79,000 Jamaicans still living in multidimensional poverty

Nearly 79,000 Jamaicans, or 2.8 per cent of the population, remain trapped in multidimensional poverty, according to the newly released 2025 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)...

Trump boasts about bombing another Venezuelan ‘drug boat’ in the Caribbean. Smugglers have just found new routes

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Nearly 79,000 Jamaicans living in multidimensional poverty

The newly released 2025 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index NPR report has indicated that in 2023, nearly 79,000 Jamaicans or 2.8% of the population were trapped in multidimensional poverty. The figure accounts for Jamaicans enduring deprivation...

Presentation College, Chaguanas robotics team heads to Panama

Features Kathy Ramdeen 4 Hrs Ago The Presentation College Chaguanas Robotics Team do preliminary work on their robot. - KATHY RAMDEEN FOR the fifth time Trinidad and Tobago will be represented at the First Global Robotics Challenge. For their...

Minnesota’s second green ammonia plant could fuel a future of domestic production

MORRIS, Minn. — Anhydrous ammonia, which is used in the agriculture industry in Minnesota as a nitrogen fertilizer, typically finds its end use here. While the United States is the top importer of the fertilizer to be placed on fields for growing...

Putting customers first

Customer service in Trinidad and Tobago has long been a topic of mixed experiences and divided opinions. For every story of an employee who goes above and beyond to assist a customer with patience and professionalism, there seems to be another...

Caribbean development Bank spearheads thrust for regional disability inclusion

Dominica News Online - Tuesday, October 21st, 2025 at 3:29 PM The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has reiterated its pivotal role in promoting inclusion, accessibility, and equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities throughout the...

Nicki Minaj’s Latest Move Screams MAGA—But Bigger Issues Loom

Nicki Minaj’s social media activity has stirred fresh speculation after the rapper followed a MAGA supporter online. Nicki Minaj Sparks Talk With Unexpected MAGA Connection Nicki Minaj has done something that’s got people raising eyebrows and for...

Fresh reads and fierce voices from the Caribbean

Welcome to the latest instalment of the Bocas Book Bulletin, a monthly round-up of Caribbean literary news, curated by the Bocas Lit Fest, Trinidad and Tobago’s annual literary festival, and published in the Sunday Express. New releases Starry...

The No Man’s Land challenge

Editorial Newsday 11 Hrs Ago No Man's Land. - Along with the environmental challenges facing the reefs at Buccoo Marine Park and the long-running effort to preserve the ecological balance at No Man's Land, an incident on October 5 stands as a...

TONIGHT IS the ‘BONGO NIGHT’

Only a win will do for Trinidad and Tobago’s senior men’s football team when they take on CONCACAF Group B leaders Curacao in a pivotal FIFA 2026 World Cup Qualifier, from 7 p.m. today in Willemstad. The Soca Warriors, sitting third in the group...

In a New York exhibition, yet another reminder of the sari’s global power

The sari’s latest spotlight, “The New York Sari” exhibition by the New York Historical Society, is not merely an aesthetic showcase. It is a reminder of how this ancient garment continues to reinvent itself in the contemporary imagination. From...

Vaneisa: The people on the ground—T&T’s unheralded agri-heroes

A few days ago, Nemme McSweeney sent me the link to a YouTube video featuring the man behind Moruga Hill Rice, Mark Forgenie. I know it’s long, she said (just over an hour), but Mr Forgenie encapsulates so many healthy concepts we keep ignoring....

JMMB rakes in net profits of $3.74 billion for financial year

The JMMB Group has reported net profits of $3.74 billion on revenues of $25.2 billion for the financial year ending March 31 - a 6% increase over the previous year. The company says this performance came despite challenges, including the high...

Surinamese banana exports back in focus for Europe

"We are a 'price maker' in the region and we would like to keep it that way," says Nitesh Ramlakhan, Director of Production Operations at Food and Agriculture Industries (FAI). As Suriname's only banana plantation, the company occupies a unique...

Moonilal blames PNM, Young warns of energy sector collapse

A political row is brewing over the temporary shutdown of Nutrien Ltd’s nitrogen operations at Point Lisas, as Energy Minister Dr. Roodal Moonilal blamed the previous administration for unresolved contractual issues, while former minister Stuart...

Budget 2026: deficit with a growth plan

Trinidad and Tobago’s economy shrank 2.1% in the first quarter of 2025. Both energy (–4.8%) and non-energy (–1.0%) sectors contracted. Foreign reserves slipped to just over US$4.6 billion and labour force participation dropped to 54.3%, meaning...

Oklahoma vs Ole Miss: Josh Pate cracks joke about Lane Kiffin’s Hugh Freeze revelation, gives advice on sign-stealing

As he is known to do, Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin stirred the pot with his comments about Brent Venables ahead of a matchup against Oklahoma. Kiffin made headlines after seemingly complimenting Venables and the Sooners’ defense for their film study...

Caribbean, diaspora voices on Divali: One light across oceans

Features Newsday 7 Hrs Ago Though oceans and continents may separate them, the light of Divali shines just as brightly wherever Caribbean and South Asian communities have settled around the world. - BAVINA SOOKDEO Though oceans and continents may...

CSME Unit head: T&T accepted 2,546 Jamaicans to work in past 5 years

KRISTY RAM­NAR­INE kristy.ram­nar­ine@cnc3.co.tt Over the past five years, Trinidad and To­ba­go has wel­comed 2,546 Ja­maican na­tion­als for work. The fig­ure was dis­closed by Head of the Caribbean Sin­gle Mar­ket and Econ­o­my (CSME) Unit,...