Trinidad and Tobago
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IT’S SWINE FLU
FLU PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Two persons who died after exhibiting influenza H1N1 symptoms may possibly be among the six confirmed cases of the swine flu virus, Minister of Health Dr Fuad Khan said yesterday. Speaking at a media conference at the Ministry of Health, Park Street, Port of Spain, Khan who called on citizens not to panic said…
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CCJ to deliver ruling on Shanique Myrie case
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is expected to deliver a land mark ruling on Friday in the case against Shanique Myrie, the Jamaican woman who sued the Government of Barbados. Myrie, 25, who was granted leave by the CCJ to file the action, alleged that when she travelled to Barbados on March 14,…
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CARICOM concerned over plight of Haitians in Dominican Republic
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General Irwin La Rocque said the 15-member regional integration movement is concerned at a recent ruling by the Constitutional Court in the Dominican Republic that may have an adverse impact on Haitians living in the Spanish-speaking country. La Rocque told the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) that while he is seeking further…
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Warning for Caribbean countries
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC –Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries will have to change its modus operandi and the way it thinks about integration in order to deal with a changing global environment, CARICOM Secretary General Irwin La Rocque has said. Delivering the “Distinguished Open Lecture CARICOM Lecture Series” at the St. Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies…
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Police probe whether murders linked to Local Government poll
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Police are investigating the murder of two men, including a close relative of a candidate contesting the October 21 Local Government election on a ticket of the coalition People’s Partnership administration. Police Public Information Officer, Acting Inspector Wayne Mystar said the deaths of 21-year old Shiloh Mc Intosh and Kernel Job, 27, were being…
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Regional governance institute launches today
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Caribbean Corporate Governance Institute (CCGI) will be celebrating its formal launch today from 5 pm–8 pm at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad. The CCGI is a non-profit membership- based organisation dedicated to strengthening principles of good corporate governance across the Caribbean. Headquartered in Port-of-Spain, the CCGI strives to become a regional provider of guidance and…
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BIRD FLU IS HERE
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — Bird flu has come to T&T. Contacted last night, Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan confirmed there are three cases of the H1N1 virus, commonly referred to as bird flu, in this country. Khan said there was no need for panic and assured that the ministry and relevant authorities have the issue under control. He said…
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Bird Flu Alert! – Six cases confirmed
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — The Health Ministry today issued a statement advising that six cases of influenza A/H1N1, common know as bird flu, have been confirmed locally. The Ministry is advising citizens to take health precautions. The following is the statement from the Ministry of Health – The Ministry of Health has received information from the Caribbean Public Health…
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‘Issue may require CARICOM mediation’
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Dookeran yesterday said CARICOM should use its goodwill to bring about a resolution to the controversy with respect to relations between the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Last week the country’s Constitutional Court ruled the children of undocumented migrants who have been in the Dominican Republic and registered as Dominicans as far…
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Trinidadian scholar killed in Kenya buried in his homeland
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – 31-year-old Ravindra Ramrattan was cremated here on Tuesday, more than a week after he was murdered during the attack on the Westgate Shopping Mall in Niarobi by Shabab militants. At least 68 other people were killed during the attack. President Anthony Carmona led the dignitaries, including several government ministers as well as relatives, who…
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