COMMENTARY: Charting a Course for Trinidad and Tobago: A New Year’s Proposal for Economic Rejuvenation, Crime Mitigation, and Employment Growth.
By: Paul Sarran January 5, 2024 As we stand on the threshold of a new year, Trinidad and Tobago finds itself at a critical juncture, grappling with a trifecta of…
COMMENTARY: New Year Statement from the Incoming CARICOM Chairman
By: Dr Irfaan Ali January 5, 2024 As the in-coming Chairman of CARICOM, I extend warm New Year’s greetings to all citizens across our beloved Caribbean Community. May 2024 be…
Grenada PM blocks media from cabinet swearing in.
By: Staff Writer January 5, 2024 The Dickon Mitchell administration in Grenada has blocked all media access to Thursday’s cabinet swearing in a move that is unprecedented in Grenada’s short…
ECLAC: Inflation eases but growth slows for region
By: Staff Writer January 5, 2024 Inflation pressures are easing says The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in a new report, but also growth has slowed…
OECD: Half of the region will remain in pre-pandemic poverty
By: Staff Writer January 5, 2024 The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in their Latin American Economic Outlook for 2023 said that despite the strong rebound post pandemic,…
COMMENTARY: Smallness and separateness will not do
By: Sir Ronald Sanders January 5, 2024 As we stand at the threshold of 2024, gazing upon the dawn of a new year with uncertainty, the time has come for…
COMMENTARY: End of Year Message from the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
By: Dr Carla Barnett January 5, 2024 This has been a landmark year for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), as we marked the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the original…
COMMENTARY: The overlooked impact of climate change on Caribbean labour
By: Joseph Boll January 5, 2024 Climate change, its detrimental effects and the potential to wipe out the region completely have received an increasing amount of attention over the past…
COMMENTARY: END OF YEAR STATEMENT BY THE OUTGOING CHAIRMAN OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM)
By: The Hon Roosevelt Skerrit January 5, 2024 Our Community made steady progress to advance our integration movement in 2023. A highpoint of the year were the joyous celebrations across…
COMMENTARY: Democracy vs. Unbridled Attorney-General Authority
By: Sir Ronald Sanders January 5, 2024 Recent events in the Central American country, Guatemala, underscores why organs of government in any country should have oversight bodies that have the…
CEO commends Jamaican govt’s efforts to find employment for PWD
January 5, 2024 The chief executive of a regional recruitment firm is commending the government of Jamaica on its efforts to ensure people with disabilities have access to job opportunities,…