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Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh has said there is three known omicron cases in Trinidad and Tobago.
He made the disclosure at Saturday’s health update at the Prime Minister's press conference at the Diplomatic Centre, St Ann’s, Port of Spain.
Deyalsingh said the three cases have a travel history with the first case being reported on December 9. The woman travelled from JFK International Airport in New York to go to Panama and then came to Trinidad on a Copa Airlines flight.
He said the second case was detected within a group of 16 passengers who were in Puerto Rico due to an emergency landing and while they all had their PCR tests, it expired because of the extended stay.
“When they arrived in TT, they we quarantined and retested. Out of that batch of 16, we got one positive case of omicron. All 16 persons were fully vaccinated and the one positive case for omicron is in isolation.
The third case was someone who returned to TT from Miami.
“The third person was compliant with all the requirements of TTPS and had a negative PCR and was vaccinated but then turned symptomatic on December 10. This person behaved in a responsible manner and got tested.”
Deyalsingh said one of the omicron-positive cases had contact with one another person and both were in home quarantine.
The post TT now has 3 omicron covid19 cases appeared first on Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.
He replaces Debretsion Gebremichael, whose immunity from prosecution was removed Thursday.
Meanwhile, Amnesty International said Thursday that scores of civilians were killed in a \"massacre\" in the Tigray region, that witnesses blamed on forces backing the local ruling party.
The \"massacre\" is the first reported incident of large-scale civilian fatalities in a week-old conflict between the regional ruling party, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), and the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, winner of last year's Nobel Peace Prize.
\"Amnesty International can today confirm... that scores, and likely hundreds, of people were stabbed or hacked to death in Mai-Kadra (May Cadera) town in the southwest of Ethiopia's Tigray Region on the night of 9 November,\" the rights group said in a report.
Amnesty said it had \"digitally verified gruesome photographs and videos of bodies strewn across the town or being carried away on stretchers.\"
The dead \"had gaping wounds that appear to have been inflicted by sharp weapons such as knives and machetes,\" Amnesty said, citing witness accounts.
Witnesses said the attack was carried out by TPLF-aligned forces after a defeat at the hands of the Ethiopian military, though Amnesty said it \"has not been able to confirm who was responsible for the killings\".
It nonetheless called on TPLF commanders and officials to \"make clear to their forces and their supporters that deliberate attacks on civilians are absolutely prohibited and constitute war crimes\".
Abiy ordered military operations in Tigray on November 4, saying they were prompted by a TPLF attack on federal military camps -- a claim the party denies.
The region has been under a communications blackout ever since, making it difficult to verify competing claims on the ground.
Abiy said Thursday his army had made major gains in western Tigray.
Thousands of Ethiopians have fled across the border into neighboring Sudan, and the UN is sounding the alarm about a humanitarian crisis in Tigray.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Deputy President William Ruto has insisted on the need to bring everyone on board in discussions surrounding Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) constitution review process saying the document should focus on building bridges towards consensus and not build walls.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President Uhuru Kenyatta has sent a message of condolence to the People, the House of Khalifa and the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain following the death of Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman.
The first round of the delayed 2020 Masters at Augusta National will tee off at 14:00 SA time on Thursday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits fell last week to 709,000, a still-high level but the lowest figure since March and a further sign that the job market might be slowly healing. Yet the improvement will be put at risk by the sharp resurgence in confirmed viral infections to an […]
[Atlantic Council] Recent events in the Tigray region of Ethiopia have made international headlines. Read as Atlantic Council Africa Center experts react, analyzing what the conflict means for the country and its neighbors:
It's a fruity proposition. Scientists are using strawberries to measure the air quality in 17 Spanish cities, thanks to the plant's ability to absorb particles and heavy metals. The study could ultimately improve urban living [...]
It was twenty-five years ago when the first Caribbean Multi-National Business Conference was organized by CARIB NEWS and held at the Braco Resort in Trelawny, Jamaica.
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On Monday the State of Michigan launched a voluntary, free coronavirus app, MI COVID Alert, that informs users if they have possibly been in close contact with people infected with COVID-19. The announcement came on the heels of the state piloting the technology in Ingham County, including at Michigan State University, according to the Associated … Continued
The post Michigan Unveils Free Statewide Coronavirus Exposure App appeared first on The Michigan Chronicle.
The Government has issued a statement outlining its decision to grant a mining permit for Puerto Bueno Mountain, also called the Dry Harbour Mountain, in St Ann, despite a rejection of the application by the National Environment and Planning Agency...
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The sound of heavy weapons erupted across the Ethiopian border town, and immediately Filimon, a police officer, started to run. Now, shaken and scared, he pauses when asked about his wife and two small children, ages 5 and 2. 'I don't know where my family is now,' he said, unsure if they were left behind in the fighting or are somewhere in the growing crowd of thousands of new refugees just over the border in Sudan. In an interview with The Associated Press by phone on Thursday, the 30-year-old gave one […]
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[United States Senate] Today, U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) spoke on the Senate floor about the struggle in Western Sahara.
MORON De La FRONTERA, Spain-Police in Spain have arrested five people after discovering a state-of-the-art cannabis laboratory hidden underneath tennis courts. More than 551 pounds of marijuana were recently seized from the 2,153-square-foot, underground plantation [...]
California, the nation's most populous state, has a recorded 18,115 recorded COVID-19 deaths. Texas, the nation's second most populous state, has a recorded 19,555 COVID-19 deaths.
By Andrew Rosario If you left it up to Daniel Jones and the New York Football Giants, they would play the Washington Football Team every week. Big's Blue's only victory in 20202 came in week 6 at MetLife Stadium (20-19) when Washington head […]
The post Giant 'D' For Big Blue appeared first on The New York Beacon.
Jamaica on Monday recorded three more COVID-19 deaths, pushing the tally to 224.\tThe deceased are an 87-year-old female from Hanover, an 87-year-old female from St Catherine and a 90-year-old female from St Catherine. The death of the 90-year-old...
Dear Mr Brown,I heard that immigration is down this year and that there were a lot of refusals for study permits. I am wondering if things will get back to normal, as several of my friends have migrated to Canada through studies, with your assistance.- PHDear PH:
Jamaica on Wednesday recorded 53 additional COVID-19 cases, with ages ranging from 17 to 62 years, increasing the total to 9,634, of which 4,237 are active.\tOf the new cases, 20 are males and 33 are females.\tThere was no new fatality, keeping the...
THE WAIT for a release date of Regina King's directorial debut, One Night in Miami,...
The post How to watch Regina King's directorial debut, One Night in Miami appeared first on Voice Online.
By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times When Lauren “Lo” Harris broke her hand while riding a crowded train, it rekindled a passion she had put aside—ironically, a passion that involved her hand. “I was on New Jersey Transit during Christmastime, the train was packed, and I think my hand hit against someone in the crowd […]
What would have happened if Florida’s handling of the presidential election mirrored that of Pennsylvania? Gov. Ron DeSantis would most likely have pushed his Republican ...
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In two dozen interviews, some African-American voters echoed a longstanding political … Obama, the country’s first African-American president. He leveraged that experience …
(Trinidad Guardian) The new British High Commissioner’s two pet cats will have to wait a while to join her in this country since pet permits are currently not being processed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle plan to spend their first Christmas in their new Montecito home, then return to Frogmore Cottage in January.
… the University of Oxford says African-Americans protested in the 1950s and …
'The majority of Black, Brown, Indigenous are going to have to continue to make some noise and some demands.'
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[MAP] Rabat -- Morocco's Asmaa El Asri won the silver medal in the \"shadow boxing\" category at the First Virtual Muaythai World Championships, held from October 1 to November 10 by the International Federation of Muaythai Associations (IFMA).
