Updated: Republic Bank branches not closing
Branches of Republic Bank Limited (RBL) will not be closing their doors until April 15. An advisory has been circulating advising of the closure of branches from today, Friday, until April 15, in a...
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Google donates US$6.5M to help fight coronavirus fake news
Google said it will be donating US$6.5 million toward helping to stop the spread of fake news online on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In a statement issued Thursday, the company said the mone...
MoH: No truth to claims two-year-old tested positive for COVID-19
There's no truth to claims circulating on social media that a two-year-old has tested positive for COVID-19. According to the post, a nursery in Diego Martin remained opened despite orders by ...
No COVID-19 cases at Judiciary
The Judiciary of Trinidad and Tobago is dismissing claims that members of staff are affected by COVID-19. It issued a statement on Tuesday assuring staff that no employee of the Judiciary has been ...
Canada immigration authority denies any change to visa validity
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is today refuting reports that changes have been made to Canada’s visa policies in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. At least one local media house...
TTPS warns of fines, jail time for sharing fake news
There have been calls from both the Government and the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) for citizens to stop sharing fake news on the COVID-19 virus. On Saturday, the Ministry of Health wa...
Gov't: Stop creating, spreading disinformation on COVID-19
The Government is appealing to citizens to be responsible and desist from spreading disinformation on the COVID-19 virus. In a statement on Saturday, Minister of Communications Donna Cox said since...
Claims of 51 COVID-19 cases in T&T is fake news, says Ministry
The Ministry of Health has responded to the circulation of a Whatsapp message, claiming that there were 51 cases of the COVID-19 virus in T&T over the last 48 hours. The Ministry says this is f...
NCRHA CEO dispels rumours on COVID-19, says T&T still has one case
Trinidad and Tobago has only one confirmed case of the novel coronavirus. This was confirmed by the Chief Executive Officer of the North Central Regional Health Authority, Davlin Thomas, in an inte...
Govt denies ordering closure of schools, workplaces due to COVID-19
The Ministry of Communications is refuting social media claims that the Government announced the closure of all workplaces with 50 employees or more - with paid mandatory leave - beginning March ...