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[UPDATED] Shell, EOG report covid19 cases among employees 2 Days Ago Shell Energy House, the headquarters for Shell TT Ltd, in St Clair, Port of Spain. - Photo by Jeff Mayers SEAN DOUGLAS AND RIA CHAITRAM TWO energy firms – Shell TT Ltd and EOG Resources Ltd – confirmed on Thursday several of their employees have contracted the covid19 virus. Shell TT said ten people on board its Dolphin facility were positive, while EOG said there were an unstated number of positive cases at its shore base at Chaguaramas. This follows, the Health Ministry's update that 167 new cases, recorded from Monday...

Guests/topics this week include: Mike Spaulding – Managing Editor at WTMJ – Mike joins the program to discuss the effect that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause will have on Wisconsin, especially in rural parts of the state. Jeff Mayers – President at Wispolitics.com – Jeff joins the program to discuss the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling regarding the Evers administration’s emergency health order which limited capacity at bars and restaurants. Kristin Byrne – Consumer Investigative reporter at TMJ4 News – Kristin joins the program to discuss her story about a small business in M...

New Wisconsin Senate leader acknowledges 'rocky start' TODD RICHMOND, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Senate's new majority leader acknowledged Thursday that he got off to a “rocky” start after he ran afoul of Assembly Republicans on a COVID-19 relief bill earlier this year. Senate Republicans elected Devin LeMahieu of Oostburg as majority leader in November. He replaced legislative veteran Scott Fitzgerald, who won an open congressional seat. Almost immediately, LeMahieu clashed with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos on a COVID-19 relief bill. LeMahie...

Developed country vs banana republic Prime Minister Dr Rowley - Jeff Mayers THE EDITOR: Last Friday the Prime Minister of Norway, Erna Solberg, was fined 20,000 Norwegian kroner ($16,100) by the police for breaching covid19 protocols. For her 60th birthday in February she had organised a dinner for 13 members of her family at a restaurant. This was in contravention of the maximum of ten allowed for a private event. Ironically, she did not attend as she had to go to hospital to deal with an eye issue. However, the police held her responsible for the breach. She publicly apologised to the natio...

Senior citizen unhappy at being turned away for vaccine 3 Days Ago Pensioner and Barataria resident Oswald Duke, 74, spoke to the media after being turned away by public health officials attached to the Barataria Health Centre. He was told they didn't reach his age group as yet. - Photo by Jeff Mayers Senior citizen Oswald Duke said he was turned away from the Barataria Health Centre on Wednesday when he went to get the covid19 vaccine because he was told the health centres haven’t reached his age group as yet. Duke spoke to Newsday outside the Barataria Health Centre on Wednesday, short...