Division of Strategic Planning and Development

Division of Strategic Planning and Development DSPD is responsible for guiding Tobagoโ€™s long-term growth and transformation.

22/10/2026

๐ŸŽฅ A long video, but one worth every second of your attention!

One week ago, the CAPE Sixth Form Law students of Signal Hill Secondary School, Tobago, stole the show at Caribbean Statistics Day 2026!

They presented five real-life cases and used three graphs to demonstrate how statistics helped them organise information, analyse evidence and make sound judgements.

๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ These students showed us that statistics isnโ€™t just about numbers โ€” itโ€™s about making informed decisions!

Listen in and see how they brought statistics to life! ๐Ÿ“Šโš–๏ธ

17/10/2026

๐–๐‡๐€๐“ ๐ƒ๐Ž๐„๐’ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐…๐”๐“๐”๐‘๐„ ๐‡๐Ž๐‹๐ƒ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐“๐Ž๐๐€๐†๐Ž? | ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ข๐›๐›๐ž๐š๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

Better decisions begin with better information. But what does that mean for Tobago and its people?

We asked conference participants to reflect on their key lessons and the practical ways statistics can help address challenges, inform decisions and shape the islandโ€™s future.

๐‡๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐ƒ๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž! UN Trinidad & Tobago Ministry of Planning, Economic Affairs and Development

17/10/2026

๐…๐‘๐Ž๐Œ ๐ƒ๐€๐“๐€ ๐“๐Ž ๐€๐‚๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ | ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ข๐›๐›๐ž๐š๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

Data tells a story, but how do we turn that story into action?

As Caribbean Statistics Day 2026 brings stakeholders together to explore the power of statistics, we asked participants what they learnt and how they would like to see data applied to Tobagoโ€™s development.

๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ, ๐๐š๐๐ข๐š ๐…๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ค ๐‰๐จ๐ก๐ง shares her takeaways. UN Trinidad & Tobago Ministry of Planning, Economic Affairs and Development

In the news: THA Moves To Strengthen Tobagoโ€™s Data Collection System. Check the story on TTT for more.
17/10/2026

In the news: THA Moves To Strengthen Tobagoโ€™s Data Collection System. Check the story on TTT for more.

The Tobago House of Assembly hosted a two-day Caribbean Statistics conference at the Magdalena Grand Hotel and Golf Resort to work on a plan to strengthen data collection on the island and develop a statistical ecosystem. The conference was hosted in collaboration with the United Nations and the Cen...

16/10/2026

๐ˆ ๐€๐Œ ๐“๐Ž๐๐€๐†๐Ž | ๐ˆ๐“ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ & ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ

Technology is opening doors to new opportunities, and Tobago has a place in the digital future!

In this I Am Tobago series, ๐‚๐„๐Ž, ๐“๐จ๐›๐š๐ ๐จ ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐‹๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ (๐“๐ˆ๐“๐‹), ๐ˆ๐š๐ง ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ฆ๐ฌ shares insights into IT opportunities and career possibilities, highlighting the potential for Tobagonians to build rewarding careers in technology.

๐Ÿ’ป Think IT. Build Skills. Create Opportunities.

Discover the possibilities. Be part of Tobagoโ€™s future.

16/10/2026

๐–๐‡๐€๐“ ๐ˆ๐… ๐“๐Ž๐๐€๐†๐Žโ€™๐’ ๐๐‹๐€๐๐’ ๐–๐„๐‘๐„ ๐๐”๐ˆ๐‹๐“ ๐€๐‘๐Ž๐”๐๐ƒ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐ƒ๐€๐“๐€?

โ€œStatistics is exciting business.โ€ ๐‰๐จ๐š๐ง๐ง๐š ๐Š๐š๐ณ๐š๐ง๐š, ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐“๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐๐š๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐จ๐›๐š๐ ๐จ, explains how the outcomes of the Caribbean Statistics Day Conference 2026 could support Tobagoโ€™s development.

She discusses the imminent introduction of a new project:
๐š ๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐“๐จ๐›๐š๐ ๐จ, a tool designed to inform spatial planning and guide decision-making during disasters. While the digital twin is a planning tool, its impact could be felt in government policies and services that better respond to peopleโ€™s needs. Ms. Kazana also shares how the UN can help strengthen local capacity and close data gaps.

Tune in to this engaging conversation, recorded earlier today. UN Trinidad & Tobago Ministry of Planning, Economic Affairs and Development

16/10/2026

Caribbean Statistics Day 2026 DAY 1

16/10/2026

๐“๐Ž๐๐€๐†๐Ž ๐‚๐€๐โ€™๐“ ๐๐‹๐€๐ ๐“๐Ž๐Œ๐Ž๐‘๐‘๐Ž๐– ๐–๐ˆ๐“๐‡ ๐˜๐„๐’๐“๐„๐‘๐ƒ๐€๐˜โ€™๐’ ๐ƒ๐€๐“๐€

๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐œ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐’๐ž๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐“๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ ๐‰๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ explains how the Caribbean Statistics Day Conference 2026 connects to Tobagoโ€™s priorities and the mandate of the new Division.

He discusses how delays in official census data and outdated statistics affect planning for Tobago, the need to strengthen the islandโ€™s data self-reliance, and plans to revamp the Policy Research and Development Institute. He also shares next steps and a message for Tobagoโ€™s youth.

Tune in to the interview, recorded earlier today. Ministry of Planning, Economic Affairs and Development UN Trinidad & Tobago

๐“๐Ž๐๐€๐†๐Ž ๐’๐๐Ž๐“๐‹๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“๐’ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐๐Ž๐–๐„๐‘ ๐Ž๐… ๐ƒ๐€๐“๐€ ๐Ž๐ ๐‚๐€๐‘๐ˆ๐๐๐„๐€๐ ๐’๐“๐€๐“๐ˆ๐’๐“๐ˆ๐‚๐’ ๐ƒ๐€๐˜ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”Citizens and experts gathered in Tobago today, 15 Oc...
15/10/2026

๐“๐Ž๐๐€๐†๐Ž ๐’๐๐Ž๐“๐‹๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“๐’ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐๐Ž๐–๐„๐‘ ๐Ž๐… ๐ƒ๐€๐“๐€ ๐Ž๐ ๐‚๐€๐‘๐ˆ๐๐๐„๐€๐ ๐’๐“๐€๐“๐ˆ๐’๐“๐ˆ๐‚๐’ ๐ƒ๐€๐˜ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

Citizens and experts gathered in Tobago today, 15 October, for ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ข๐›๐›๐ž๐š๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” to discuss ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐๐š๐ญ๐š ๐š๐ง๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐š ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐“๐จ๐›๐š๐ ๐จ.

Featured speaker๐‰๐จ๐š๐ง๐ง๐š ๐Š๐š๐ณ๐š๐ง๐š, ๐”๐ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐“๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐๐š๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐จ๐›๐š๐ ๐จ, reminded participants that โ€œBehind every statistic is a human story.โ€ She shared examples of a fisherman concerned about changing coastal conditions, an elderly woman facing accessibility challenges, and a migrant unsure whether they would be included in the national census. Their experiences, she said, challenge us to consider whose stories may be missing from official statistics.

๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐œ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐’๐ž๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐“๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ ๐‰๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ underscored how reliable, timely and accessible data can strengthen governance, guide planning and improve lives:
โ€œA smarter Tobago is a Tobago that knows itself. A Tobago that sees itself clearly, measures its progress honestly, and transforms knowledge into better decisions, greater opportunities and improved lives for its people.โ€

Day two continues tomorrow with practical discussions on modernising statistical systems, strengthening data governance and using data in decision-making.

Reliable statistics help us understand peopleโ€™s needs, measure progress and plan for Tobagoโ€™s future. UN Trinidad & Tobago Ministry of Planning, Economic Affairs and Development

(Photos courtesy the Department of Information OCS)

Tobago takes centre stage tomorrow as the Division of Strategic Planning and Development, THA together with its partners...
14/10/2026

Tobago takes centre stage tomorrow as the Division of Strategic Planning and Development, THA together with its partners, kicks off ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ข๐›๐›๐ž๐š๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”.

Join us live on Facebook at 9:00 a.m. for the opening ceremony.

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