This paper examines the main risks faced by the migrant children in Trinidad and Tobago and the exacerbating impact of COVID-19 outbreak due to: i) disruption to education, ii) rising unemployment, iii) risks to mental health and safety, and iv) to child nutrition and health. For example, the impact resulting …
This paper examines the main risks faced by the migrant children in Trinidad and Tobago and the exacerbating impact of COVID-19 outbreak due to: i) disruption to education, ii) rising unemployment, iii) risks to mental health and safety, and iv) to child nutrition and health. For example, the impact resulting …
SAN JUAN – The Ministry of Health of Trinidad and Tobago announced Tuesday that six cases of Zika virus have been confirmed on the island of Trinidad. The ministry said in a statement that the sixth patient is a 37-year-old man residing in La Romaine, where authorities are working to …
A project aimed at integrating the economic value of ecosystems into government policies has identified almost one billion dollars of benefits in four pilot countries, the importance of ecosystem conservation to the recently adopted 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Project for Ecosystem Services (ProEcoServ) is UNEP’s flagship project focused …
Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela were shaken by a 5.2-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday evening, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake was focused at an epicentre around 34 kilometres north-northeast of Irapa in Venezuela and about 105 kilometres west-northwest of Port of Spain in Trinidad. The quake, which …
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 rocked Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday night but there were no immediate reports of damages or injuries. The United States Geological Survey said the quake was also felt in Venezuela and as far north as St George’s …
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has issued an economics of climate change adaptation study for Trinidad and Tobago that can be applied to the broader Caribbean region, along with the information regarding how to implement such a study. 'Understanding the Economics of Climate Adaptation in Trinidad and Tobago' identifies climate …
It is a place better known for its carnivals than its protests. But an Indian-origin environmentalist, who is on a determined hunger strike to save a mangrove from destruction, has highlighted a side of Trinidad other than its famous limin’. Dr. Wayne Kublalsingh, a well-known academic, has been sitting in …
Thousands of leatherback turtle eggs and hatchlings have been crushed by bulldozers on Trinidad's northern coast, conservationists say. Workers had been called in to redirect a river that was eroding Grande Riviere beach, in front of a hotel used by tourists to watch the turtles. Environmentalists say workers botched the …
Kerala's plant biodiversity faces a severe threat from 89 alien invasive species, which were recorded in a survey commissioned by the Kerala State Biodiversity Board. Of these, 19 present a high risk; many were found displacing and destroying a large number of native species, causing environmental and economic loss. Around …
‘DG Shipping guidelines for granting licence to LNG vessels should be kept in abeyance' Keeping in mind the continued shortfall in domestic gas production and the mounting demand for gas, an inter-Ministerial Committee has pitched for flexibility in transportation of LNG and keeping in abeyance the guidelines of Director-General (Shipping) …
The three-day Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2011 ended Sunday endorsing the importance of taking urgent action on climate change and global food crisis. Reflecting on the unique nature of the Commonwealth, a voluntary association which brings together 53 (Fiji's membership remained suspended) developing and developed nations from six …
SUNITA DUBEY On May 13, individuals and groups from from Kazakhstan, the Czech Republic, South Africa, Romania and the us gathered at Luxembourg for ArcelorMittal
In the summer of 2007, Shell officials at the Caribbean island of Trinidad and Tobago were in a spot of bother. Business was fine for the oil company and environmentalists and other usual gadflies weren't making much noise. But the Shell factory in Barracones Bay was confronted with an awkward …
Trinidad's capital recently witnessed a protest against a proposed aluminium smelter when about 200 people lit candles, sang hymns and marched through a park claiming the smelter will harm the area's environment. "If we end up with just an industrialised island where you can't eat the food or breathe the …
An accidental chlorine gas leakage caused panic in downtown Scarborough in Tobago recently. Chemicals used for treating an abandoned sewer plant on the eTeck Mall compound, formerly the tidco Mall, at Sangster's Hill in Lower Scarborough, was responsible for the leakage. Lower Scarborough had to be shut down for the …
Hundreds of turtles have laid eggs on the shores of the Trinidad beach. This is the most unusual event in the history of this beach. "Turtles have always nested here, but never more than four or five a season. This year at least 250 to 300 turtles have come," says …
In a strange incident, a dozen pilot whales died on a Trinidad beach while another 14, that had been washed ashore, were returned safely to the Atlantic Ocean. According to a Reuters news report, the whales were first spotted by an aircraft flying over the Manzanilla beach. As to what …
Caribbean agriculture has been laid low by a large variety of pests and a series of hurricanes and drought. "We have a crisis in agriculture in the Caribbean," admits Hayden Blades, executive director of the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute, based in Trinidad. The latest threat is the hibiscus …