Have a disciplined Christmas! Gov’t offers vaccine update, schools target, and measure for UK travellers
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley pleaded with businesses and vacationers in Tobago to remain vigilant at today’s press conference, which is expected to be the last Covid-19 briefing before Christmas Day.
The government will retain current novel coronavirus protocols until 10 January at the earliest. And Rowley warned the public not to let their discipline drop in the season of merriment.
Photo: Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley.
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“We are seeing and hearing that some people are dropping their guard,” said Rowley. “I want to appeal to the business community this might be your best week, I know that [but] don’t let it be the week that we have lost the gains we have made. Continue to emphasise sanitation, distancing and the lack of congregation.
JTUM, BIGWU tell Perenco: Address covid19 fears on rig
Wednesday 23 December 2020
THE Joint Trade Union Movement (JTUM) says it is angered by the attitude of Perenco Trinidad and Tobago, while the Banking Insurance and General Workers Union (BIGWU) is requesting clarity.
This follows claims over the past three days that Perenco s offshore workers tested positive for covid19 on one of the rigs.
Claims have also been made that covid19 patients on the rig are free to mingle and interact with the other workers, and that some were given permission to return home without being tested for the virus.
These claims were included in a TT Guardian article on Tuesday in which Perenco workers were explaining the situation.
Some of the Perenco Trinidad and Tobago Limited workers wait on a shuttle boat to be transferred to Point Galeota on Sunday, after testing positive for COVID-19.
The Joint Trade Union Movement (JTUM) has expressed anger at the attitude of Perenco Trinidad and Tobago’s management in dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak on two of its platforms and at its threat to discipline workers should they disclose any information on the incident to any third party, including the media.
In a statement issued last evening, JTUM said the threat letter and other correspondences issued to workers by the oil and gas company was “a clear indication of this company’s intent to hide, undermine and coverup any wrong with regards to the handling of COVID-19 cases found on the various platforms.”