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Cops speak with Lopinot walkers, but no one held File photo Contrary to social media reports, no hikers were held for violating the Public Health Regulations in Lopinot on the Eid-ul-Fitr public holiday on Thursday. Earlier that day, videos and posts on social media claimed 60 hikers were arrested for being out in large numbers. In one video a large number of cars were seen parked at the side of the road. Newsday spoke to police, who dismissed these reports and said Arouca police visited the area, but did not see anyone in breach of the regulations. The officer also noted that the people who were there were exercising in small groups and obeyed the public health guidelines. ....
Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith is reminding people to act responsibly given the pandemic. He was commenting on the hiking event organised by Fusion Adventure which resulted in about 60 hikers converging in public in Lopinot on Thursday. Griffith, a police release said on Friday, said he was had seen a media release by Fusion Adventure defending its actions by claiming it was not in breach of public health regulations, as participants did not complete the hike together. However, he pointed out, there is no evidence to suggest the individuals, whether by themselves or in groups, did not gather en masse during the hike. ....
Vulnerable families start getting covid19 relief food baskets Saturday 8 May 2021 Soem of food items to be given to MPs for distribution to their constituents hardest hit by the covid19 restrictions. - Namdevco Government is expected to spend $10 million dollars in the latest food basket initiative to assist families affected by the latest covid19 restrictions. On Friday, the Prime Minister said the initiative will help 25,000 families with food items such as sweet potato, dasheen, cassava, plantain, squash, pineapple, citrus, paw paw, cucumbers, bodi, sweet pepper, hot pepper, tomatoes and chicken, with slight variations in the packages. Minister of Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries Clarence Rambharat told Sunday Newsday via telephone on Saturday that the food baskets would be provided to people who were specifically affected by the restrictions imposed from May 3 to May 23. ....
Indarsingh: Pupils left behind by online learning Couva South MP Rudranath Indarsingh. - COUVA South MP Rudranath Indarsingh bitterly complained that after a year of the covid19 pandemic some pupils have been left behind by their inability to access online learning due to a lack of electronic devices and/or internet connectivity. He was part of Parliament s Joint Select Committee (JSC) on Social Services and Public Administration chaired by Paul Richards which on Wednesday held a virtual sitting to meet the Telecommunication Authority of TT (TATT), Digicel, Flow and TSTT/BMobile. Indarsingh lamented that 35,000 pupils have no devices, while an unnamed school principal had complained that the State had not supplied internet access at her school even as she asked the MP to find a private service provider. ....