Stage Set For PanoGrama 2021
We ready fi di road! The 2021 staging of the highly anticipated steelpan competition PanoGrama – The World Cup of Steelpan has hit the ground running and the preliminaries are coming your way soon....
Our Vital Liquid, Really?
This month we celebrate World Water Day and the United Nations has invited us to reflect on an increasingly meaningful question: What is water worth to you? Most, if not all, people would agree...
Webinar: Road Safety in the Caribbean: A Safe System Approach to Saving Lives
On Thursday, March 25th, 2021 at 11am AST you are invited to cover a webinar hosted by The Transport Division of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in partnership with the Trinidad and Tobago Ministry...
Re-imaging The Face Of Lone Mothers In Trinidad and Tobago
The beginning of the year is a time of reflection. Like the end of the year, it is time to reflect on what has made the past couple of months special. For Rachel O.S....
A Roadmap to Recovery: The IDB’s “Build Forward Initiative”
With projections of slow economic recovery for the Caribbean, the Global Pandemic has exposed the societal and economic weaknesses of the Caribbean region. These sentiments were expressed at the 10th Annual Consultation with the...
Caribbean Sex Registry An Important Tool For Human Rights Defenders
Violence against women (VAG) is an ongoing issue in our society. In November and December, we usually raise awareness of the issues women face in terms of violence and crimes against them but we...
Discipline And Your Child’s Future
Discipline is a touchy topic here in the Caribbean. On the one hand, most people are willing to acknowledge that there is such a thing as going too far. On the other, the lines...
IDB Announces Build Forward Initiative To Advance Technology And Resilience In Caribbean
Press Release: Effort includes multi-donor facility expected to mobilize $1.5 billion
The Caribbean Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank-backed Build Forward, a $3.5 billion multi-year program to help Caribbean countries sustainably recover while making technological...
TT Entrepreneurs Beat 500 International Entries To Create IDB-Funded Pharmacy App
This TT company is reinventing the meaning of pharmacy in Latin America & the Caribbean. A new pharmacy-startup, medl, has launched in Trinidad with over 100 doctors on board, having been selected as one...
Trinidad and Tobago To Increase Social Support For Vulnerable Groups With Help From The...
PRESS RELEASE: PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Government of Trinidad and Tobago signed a loan agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank to fund a program for people most affected by the Covid-19 crisis...