree with the calls for harsher lockdown measures against the working members of the population who are deemed non-essential workers. Many of the businesses calling for harsher lockdown measures against the non-essential workers are in fact exempt and have been in continuous operation over the last four weeks earning income" she said.

Supermarket Association disagrees with curfew extension
"The Honourable Stuart Young, Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister was quite correct when he stated that if the proposed extension starts at 6pm, supermarkets would have to close at 4pm and in some cases even earlier."

'Let people travel abroad for vaccines'

Tobago sees increase in emergency cases

Ministry allocates 4,000 vaccines for educators

How is Royal Castle providing food without workers?
Union writes to company seeking answers

Republic Bank temporarily changes banking hours to facilitate pensioners

Security officer, cop die from virus
The deaths of a police officer and a security officer have brought Tobago's Covid death toll to ten.

Deceased SORT officer was Covid-positive
Jacob, 40 of Tabaquite, was at land he purchased at Sankarlal Drive, Williamsville around 8 a.m. He was found around 11.30 a.m., unresponsive in his car. Attempts were made to revive Jacob and the emergency health service was also contacted.

Physician warns Tokyo Olympics could spread variants
Dr Naoto Ueyama, chairman of the Japan Doctors Union, said the International Olympic Committee and the Japanese government had underestimated the risks of bringing 15,000 Olympic and Paralympic athletes into the country, joined by tens of thousands of officials, judges, media and broadcasters from more than 200 countries and territories.

Cancellation of Carnival 2022 will be a major shock to industry
Gabriel estimates that most band leaders would need to know by June to get themselves in proper gear, while costume designers and producers told Guardian Media that if an announcement came as late as November it would be near impossible for a medium band to large bands to put together a presentation resembling their offerings in recent years.

Pensioner robbed during taxi driver's bathroom break
The victim told police that at about midday, he was in a silver Tiida proceeding along Boundary Road, San Juan when on reaching near the cemetery, the driver exited and walked a short distance away to urinate leaving the pensioner in the car.

Seven illegal immigrants held after arriving on the coast
Seven illegal immigrants travelling in a vehicle in Moruga during curfew hours on Wednesday night were arrested by police.

Child selling fruits roadside robbed by gunman
POLICE are searching for a man who, at gun-point, robbed a 16-year-old fruit vendor of $1,500 in Freeport on Wednesday.



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