COVID-19 in Trinidad & Tobago (Local Updates & Discussions Only)

[bluefete]

PM on press conference now.

[bluefete]

[bluefete]

18 months again says Dr. Rowley as a possible maximum.

[MaxPower]

Keith is really fed up of with allyuh Trinidadians.

Too much time is being wasted on these conferences on the topic of irresponsibility.

Luck will get us through this.

Keep faith and be safe.

[K74T]

PM Rowley:

“3 months is a short term horizon. We could well be dealing with the effects of COVID-19 for 18 months.”

“Any decision on the reduction or even increase in the measures will be taken closer to April 30.”

“Whatever the government decides will be based first on the science and the circumstances that face us.”

“A state of emergency brings nothing more to the COVID-19 fight than a reduction in your civil rights+an increase in police powers.”

[carluva]

I missed some of it. Were any critical updates or new information provided?

[paid_influencer]

PM on press conference now.

he still on.

he talking about sending kindergarten kids out to school first (????)

[K74T]

PM on press conference now.

he still on.

he talking about sending kindergarten kids out to school first (????)

He gave an example of the ease of lockdown restrictions, stating that Denmark allowed kindergartens to open.

[paid_influencer]

$350 million US dollars borrowed from CAF (latin american development bank)

[K74T]

PM announces team to draft “ A road map for T&T post-Covid.”

Chair: Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley
Vice Co-chairs: minister Robert Le Hunte/Gerry Brooks

Members:
Allyson West
Wendell Mottley
Robert Bermudez
Karen Darbasie
Winston Dookeran
Christian Mouttet
Colin Soo Ping Chow
Shawn Roach
Ronnie Mohammed
Vincent Perreira
Vishnu Dhanpaul
Allison Lewis
Gregory McGuire
Karl Theodore
Selwyn Hazel
Christopher Henry
Michael Annisette
Allum Warner
Rondell Fields

End of month, rough draft.
End of May to have road map.

Group is free to consult with others who will want to contribute.

The opportunity exist to put country on a good footing that didn’t exist before.

[carluva]

$350 million US dollars borrowed from CAF (latin american development bank)

Not true.

The loans from CAF have been approved by the bank's Board of Governors.

The money is available for immediate access if required, but the government has not drawn down on the loan as yet.

[rspann]

PM announces team to draft “ A road map for T&T post-Covid.”

Chair: Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley
Vice Co-chairs: minister Robert Le Hunte/Gerry Brooks

Members:
Allyson West
Wendell Mottley
Robert Bermudez
Karen Darbasie
Winston Dookeran
Christian Mouttet
Colin Soo Ping Chow
Shawn Roach
Ronnie Mohammed
Vincent Perreira
Vishnu Dhanpaul
Allison Lewis
Gregory McGuire
Karl Theodore
Selwyn Hazel
Christopher Henry
Michael Annisette
Allum Warner
Rondell Fields

End of month, rough draft.
End of May to have road map.

Group is free to consult with others who will want to contribute.

The opportunity exist to put country on a good footing that didn’t exist before.

Quite a few excellent choices there .

[rspann]

Miss Alleyene through Gerald Ramdeen just withdrew his legal challenge in the courts because of medical records filed . Costs to be assessed . She will have to pay . It is alleged .

[paid_influencer]

very glad to see Winston Dookeran up there.

[carluva]

Maybe so, but still the usual suspects and many of these are in positions to drive change but have us in the rut we are in... But that is for another thread.

PM announces team to draft “ A road map for T&T post-Covid.”

Chair: Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley
Vice Co-chairs: minister Robert Le Hunte/Gerry Brooks

Members:
Allyson West
Wendell Mottley
Robert Bermudez
Karen Darbasie
Winston Dookeran
Christian Mouttet
Colin Soo Ping Chow
Shawn Roach
Ronnie Mohammed
Vincent Perreira
Vishnu Dhanpaul
Allison Lewis
Gregory McGuire
Karl Theodore
Selwyn Hazel
Christopher Henry
Michael Annisette
Allum Warner
Rondell Fields

End of month, rough draft.
End of May to have road map.

Group is free to consult with others who will want to contribute.

The opportunity exist to put country on a good footing that didn’t exist before.

Quite a few excellent choices there .

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

Miss Alleyene through Gerald Ramdeen just withdrew his legal challenge in the courts because of medical records filed . Costs to be assessed . She will have to pay . It is alleged .

Source?

[rexsmith]

Good day, this may not be the forum for this but there are two forms from the gov't regarding relief from loss of income due to covid 19.
One form from NIS and one from Ministry of Social development. which is the form that people suppose to use and what is the difference.

[boxy]

One is for people who lost their jobs during the crisis and have proof as such with NIS paypwnt proof Paid by ministry of finance
The other is for sole traders who were forced to close no NIS they apply to social development

Good day, this may not be the forum for this but there are two forms from the gov't regarding relief from loss of income due to covid 19.
One form from NIS and one from Ministry of Social development. which is the form that people suppose to use and what is the difference.

[sMASH]

PM on press conference now.

he still on.

he talking about sending kindergarten kids out to school first (????)

He gave an example of the ease of lockdown restrictions, stating that Denmark allowed kindergartens to open.

according to the data we've collected, most cases were imported, there is no spread in the population, so u can go ahead.

if their data is incorrect, and it is in the population, kindergarteners is the worst group to restart with. because they require interactive attention and will be an unavoidable carrier.

unlike older children who u can easily instruct them to decontaminate and self isolate and not have to closely interact if they do get to be carriers.

we have no data to say it IS in the population tho, so, no problem. go ahead. my OPINION is fake news.

[Redman]

PM announces team to draft “ A road map for T&T post-Covid.”

Chair: Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley
Vice Co-chairs: minister Robert Le Hunte/Gerry Brooks

Members:
Allyson West
Wendell Mottley
Robert Bermudez
Karen Darbasie
Winston Dookeran
Christian Mouttet
Colin Soo Ping Chow
Shawn Roach
Ronnie Mohammed
Vincent Perreira
Vishnu Dhanpaul
Allison Lewis
Gregory McGuire
Karl Theodore
Selwyn Hazel
Christopher Henry
Michael Annisette
Allum Warner
Rondell Fields

End of month, rough draft.
End of May to have road map.

Group is free to consult with others who will want to contribute.

The opportunity exist to put country on a good footing that didn’t exist before.

Quite a few excellent choices there .

Too many party people.

IMHO this should be as open source as fk.
Bring some foreign consultants and increase the local participation and make it mandatory to publish all content.

We need to PLAN and execute our way out of this.
not revisit the mistakes of Vision 2020.

FFS!!!!!!!!!!

[Numb3r4]

Wasn't there a financial council of sorts at the start of this administration and they resigned saying their recommendations were not being heeded?

Why would folks assume this group would fare any better?

I'm glad they are trying, but why do this now?

[toyolink]

The initiative to develop a recovery plan is laudable.
I certainly see this as an urgent imperative and must admit I have some notions of what needs to be done.
The country must be hopeful that the road-map for recovery would be properly structured and implemented.
The players involved must stick to proper motives and avoid battles of intent and professional and other biases.
This is a really difficult bunch to manage and time certainly not on our side.
BTW, election time is not to far away and this may work in our citizens favor.

[pugboy]

how many of them ppl willing to stand firm and not just tow the line when the boss say so?

[paid_influencer]

NYC stay-home order extended until May 15.

Only a matter of time before we copy them.

this stay home thing not so bad.

[Dizzy28]

Terrance Farrell led the Economic Development Advisory Board and conducted a state enterprise review. Nothing came out of it.

Wasn't there a financial council of sorts at the start of this administration and they resigned saying their recommendations were not being heeded?

Why would folks assume this group would fare any better?

I'm glad they are trying, but why do this now?

[pugboy]

if you are not a business owner of a non essential business

NYC stay-home order extended until May 15.

Only a matter of time before we copy them.

this stay home thing not so bad.

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

The majority of the positive cases aboard the U.S. aircraft carrier so far are asymptomatic, officials say

[Kenjo]

NYC stay-home order extended until May 15.

Only a matter of time before we copy them.

this stay home thing not so bad.

It’s not so bad for people working for bigger priVate comPanies and government companies who are still getting paid but for the smaller companies it’s pressure

[Dizzy28]

The French Carrier Charles de Gaulle has 688 cases of Covid

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52308073

[redmanjp]

NYC stay-home order extended until May 15.

Only a matter of time before we copy them.

this stay home thing not so bad.

New York has like 2000+ deaths (not cases, deaths!) per day- epicenter of the world so yeah they have to be stricter