According to Selwyn Ryan in the Trinidad Express: “Poverty is entrenched in Laventille. This has been so for much of its existence as a community. The causes of poverty in Laventille are many and arise out of the circumstances of its settlement. Laventille, was the destination for persons taking refuge or sanctuary from the plantation. […]
Read more ›The Trinidad Guardian wrote an article stating: Hard to escape the cycle of poverty As its name suggests, the area known as Train Line in Marabella, South Trinidad, is located along an old rail line. However, there are very few reminders in this community of that long gone era when trains were a major mode […]
Read more ›MORE than 20 per cent of the population are living below the poverty line in Trinidad and Tobago while eight to 11 per cent are reported to be undernourished—despite this country’s high-income status. This is revealed in the “National Report for Trinidad and Tobago Civil Society’s Review of the Progress Towards the Millennium Development Goals […]
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