Trinidad and Tobago Extends State of Emergency Amid Escalating Violence

Trinidad and Tobago Extends State of Emergency Amid Escalating Violence

By Natricia Duncan and Kejan Haynes, The Guardian  Escalating violence in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) has caused the country’s government to extend emergency security measures declared in December, after a week of bloody gang warfare that left at least six dead. Late on Monday evening, the T&T parliament unanimously agreed on a three-month extension of a state […]

Trinidad and Tobago’s Streets are a Bloodbath. Yet all our Politicians offer are Platitudes

Trinidad and Tobago’s Streets are a Bloodbath. Yet all our Politicians offer are Platitudes

By Kenneth Mohammed, THE GUARDIAN  A state of emergency has been declared amid unprecedented gun violence, but no one in our stagnating government is taking responsibility. Just before the new year, Trinidad and Tobago’s government declared a state of emergency after a weekend of gun violence. Trinidad and Tobago, a country of about 1.5 million people and once the […]

Welcome Remarks by The Hon. Dickon Mitchell, Chairman of CARICOM | Second Regional Symposium on Crime and Violence

Welcome Remarks by The Hon. Dickon Mitchell, Chairman of CARICOM | Second Regional Symposium on Crime and Violence

By CARICOM | Photo Courtesy of Caricom.org Salutations The Hon Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados and Convenor of the Second Regional Symposium on Crime and Violence as a Public Health Issue Dr the Hon Mohamed Irfan Ali, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and Host Other Heads of Government Dr Carla Barnett, […]

Cricket can Inspire a New Generation and Unlock Fresh Avenues for Economic Growth across CARICOM

Cricket can Inspire a New Generation and Unlock Fresh Avenues for Economic Growth across CARICOM

Cricket can inspire a new generation and unlock fresh avenues for economic growth across CARICOM” – Dr Rowley   Following the Second CARICOM-India Summit in Georgetown, Guyana, CARICOM Leaders gathered at the CARICOM Secretariat on Thursday 21 November for the Twenty-First Meeting of the Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee (PMSC) on Cricket.  Chair of the Prime Ministerial […]