My point of view
August 27, 2025
By Dr Marlene Attzs, Economist Email: marlene.attzs@gmail.com On August 31, 1962, when the Union Jack was lowered and the red, white, and black was raised for […]
July 30, 2025
By Dr Marlene Attzs, Economist Email: marlene.attzs@gmail.com Recently, I attended an online World Bank conference on Development in the Age of Populism, and I thought […]
June 4, 2025
By Dr Marlene Attzs, Economist. Email: marlene.attzs@gmail.com On Saturday, May 24, I had the opportunity to participate in the launch of the Franciscan Institute’s Reforestation […]
May 1, 2025
By Dr Marlene Attzs, Economist Email: marlene.attzs@gmail.com The ballots have been cast, the people have spoken, and the dust is beginning to settle on what has […]
April 17, 2025
By Dr Marlene Attzs, Economist Email: marlene.attzs@gmail.com With general elections imminent, T&T finds itself facing several serious challenges including economic uncertainty and deepening social divides. […]
March 19, 2025
By Dr Marlene Attzs, Economist Email: marlene.attzs@gmail.com In the Caribbean, we are no strangers to tradewinds-–those powerful currents that shape our islands’ destiny, both literally […]
January 29, 2025
By Dr Marlene Attzs, Economist. Email: marlene.attzs@gmail.com As 2025 continues to unfold, Trinidad and Tobago faces defining moments in its journey forward. Five years ago, the […]
November 27, 2024
By Dr Marlene Attzs, Economist. Email: marlene.attzs@gmail.com As a small and open economy, Trinidad and Tobago conducts much of its trade using the universally accepted United […]