AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoMedical access upgrade: Trinidad and Tobago’s amended Children’s Life Fund Act is already delivering results, with the first local specialist procedure carried out by an international intervention hepatobiliary expert working alongside local teams at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex—reducing the need to send children overseas for care. School safety focus: Education Minister Dr Michael Dowlath says bullying and vaping remain major school concerns, urging students to speak out and reject both behaviours. Climate risk alert: CIMH and UWI researchers warn the Caribbean—including T&T—could face worsening drought and heat into 2027 as El Niño strengthens, with forecasts pointing to broader below-normal rainfall and more hot-spell days. Regenerative medicine push: Atunse Healthcare Caribbean launched plans to position T&T as a regenerative medicine hub, including clinical collaboration, training, and discussion of local vaccine manufacturing. Youth agriculture setback: A probe into abandoned youth ag programmes comes as T&T’s food import bill stays near $7B, leaving nearly 1,500 graduates in limbo.
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