“Data is the lifeblood of decision-making and the raw material for accountability. Without high-quality data providing the right information on the right things at the […]
“…we are now focused on building an economy which is more inclusive and more sustainable”, stated Minister of Finance, the Honourable Colm Imbert in his
In 1973, the Treaty of Chaguaramas resulted in the establishment of the long-awaited vehicle for regional integration and cooperation, dubbed the Caribbean Community and Common
A Population and Housing Census is usually the single largest data collection exercise conducted by a country’s National Statistical Office. Traditional data capture methods involve
Official crime statistics are primarily derived from data collected from crimes reported to the police. It is one of the ways in which a country’s levels
Vulnerable groups are defined as those groups or communities which experience social exclusion, discrimination, inequality and marginalization. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are founded on
In 2016, the Government of Trinidad and Tobago approved the transformation of the Central Statistical Office (CSO) into the National Statistical Institute of Trinidad and
The Central Statistical Office (CSO) is tasked with data collection, analysis and dissemination in Trinidad and Tobago. These official statistics provide detailed qualitative data that
“Official statistics provide an indispensable element in the information system of a democratic society, serving the government, the economy and the public with data about
Mr. Sean O’Brien, Director of Statistics, Central Statistical Office (CSO) – in a speech given at the commemoration of the 2019 Caribbean Statistics Day observed