Category Archives: International News
China tightens COVID-19 restrictions to increase chances of quarantine-free travel
China will tighten COVID-19 restrictions to increase chances of quarantine-free travel. It will step up contact tracing and tighten quarantine rules to exempt only emergency workers or those in essential industries such as logistics. Currently, those exempt from quarantine include … Continue reading
Sudan’s military ruler declares national State Of Emergency hours after the Prime Minister and several Ministers are arrested
Hours after Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and several of his Ministers are arrested, a State Of Emergency has been declared and the transitional sovereign council and the government have been dissolved. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, the military officer who heads … Continue reading
Health Minister dismisses claims by international rapper of bad side effects linked to COVID vaccine
Nicki Minaj’s claim that someone she knows has suffered bad side effects linked to COVID-19 vaccine is being dismissed. But it has also thrown this country into the spotlight internationally. Even Trinidad and Tobago’s vaccination numbers are being featured. Nicki … Continue reading
2 T&T nationals lose their lives due to floods in NY
Two Trinidad and Tobago nationals have lost their lives in floods caused by tropical storm Ida in New York. The dead are mother and son, Premattie Ramskriet and Nicholas Ramskriet. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening. The two are originally … Continue reading
German nurse suspected of injecting saline instead of COVID vaccine causing authorities to ask over 8,000 people to be re-vaccinated
Authorities in north Germany have asked more than 8,000 people to get repeat COVID vaccinations because a nurse is suspected of having injected saline instead of vaccine in many cases. Police are investigating the nurse’s actions at a vaccination center … Continue reading
Wife of assassinated Haitian President has returned home
The wife of Haiti’s assassinated President Martine Moïse has returned from Miami to bury her husband. She was wounded in the July 7th attack at their private home. The first lady returned home last Saturday after her release from a Miami … Continue reading
Haiti’s Head of State is assassinated
Haiti’s President Jovenel Moise has been shot and killed by gunmen, some of whom are believed to be foreigners. Prime Minister Claude Joseph made the announcement earlier today. Mr. Moise’s wife was also wounded during the incident this morning. She … Continue reading
Local body applauds declaration of Federal Holiday to commemorate emancipation in the US
The local body behind the observance applauds the declaration of a federal holiday to commemorate emancipation in the United States. Chairman of the Emancipation Support Committee Khafra Kambon says it is long over due. Juneteenth is also called Juneteenth National Independence … Continue reading
Ministry of National Security receives 400 vaccines donated from the US
United States government donates 400 vaccines to the Ministry of National Security. Confirmation of the development came yesterday from National Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds. He says on Saturday the Ministry received the doses as a gift. He said the Ministry … Continue reading
T&T government says it is already lobbying for part of vaccine doses to be shared by US
The Trinidad and Tobago government says it is already lobbying for part of the doses of COVID-19 vaccines earmarked by the United States to be shared globally. President Joe Biden made the announcement during a press briefing on Monday. Yesterday … Continue reading
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