T&T signs confidentiality agreement with US on vaccines
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Energy Minister Stuart Young receives the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from Squadron Leader Marvin Bocas at Camp Ogden, Long Circular Road, St James on March 17, when he was National Security Minister.
Anisto Alves
Trinidad and Tobago has signed a confidentiality agreement with the United States, even as it is still negotiating for a gift of COVID-19 vaccines, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said yesterday.
Rowley made the comment as he was interviewed by his former Parliamentary opponent, Dr Bhoe Tewarie, during the latter’s morning show ‘Brighter Morning with Bhoe’.
Tourism Stakeholders Prepare for Border Reopening
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With Trinidad and Tobago’s borders set to reopen later this month; the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Arts is preparing by training over 700 tourism stakeholders, and working with the Ministry of Health to ensure that stakeholders are vaccinated.
The following is an official release from the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Arts outlining the preparations for the border reopening.
The Trinidad and Tobago Guardian is the longest running daily newspaper in the country, marking its centenary in 2017. The paper started life as the Trinidad Guardian on Sunday 2nd September 1917 by the newly formed Trinidad Publishing Company Limited.
RIP Mark Conyers (1925-2021):
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Mark Anthony Conyers, former managing director of Trinidad Publishing Company (TPC), the forerunner to Guardian Media Limited, died on May 4 at age 95.
His long and illustrious career at the company spanned 47 years, starting in 1943 when he joined the Trinidad Publishing Company as a trainee in the Advertising Department.
Born October 7, 1925, in British Guiana, Conyers came to T&T as a teenager and attended St Benedict s College in San Fernando. His first job was as a junior clerk at JNR Goddard in Barbados but after joining TPC he quickly rose through the ranks and within five years he was appointed Advertising Manager. In 1959 he was appointed to the Board of Directors.
rishard.khan@guardian.co.tt
“Down D Islands” charter tour operators feel neglected by the Government as their industry is heavily impacted by the recent COVID-19 restrictions.
This is according to the founder of “Down D Islands TT” charter tours Stephan McConnie. “Two things we’d like to come out from this. One, the possibility of having down the islands and us as charter boats be recognised by the government and by extension the Ministry of Tourism.