Exploration Potential In Trinidad’s Southern Basin. The View As I See It
The Southern Basin of Trinidad has produced more than three and a half (3 1/2) billion barrels of oil and an unquantifiable amount of gas from the more than thirteen thousand (13,000) wells which...
5 Ways To Save Money During A Pandemic
More than a year ago the Caribbean region was struck by the global pandemic of COVID-19. Fast forward a year later and the now evolved disease continues to surge in waves of variants. Some...
Network of Regulators for Sustainable Development (REDES)
MEDIA INVITE
Subject: IFDCMF | Launch Event | Network of Regulators for Sustainable Development (REDES) | May 19th, 2021
I am pleased to inform you that we are organizing a launch event for the Network of Regulators for...
A Watershed Moment For TT’s Energy Future
Late last year, an illuminating piece from Oilprice.com titled ‘This Century-Old Refinery Is Up For Sale’ gave a telling account of Trinidad and Tobago’s Petrotrin refinery closure. Indeed, the title alone speaks volumes. From...
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...
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...
Youth Parliamentarians on Bridging the Digital Divide
With an increasing need for a digital presence intensified by the constraints of the global pandemic, Covid-19 has acted as a magnifying glass exposing the weak pillars on the bridge of digital transformation within...
Social Media: A Blessing Or Curse? Pt 2
Last time we opted to leap into the prolific and controversial topic of social media’s place in society; largely focusing on the less stellar and redeeming features of its existence. These ranged from privacy...
Social Media: Blessing or Curse?
The last decade has witnessed an enormous growth in the popularity of social media. Where some networks merely had a couple million users at the turn of 2010, these numbers are now in the...
E-Learning As A Standard For Caribbean Education
Recent events have shone somewhat of a spotlight on the development of e-learning. Forced to either stay indoors or avoid group contact, COVID-19 saw classrooms move to the digital realm for a time across...
