Technology, Education, and Innovation

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Youthtime Application Call for summer school 2020 - Future Skills for Workplace Sustainability: Preparing for Transition. Even amidst the challenges of covid-19 globally, planning for a future with a sustainable workforce to cope with new...