Vulnerable adolescents 12 to 17 years old should get COVID-19 booster shots, NACI says
Adolescents 12 to 17 years old who are especially vulnerable to COVID-19 should get booster shots, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) said in updated guidance issued Friday. That includes those who have underlying medical conditions that put them at risk for severe COVID-19 illness, those who live in congregate settings such as shelters, group homes or correctional facilities and […]
England level T20 series 2-2 against West Indies
Sports Jelani Beckles An Hour Ago Moeen Ali (R) of England and Kieron Pollard (L) of West Indies are seen at the end of the 4th T20I between West Indies and England at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, on Saturday. – CWI Media ENGLAND levelled the five-match Betway T20 series against West Indies 2-2 with a […]
JTUM condemns Scotiabank’s move to retrench 149 workers
News Laurel V Williams 38 Minutes Ago In this file photo, customers wait to use the ATM at the Scotiabank branch on the corner of Park and Pembroke Streets, Port of Spain. – The Joint Trade Union Movement (JTUM) has condemned Scotiabank’s decision to retrench 149 workers over March-May, labelling it as an inhumane action. […]
Rebecca Kudloo’s phone rang. Canada’s Governor General was on the other end
The phone rang in Rebecca Kudloo’s home in Baker Lake on Thursday. When she answered it, she found herself speaking to Canada’s Governor General, Mary Simon. “I just want to thank you for all your work in advocating for mental health in your community, as well as in other parts of the Arctic, and for […]
Brasso Seco gardener killed, body found in Aripo
News Newsday Reporter An Hour Ago File photo. Villagers of the rural district of Brasso Seco were jolted from their beds on Saturday by rapid gunfire and later found a gardener dead about 300 metres from the community centre on Paria Main Road. The dead man was identified as Sean Wong, 52, who resided in […]
Maritimes awaits wrath of latest winter blast
Winter storm warnings are in effect for much of the Maritimes on Saturday, as the region awaits the incoming wrath of Old Man Winter. A powerful nor’easter has been sweeping up the U.S. East Coast, putting parts of 10 states under blizzard warnings on Saturday. The Associated Press reported that “the worst” of that storm […]
Ontario reports 3,439 people in hospital with COVID-19, 597 in intensive care
The province is reporting 3,439 people in hospital with COVID-19 Saturday, with 597 people currently in intensive care. The latest number of hospitalizations is a decrease of 96 from Friday’s data. This is also a drop of over 500 hospitalizations in comparison to last Saturday’s hospitalizations which stood at 4,026. Of the 3,439 people hospitalized, […]
Piparo couple charged with ATM fraud
News Newsday Reporter 35 Minutes Ago Fraud accused Vishnu Banan – Photo courtesy TTPS A Piparo couple accused of withdrawing $67,800 via ATM transactions from a joint account of two other people have been arrested and charged for the offences. Vishnu Banan, 30 and his wife, Amelia Banan, 23, were granted bail when they appeared […]
‘My absolute dream job’: Unique program brings physicians to housebound seniors
An animation gif shows physicians Eugenie Phan and Christa Sinclair Mills, and occupational therapist Leslie Coulter, visiting patients of House Calls in Toronto on Jan. 21. (Evan Mitsui/CBC, Cole Burston/AFP/Getty Images) Patients of family physician Eugenie Phan don’t go to her office. Instead, she visits them — in their homes. Phan works at House Calls, one of Canada’s […]
5.2 tremor shakes parts of Trinidad and Tobago
News Darren Bahaw 3 Minutes Ago A graphic issued by the UWI Seismic Research Unit depicting the location of the earthquake which occurred at 9.40 am on Saturday. – An earthquake at the shallow depth of 10 kilometre shook parts of Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday morning but so far there are no reports of […]
Quebec’s Muslim community to honour victims on 5th anniversary of deadly mosque attack
Five years after a deadly attack at a Quebec City mosque that claimed the lives of six people and injured 19, survivors and Muslim community members will gather on Saturday to close off a week of events surrounding the tragedy. Mosque leaders say the anniversary represents a significant moment in remembering the fallen and those whose lives were […]
Port of Spain corporation, homeless man make peace
News Elizabeth Gonzales 5 Hrs Ago Port of Spain mayor Joel Martinez – SUREASH CHOLAI Almost a year after the ground floor at the Riverside Plaza carpark, Port of Spain was handed over to the corporation to get the socially displaced off the streets, it is one step closer to being open. This came after […]