Trinidad and Tobago

The national e-commerce strategy 2025-2030, newly launch, builds on the country’s 2017-2021 e-commerce framework that takes into account the initiatives of micro, small and medium businesses and is the first of its kind in the Caribbean

Following a weekend of violence which took the islands’ murder total to 623 in a year, the Trinidad and Tobago authorities on 13 January extended the nationwide state of emergency for a further three months, with no curfew nor restrictions on gatherings

As the dry season officially started on 14 January, Water and Sewerage Authority has reminded the public to be conservative in using water, saying it is crucial for citizens to adopt sustainable practices to ensure a reliable supply of pipe-borne water

MP Lisa Morris-Julian funeral, who served in the Ministry of Education since 2020 and perished in the fire of her house, was a celebration of gratitude across all political forces; she was buried in a casket with her son, hugging as they were found dead

Heavy rainfall, not usual in December, triggered flooding, flash flooding, landslides, road interruptions and power outages in several villages across Tobago

The La Casita Hispanic Cultural Centre together with several embassies held a walk through the streets of Arima and a football match under the programme 'transforming realities'; the initiative was focused on ending gender based violence

Limited freshwater resources, use of desalination, rainwater harvesting, aging infrastructure and vulnerability to natural disaster have led Trinidad to team up with British Virgin Islands, sharing the same problems, to address drinking water issues

Heritage Petroleum Company has commissioned a steam generator aimed to restart the steam flood extraction; the move aims at boosting oil recovery rates in the coming months and extending the life of the Forest Reserve oil field

4.000 school and book grants for current school year will be handed out in early 2025, following the 20.200 grants disbursed in fiscal 2024; grants requests were 26.967, of which less than 10% didn't match requirements

Shell TT employees distributed to local farmers and gardeners the first batch of 1.100 pounds of compost produced with “Platform to Plant” initiative that transforms food waste from its Poinsettia offshore platform into compost

To address the growing number of vehicle related crimes - fraud, theft and road safety violations - the country will move toward video analytics and registered plate suppliers or manufacturers to build a robust secure vehicle registration system

Drink manufacturer SM Jaleel, one of the largest non-oil exporters within the nation, celebrated 100 years of operation as a company, promising a commitment to both technological and human resources within the coming century as it steps into the future

Trinidad and Tobago became the first Caribbean country to adopt a real-time payments platform similar to India's Unified Payments Interface after agreement between the National Payments Corporation of India and the Ministry of Digital Transformation