The Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service has extended its previous Riverine Flood Warning until 12pm on Saturday 14th December 2019 and now include areas surrounding the Otoire River, based on official reports.
The Caroni River is currently at a contained state as water levels have been slowly and steadily receding. The Oropouche River and surrounding low-lying areas are still inundated. Meanwhile, the Otoire River has overtopped its banks, flooding surrounding low-lying areas. Mafeking and environs are also affected. See the updated Riverine Flood Warning below from the Met Office and stay tuned for updates.
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Prestige Holdings Limited (PHL), the franchise owner of KFC, Pizza Hut, Subway, TGI Fridays and Starbucks, has announced that their outlets will not be accepting the old paper-based $100 bills after midnight on Monday 23rd December 2019.
This means from Christmas Eve day onwards, you will have to pay for your food and drinks using the new polymer-based $100 bills at all PHL outlets. There has been some controversy as to whether businesses should accept the old bills until the legal deadline - 31st December 2019. However, many businesses are opting to notify their customers that they will be setting a cut-off date for accepting old bills. See the official announcement from PHL below and let us know your thoughts in the comments.
A car caught on fire on the Northbound lane of the Solomon Hochoy Highway shortly before Noon on Thursday 12th December 2019. Police and Emergency Responders completely blocked off the Highway between Gasparillo and Claxton Bay. Traffic was soon at a standstill and backed up all the way to C3 for over an hour.
Details are still sketchy as to what exactly triggered the fire but reports seem to indicate it may have been the result of an accident involving multiple vehicles. There are no reports of serious injuries at this time. Watch the video below and stay tuned for updates.
Following its previous Riverine Flood Alert (Yellow Level), the Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service has now issued a Riverine Flood Warning (Orange Level) as both the Caroni River and South Oropouche River are outside of their banks, flooding surrounding areas. The new Riverine Flood Warning began at 12:12pm on Thursday 12th December and extends for nearly 30 hours until 6pm on Friday 13th December 2019.
The Riverine Flood Warning was elevated to an Orange Level as some areas of South Trinidad remain inundated with flood waters, which are even rising in a few areas. The situation has been compounded by the occurrence of Spring Tides, which will exacerbate conditions at High Tide around 4pm today. The Caroni River is currently at maximum capacity and has overflowed onto its banks and some low-lying surrounding areas. See the Riverine Flood Warning below from the Met Office and stay tuned for updates.
The Caroni River is overtopping its banks in the upper basin as of 10am this morning, Thursday 12th December 2019, flooding the community of Greenvale and causing residents there to have flashbacks of previous devastating floods.
A Riverine Flood Alert has been issued by the Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service and remains in effect until 2pm on Thursday 12th December 2019.
The St. Helena Bypass remains passable at this time, with flooding ongoing. All Highways remain clear and passable.
This is a developing story - refresh this page for updates.
The Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service has issued a Riverine Flood Alert (Yellow Level) from 12pm on Wednesday 11th December to 2pm on Thursday 12th December 2019. This is a result of heavy rainfall experienced across T&T today.
According to the Met Office, light to moderate rainfall is expected to continue intermittently over the next several hours today. Landslides/Landslips are possible in areas so prone. Some areas in South Trinidad are already under flood waters and this may worsen during High Tide at around 3:20pm today.
See the Riverine Flood Alert from the Met Office below and stay tuned for updates.
UPDATE (1pm): The Met Office has issued a Riverine Flood Alert until Thursday 12th December 2019.
UPDATE (10am): The Met Office has released the following statement:
Wet start to the morning as most of Trinidad is still experiencing light to moderate rain. Some areas of Southeast Trinidad currently experiencing heavy rain according to the radar image.
UPDATE (8:40am): The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) has released the following statement, urging motorists to exercise extreme caution on the nation’s roads:
Heavy rainfall is being experienced in a number of areas across Trinidad. Motorists are advised to exercise extreme caution on the nation's road as some areas may be experiencing flash flooding.
Locally heavy rainfall is forecast on Wednesday 11th December 2019 as favorable upper-level conditions will support isolated to scattered showers and possible isolated Thunderstorms across both islands. Heavier activity is expected mostly in Southern and Eastern Trinidad as well as Tobago throughout the day. Gusty winds and Street/Flash Flooding will be the main hazards.
According to the Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service, low-level convergence and an increase in moisture will aid in the development of periods of cloudiness and showers through to the weekend. Rainfall will be periodic with light to moderate intensity expected for the most part, but heavier intervals are also likely. Stay tuned for updates.
Paria Fuel Trading Company Limited (Paria) announced this afternoon (Monday 9th December 2019) that they have signed a Settlement Agreement that would allow Paria to immediately resume the supply of fuel to Unipet.
The impasse started last week which resulted in Paria cutting off its supply of fuel to all Unipet Gas Stations. Long lines started forming soon afterwards at NP Gas Stations nationwide as motorists could no longer receive fuel at Unipet. This inconvenient situation continued since then with frustrated motorists losing valuable time. During a recent meeting with representatives from both companies, Unipet agreed to pay all outstanding debts and to withdraw its High Court action against Paria. Both parties will continue to work together with the goal of ensuring a new Supply Agreement is in place from 1st January 2020. Supply of fuel to Unipet resumed at 5pm today. See the Media Release below from Paria. UPDATE (11/12/19): Minister of Finance, Colm Imbert, stated in Parliament on Tuesday 10th December 2019 that the Government has no intention of extending the deadline, which means all $100 bills has to be exchanged before Tuesday 31st December 2019. At a News Conference held this morning (Monday 9th December 2019), Central Bank Governor, Dr. Alvin Hilaire, announced the date for demonetization of the current $100 bills - Tuesday 31st December 2019. The new $100 bills are being distributed to all commercial banks today and will be available to the public from tomorrow (Tuesday 10th December 2019). The Central Bank was approached....there are a few things we know that are already in the public domain. There are many things that we don't know and many things we don't need to know but we are rising to the call. Minister of National Security, Stuart Young, announced Government's plan to roll out the new $100 bill at a Post-Cabinet press briefing on Thursday 5th December 2019. Demonetization would normally take place three (3) months after an announcement is made but amendments were made by Parliament over the weekend to the existing law, allowing it to now be done after only two (2) weeks.
At today’s News Conference, Dr. Hilaire said that all other currency denominations will be converted to polymer by 31st March 2020. He added the polymer is more durable and cost-effective and will help save the country a lot of money. As for availability of the new $100 bills, Dr. Hilaire asked for some patience from the public, adding that while the banks are making the effort, it could take a little while for everything to flow smoothly. [Source: CNC3]
Caroll Spinney, the artistic genius responsible for the popular Sesame Street characters ‘Big Bird’ and ‘Oscar the Grouch’ died on Sunday (8th December 2019) at his home in Connecticut at age 85. He was suffering from Dystonia, which is a common movement disorder.
Spinney portrayed the beloved characters for 50 years before announcing his retirement in 2018. He won five (5) Daytime Emmys for his work on Sesame Street and earned a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in 2006. ‘Big Bird’ earned his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, his likeness was featured on a U.S postage stamp and he was named a "Living Legend" in 2000 by the Library of Congress.
Sesame Workshop released the following statement about the passing of Caroll Spinney:
Caroll Spinney, the legendary puppeteer behind beloved Sesame Street characters Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, died today, December 8th 2019, at age 85 at his home in Connecticut, after living with Dystonia for some time. |
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