By Avellon Williams PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD- Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley made the announcement today at a COVID-19 media conference at the Diplomatic Centre in St. Ann’s on Saturday; from October 1, 2021, fully vaccinated students in forms four, five, and six can attend face-to-face classes in the new upcoming school term. PM Rowley […]
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Avellon Williams (PAHO) —The United Kingdom has unanimously agreed to contribute generously 3 million Pounds equivalent to (USD$3.8m) to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to help eight considered countries of the Caribbean – Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. This possible move is to purportedly […]
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Avellon Williams PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD- Former General Secretary of the Public Services Association of Trinidad and Tobago (PSATT), Nixon Callender was yesterday interviewed for approximately 4 hours at the Fraud Squad Division of Trinidad and Tobago, Corner and, Park Street, Port of Spain in relations to an ongoing investigation of alleged ‘Fraudulent Activities’ at […]
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By Avellon Williams BRIDGETOWN- BARBADOS – The Prime Minister (PM) of Barbados; Mia Mottley has called on Barbadians to respect each other’s views regarding the issue of vaccination. Recognizing that this is a very divisive issue, Ms. Mottley stated that she is of the firm view that vaccination should be ‘Voluntary and not Mandatory’. […]
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Avellon Williams The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday 23 August, 2021 , has granted full approval to Pfizer- BioNTech’s two dose vaccine for people ages 16 and up. This is the first COVID-19 vaccine to be subject to a full review by the United States regulator and to get an approval that puts […]
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Avellon Williams PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD – The problem of vaccine hesitancy or outright vaccine rejection is not unique to the Caribbean. This is a worldwide phenomenon. Whether it is religious, health or the myriad heaps of misinformation peddled on social media, the inescapable reality is, that several people are just refusing to be vaccinated. […]
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Avellon Williams PORT OF SPAIN — Trinidad and Tobago’s Government has signalled its intention to extend a current State of Emergency (SoE) by three months in order to curb the current spread of the COVID-19 virus. Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi confirmed on Thursday (August 19) that Parliament, which is currently on recess, will be convened […]
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By Avellon Williams Workers in Trinidad and Tobago have been feeling a keen sense of betrayal by their respective representative trade unions during these harsh economic times wrought upon them due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Public Services Association (PSA) elected representative for the St Ann’s Hospital, Preston George, is one of the union members […]
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Avellon Williams (Trinidad and Tobago) “Haiti we’re sorry,” The words of a song penned/ sung by Trinidad and Tobago Soca singer David Rudder, can best be used to describe the plight of our French speaking Caribbean brothers and sisters at this moment. While the Western media is focused on the situation in Afghanistan and the […]
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