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Barbados, St Vincent feel brunt of Hurricane Elsa
Posted: Saturday, July 3, 2021
Barbados, St Vincent feel brunt of Hurricane Elsa
THE passage of Hurricane Elsa across the Windward Islands resulted in power outages, fallen trees, flooding and damaged homes in Barbados and St Vincent and the Grenadines.
Met Services head under probe after radio interview
Hours after he appeared on a radio programme and disagreed with the decisions by the National Hurricane Centre in Miami and the Barbados Met Services to upgrade Elsa to hurricane status yesterday, an investigation was launched into the statements made by Meteorological Services of Trinidad and Tobago director Ezekiel Sampson.
Speaker puts out Hosein, Indarsingh
THERE was uproar in the House of Representatives on Friday as Speaker Bridgid Annisette-George put UNC MPs Saddam Hosein and Rudranath Indarsingh out of the House. Annisette-George gave them their marching orders after they openly protested Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi's statement that Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar's allegations that Government "gutted" two bills granting Tobago greater self-governance,were in contempt of Parliament.
Antigua, Barbuda PM is new Caricom chairman
In a press release on Friday, Caricom said Browne will hold the title until December.
AG: Some weaponising courts as business ventures
He said there was a savings of $2.456b in expenditure by reorganising the three former PP ministries into two ministries in his tenure.
AG: Some lawyers may be trying to get rich off State
ATTORNEY General Faris Al-Rawi said there is a "worrying trend" in Trinidad and Tobago where some attorneys could be trying to enrich themselves, through involvement in legal matters concerning illegal migrants and covid19. Al-Rawi made this observation in the House of Representatives on Friday as he made a statement about ongoing corruption matters and legal fees.
Minister: T&T among 212 contries using Sinopharm, AstraZeneca vaccines
MoH: 9 dead, 124 new covid19 cases
Otherwise, some 212,708 people have been vaccinated with a first dose, and 102,883 people have been fully vaccinated with a second dose.
Deadline for public comments on Tobago bills July 15–Minister
Dr BYisrael: 18 cases at Scarborough hospital is an outbreak
The division has denied reports of a covid19 outbreak at the hospital. It said covid19 clusters are fairly common in large organisations and medical facilities all around the world. The division added there have been clusters of covid19 cases from time to time at some medical facilities in Tobago since the start of the pandemic.
Manning remembered on 5th anniversary of death
Rise in freight, global shocks affect local food prices
Noting that 80 per cent of Massy Stores' goods are imported, De Freitas added that the prices of locally sourced goods have also increased.
Prestige Holdings anticipates $2.2M loss in expired inventory
Soca Warriors upbeat ahead of first Concacaf Gold Cup qualifier
PM to CoP: Police need better training
AT the opening of the Carenage Police Station and launch of the Marine Unit, the Prime Minister called on the Police Commissioner to train officers to tackle crime in the digital world and not tolerate indiscipline within the service.
Autopsy: Johnitty was strangled
Johnitty, 33, was found on Tuesday on a staircase inside his home by his parents. A white plastic bag was over his head, a cord and belt were tied around his neck and there was also a wound to his neck.
Mom: Woman found in barrel of water was murdered
Officers said when they removed her body from the barrel; they observed Shannon holding a firearm in her right hand. Her right elbow was bent and her hand was upward holding the firearm with her thumb on the trigger.
Police probe death of mom found inside water barrel
Police are yet to classify the death of Whyte. However, their preliminary investigations revealed that Whyte, a sales representative, was found dead after a domestic argument with a close male relative at her Mon Repos Road home.
Venezuelan on arms charge
A police press release said Dawel Argenis Noriega Solozano, 24, of Centenary Street, California, Couva, was charged by Cpl Thomas of the St James Police Station, with possession of a firearm, dangerous driving, driving without a valid certificate of insurance and driver's permit and uttering a forged document.
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