AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoSTI Alert in Tobago: The Division of Health says high STI rates—especially HIV—are rising among 20–29-year-olds, with gonorrhoea and syphilis also “soaring,” and a new drug-resistant gonorrhoea strain flagged. Police Mental Health Push: Police leadership is again spotlighting officer burnout and mental health after reported suicides, with calls for better support and more humane supervision during the extended State of Emergency. Power & Safety Risk: Vandals cut T&TEC high-voltage cables in Princes Town’s Fairfield area, leaving about 450 customers without electricity for hours and raising electrocution concerns. Health & Access in Emergencies: A nine-hour Tobago ferry ordeal left passengers—especially children and elderly—ill after the cafeteria shut mid-course, highlighting how transport breakdowns can quickly become health problems. Labour Day Worker Focus: Labour Day messaging centres on protecting workers’ rights and workplace safety, while teachers stage work-to-rule over delayed backpay. Sickle-Cell Hope: A Trinidad patient’s family describes a curative bone-marrow transplant journey in India, offering a rare “pain-free” milestone.
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