Business/World Affairs

ASIS International has seated its first-ever Global Board of Directors. Creating history in 2020 as one of the first directors selected through the new governance process is Malcolm B. Reid, CPP. The selection of the new global board is a major step in the association’s sixty-five (65) year history and a significant transition to a new global governance structure that will allow ASIS to better serve its tens of thousands of members at the local, regional, and global levels.

March 16, 2020 – Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago… As a public health response to COVID-19, the Ministry of Works and Transport’s (MOWT’s) Coastal Protection Unit (CPU), and the Water and Sewerage Authority’s (WASA’s) Water Resources Agency (WRA) have decided to postpone the inaugural Integrated Water Resources and Coastal Symposium (IWRCS2020).

CaribPR Wire, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. Jan. 21, 2020: For the first time in the history of the U.S. Census, persons from the Caribbean region and those with roots there will now be able to write in their nationality or ancestry on U.S. Census form this March, thanks in large part to the vision and fierce advocacy of one Caribbean immigrant.

Newark, NJ (Sonique Solutions) – In an evening filled with emotion, accomplishment and thankfulness, Trinbagonian entrepreneur and fashionista Diane Wiltshire, professionally and fondly known as ‘Fury’ officially launched the permanent space for new her retail outlet ‘Dressed Up’ in Newark, New Jersey.

November 22, 2019 – Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago… The Ministry of Works and Transport’s (MOWT’s) Coastal Protection Unit (CPU), and the Water and Sewerage Authority’s (WASA’s) Water Resources Agency (WRA) have launched a call for papers for the inaugural Integrated Water Resources and Coastal Symposium (IWRCS). With the special focus, “Island Life: Water from Ridge to Reef”,

October 8, 2019 – Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago... In establishing a framework for the Comprehensive National Coastal Monitoring Programme (CNCMP), the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (GORTT) through the Ministry of Works and Transport (MOWT), Coastal Protection Unit (CPU) is conducting a Coastal Social Survey (CSS) in coastal communities across the nation.

Lauderhill Florida –The CEO of SAO Soca Awards Ltd, Mr. Colin Jackman, has committed half of the proceeds from the 16th Annual International Soca Awards to help fund recovery and rebuilding efforts in the Bahamas. The island nation suffered significant damage from HurricaneDorian which left thousands homeless and took several lives.

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. July 10th , 2019 - Even fashion can play a pivotal role in the lives of Caribbean youth. Trinidad and Tobago menswear designer Ecliff Elie, concerned about the uphill battle faced by so many young men in T&T, for yet another year opened his heart to do something he felt would uplift a few of them, shining the spotlight on them, if only for one special night in 2019.

June 11, 2019 – Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago... In a strategic step toward mapping a sustainable solution to combat the problem of coastal erosion and coastal flooding, the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (GORTT) launched the Comprehensive National Coastal Monitoring Programme (CNCMP). History was marked on Friday May 24, 2019 at an event hosted by the Ministry of Works and Transport (MOWT), Coastal Protection Unit (CPU), which took place at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad.