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14 deaths, 273 new covid19 cases recorded - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 273 new covid19 cases on Thursday. An additional 14 deaths were reported over the previous 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 630. The Health Ministry’s covid19 update on Thursday said the new cases were detected in samples taken between June 4 and 9. It said
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Poem: “From Thirsty” by Poet Dionne Brand
Dionne Brand OC is a Canadian poet, novelist, essayist and documentarian. She was Toronto's third Poet Laureate from September 2009 to November 2012. She was admitted to the Order of Canada in 2017. Dionne Brand was born in Guayaguayare, Trinidad and Tobago. She graduated from Naparima Girls' High
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Trinidadian comedian `Sprangalang' passes away at 72 | New York Carib News
Popular Trinidadian comedian, actor, radio talk show host, and entertainer Dennis “Sprangalang” Hall died at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex in Mt. Hope last Friday. He was 72 years old and had just celebrated his birthday on September 30. He was receiving medical attention after being
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England series in CWI best interests, says Bishop
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Well-respected television broadcaster, Ian Bishop, believes it would be in the best financial interests of Cricket West Indies and regional players, to take up the England and Wales Cricket Board’s offer of the three-Test series in the United Kingdom this
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Economist: marine economy has massive earning potential - Barbados Today
Prominent economist Marla Dukharan has expressed confidence in Barbados’ ability to earn significantly from, and ensure economic development through, the exploitation of its ocean space. Outlining what she described as a risk management approach to diversifying Barbados’ economy and making the
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'We need to tell the stories of Windrush' - Voice Online
BRITISH TRINIDADIAN filmmaker Frances-Anne Solomon is a prominent advocate for the Windrush generation. The co-founder... The post 'We need to tell the stories of Windrush' appeared first on Voice Online.
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Hinds tells new Defence Force members: Don’t take job for granted
The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Minister of National Security Fitzgerald Hinds, left, and Chief of Defence Staff Air Vice Marshal Darryl Daniel stand next to the Best Recruit Female at the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force joint recruit passing out parade at
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William Edward Burghardt W. E. B. Du Bois (/d uː ˈ b ɔɪ z/ doo-BOYZ; February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor. Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Du Bois grew up in a relatively tolerant and
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Water woes in East Port of Spain
The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News A leaking WASA main at a sub-station in the Queen's Park Savannah, Port of Spain. - A resident of Johnson Lane, East Port of Spain is pleading with WASA to fix the problems with pipe-borne water in the area. He said he has not had
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J’can latest COVID-positive case in Barbados BRIDGETOWN (CMC): A 34-year-old Jamaican woman has tested positive for the coronavirus after landing in Barbados on Sunday. The Barbados Government Information Service (BGIS) yesterday said that the...
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Port-au-Spain is the capital and third largest city of the island nation Trinidad and Tobago in the southwestern West Indies and north of the South American nation of Venezuela. The city, which is only about 5 square miles, had a population of 37,074 people in 2011 but its surrounding metropolitan
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Trinidad: CAL’s corporate communications head under fire for Facebook post
(Trinidad Express) Dionne Ligoure, head of corporate communications at State-owned Caribbean Airlines, is under public scrutiny for a Facebook post in which she accused the United National Congress (UNC) of trying to “mash” her up in 2010 “for being black with a working
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Trinidad: Female cop on fraud charges for fake CXC certificate, worked for 4 years - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Express) A 35-year-old female police officer was granted $250,000 bail when she appeared before Justice of the Peace Stephen Young to answer five fraud
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Trinidad Good Samaritan flies pregnant Antiguan home
(Trinidad Guardian) Pregnant student Sheniequa Lewis is now safe in quarantine in her homeland of Antigua, days after Guardian Media highlighted her struggles to return
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New cargo vessel for Tobago in pipeline for 2022
The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Minister of Works and Transport Rohan Sinanan - Parliament of T&T Minister of Works and Transport Rohan Sinanan said buying Tobago’s cargo vessel is a project that is in the pipeline for 2022. He said the National Infrastructure
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PM: Covax demand to St Vincent ‘bureaucracy gone mad’
The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Members of the TT Air Guard unloading AstraZeneca vaccines donated to TT by Grenada and St Vincent and the Grenadines at the Piarco International Airport. File photo courtesy Health Ministry. 'Bureaucracy gone mad' is how the
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Green tipped to lead GAW - Stabroek News
Chris Green is likely to reprise his role as leader of the Guyana Amazon Warriors for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League (CPL). The article Green tipped to lead GAW appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Supermarkets, food outlets in Trinidad to open for 24 hours during Christmas period
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Dec. 6, CMC -Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has announced that supermarkets and food supply outlets will be allowed to open on a 24-hour basis starting December 10 until January 3. Rowley, who made the...
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Ministry expands covid19 step-down care to make more room in hospitals
The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News The Couva Hospital and Multi-Training Facility where critical covid19 patients are treated. File photo Even though there has been a slight decrease in the number of people hospitalised with covid19, the Ministry of Health is
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Trinidad: Mom sues swim school after daughter nearly drowns
In the lawsuit, filed in the Port-of-Spain Supreme Court Registry on Tuesday, lawyers representing the mother, who cannot be named to protect her daughter’s identity, claimed that the owner of the school and her staff were negligent in the
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US warns citizens against travel to Trinidad and Tobago over covid19 concerns
The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News US Embassy, Port of Spain - Photo by Sureash Cholai The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have issued a issued a Level 4 Travel Health Notice for Trinidad and Tobago owing to covid19, indicating “a very high
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Trinidad Met Services head under probe after radio interview - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Guardian) 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
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Trinidad closing down again over COVID - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Express) A worrying increase in Covid-19 coronavirus infections has resulted in a rollback in public health measures to reduce public exposure of risk. The article Trinidad closing down again over COVID appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Private sector groups want 2-year tax relief on digital devices
SOME of the country's major private sector groups yesterday jointly urged the Government to remove 'all duties and taxes' on digital devices for at least two years.
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Economists say region needs to join forces to buy 20 million COVID-19 vaccine doses
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Feb.12, CMC – Two regional economists have advised Caribbean countries to join forces to buy about 20 million COVID-19 vaccine doses for the entire region, or the pandemic will continue to devastate lives and...
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Defiant Abdullah: Boycott safe-zone businesses - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Leader of the First Wave Movement Umar Abdullah is calling on people to boycott “safe-zone” businesses which will reopen on October 11 and require both customers and employees to be vaccinated. Abdullah made the call during a protest on Friday at the Royal Princes Casino at South Park, San Fer
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Cotton bank notes still legal tender until January 1
The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News FILE PHOTO: The new TTD polymer banknotes being counted by hand. - THE deadline for the transition from cotton to polymer notes remains as January 1, 2022. Checks on the Central Bank's website shows there have been no changes to
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Soca Artists Kes The Band Is Back With New Live Album Just In Time For Labor Day Weekend
When I think about how soca music makes me feel, I beam from the inside.Charge it to my Trinidadian roots, but whenever a big 'chune' plays (old or new)my eyes […] The post Soca Artists Kes The Band Brings Caribbean Vibes Just In Time For Labor Day Weekend appeared first on Essence.
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NAAA to submit official Olympic track and field team to TTOC on Friday - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
THE National Association of Athletics Administrations of Trinidad and Tobago (NAAATT) will submit its final list of Olympic-bound track and field athletes to the TT Olympic Committee on Friday. Thus far, nine athletes have confirmed participation at the Tokyo Games. NAAATT president assured on
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Kenya: Nairobi's First Public Eye Hospital Set to Open to Address Vision Care Needs
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nairobi County is preparing to inaugurate its first-ever public eye hospital this month, with a primary focus on addressing a spectrum of eye conditions.
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