CIJN-News

Episodes

1. 18

   Seniors: Climate Change Forgotten Ones

   Barbados has been grappling with excessive Sahara dust, unprecedented heat, and even an outbreak of dengue fever, disproportionately affecting senior citizens. Barbados faces an existential crisis due to a vulnerable ageing population impacted by climate events; two in every five Barbadians are...

   May 24, 2024

   17m
2. 17

   COVID Hub: Jamaica

   This podcast series looks at how prepared the Caribbean is for the future and in this episode, we focus on Jamaica. How is the Jamaican economy bouncing back from the pandemic after the past two years?

   Oct 5, 2022

   21m
3. 16

   COVID-19, Transparency & Accountability in Small-Island States: Trinidad & Tobago

   If there's one lesson Trinidad and Tobago can take away from the pandemic, it’s how to build resilience and manage uncertainty. It allowed the government to test its responsiveness to crises and pivot to a constantly changing environment. Insights into the next steps for the twin island Republic.

   Oct 5, 2022

   13m
4. 15

   The COVID-19 Reset, Barbados

   Like all other countries, Barbados, a Caribbean island nation in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, started its journey into the unknown. In October 2018, after struggling under the burden of debt, Barbados entered into an arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Under its Extend…

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   Oct 5, 2022

   21m
5. 14

   Antigua's Future Outlook for 2023

   With an estimated $3 million spent on vaccines in 2021, the government is reaping the rewards of that investment and having fully inoculated more than 60% of its population, it has started to remove COVID restrictions. On August 25, 2022, the Cabinet decided to lift quarantine and testing...

   Oct 5, 2022

   25m
6. 13

   Caribbean Pandemic: Ponzis & Pyramids

   Even as Caribbean authorities wrestle with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, legislators have been scrambling to formulate appropriate responses to an accompanying growth in unlawful pyramid and Ponzi schemes marketed as financial solutions to the impact of restrictive pandemic measures....

   Feb 24, 2021

   12m
7. 12

   Venezuela – Where Life is Chaos

   Venezuela’s General Election outcome of December 6th 2020 was as expected by many. It is evident that Venezuela’s future truly is uncertain. CIJN’s Investigative piece of November 3rd 2020 remains relevant and paints the bleak picture of the chaos inside a country that seems to be disintegrating...

   Dec 15, 2020

   32m
8. 11

   ISIS Returnees

   With the dismantling of ISIS, Trinidad and Tobago faces the issue of its nationals at camps in Syria. Their families want them to come home but what infrastructure must exist for their repatriation? Multiple perspectives on the issue are shared in this podcast.

   Aug 3, 2020

   38m
9. 10

   Human Trafficking: Venezuelan Crisis

   With the current demise of Venezuela, the desperation of its people to stay alive had increased. Many young women have been caught in the web of human trafficking and sex slavery.

   Jul 31, 2020

   20m
10. 9

    The Muharram Riots

    The Hosay Massacre also known as the Muharram Riots of 1884, is an almost lost chapter in the history of Trinidad and Tobago. We recap the history of this event.

    Jul 31, 2020

    8m
11. 8

    Returnees

    Trinidad and Tobago is now faced with the issue of returnees. How will they deal with this? What about women and children

    Dec 30, 2019

    12m
12. 7

    Countering Violent Extremism in a small island nation

    In many countries across the globe, CVE programmes have developed to fight radicalization. There is the constant threat that other terrorist groups will take root and they will be more successful than their predecessors. This is a review of some of the CVE projects implemented in Trinidad and...

    Dec 23, 2019

    23m
13. 6

    Cases of Radicalization

    While Trinidad and Tobago holds the record as highest GDP for ISIS recruitment in the Western hemisphere, other Caribbean countries have not gone unscathed. In this episode, we review some of the faces of ISIS and other radical groups.

    Dec 16, 2019

    14m
14. 5

    The Lure of ISIS – a T&T perspective

    Over the past few years, experts and civil society have been able to identify the push and pull factors of ISIS. We explore the lure of ISIS in this episode.

    Dec 9, 2019

    35m
15. 4

    Islam in Trinidad and views on Radicalization

    In this episode we speak with senior members of the Islamic community about their views on radicalization and what it is like to be Muslim in Trinidad and Tobago.

    Dec 2, 2019

    20m
16. 3

    Poster Boy for ISIS – Shane Crawford

    He became a poster boy for ISIS and influenced several others to join the caliphate. In this episode we tell Shane Crawford’s story.

    Dec 2, 2019

    18m
17. 2

    The 1990 Coup in Trinidad & Tobago (T&T)

    Radicalization first rear its head in Trinidad and Tobago when the first Islamic militant coup in the Western world was staged in 1990. Years later, recruitment members for ISIS sprung out of this movement. We recap 1990.

    Dec 2, 2019

    22m
18. 1

    Trailer - Terror in the Caribbean: Phantom or Fact?

    The twin island republic of Trinidad and Tobago is globally known for its steelpan, calypso and carnival. But it gained another accolade – the infamy of being the number one recruitment ground for ISIS in the Western Hemisphere based on per capita data. It is estimated that over 200 T&T nationals...

    Nov 29, 2019

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