The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago will host a “Pan Jazz on the Plaza”, an unforgettable evening of music, wine and cheese for a cause on Sunday, September 22, 2024, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. This premier event highlights the Bank’s year-long 60th Anniversary celebrations, culminating on December 12 and serving as its flagship Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative for 2024.

To mark the opening of the 2024 Research Review Seminar on September 4, 2024, the Research Department of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago hosted a Panel Discussion entitled “Building Trinidad and Tobago’s Economic and Financial Resilience: The Role of Multilateral Financial Institutions.” The panel of senior representatives of regional multilateral financial institutions reflected on how these institutions can best support the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago to achieve its monetary and financial stability goals, in the context of Trinidad and Tobago’s broader development objectives.

On May 30-31, 2024, CARICOM Central Bank Governors met virtually and discussed pressing economic and financial issues facing Caribbean economies, including growth prospects as a result of the easing of global inflation and food prices.  The meeting was hosted by the Bank of Barbados. Click here for the Press Release.

On November 2-3, 2023, CARICOM Central Bank Governors met in Kingston, Jamaica and discussed several initiatives to further promote regional development, including with respect to financial stability, efficient payments arrangements, monetary operations and cybersecurity. Click here for the Press Release.

The Central Bank Museum brings to the public an exhibition of kinetic art entitled “Symphonic Synchrony – Two Heads Are Better Than One” by one of the foremost practitioners of the genre, Guy Kingsley Edward Beckles. The exhibition will feature the work of 24 prominent local artists Beckles collaborated with to create, as he puts it, “Art that moves and Art that moves you”. The public will have an opportunity to experience and engage with this mystifying genre of art from November 6 – 30, 2023.

On July 28, 2023 the Directors of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago held their Board meeting in Tobago and paid a courtesy visit to Chief Secretary, The Honourable Farley Augustine.

On May 16, 2023, CARICOM Central Bank Governors met virtually to review the macro-financial challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic as well as to discuss economic challenges impacting the region. The meeting was hosted by the Bank of Jamaica.

The Bank is currently inviting applications for the 2023/2024 installment of its De La Rue Currency Scholarship, for which two postgraduate scholarships will be awarded. 

On March 1, the Central Bank Museum officially opened Panscription a creative arts installation by registered Music Therapist, Jamal Glynn on the Bank’s Ground Floor. Through the exhibition, Glynn hopes to raise awareness of the value of the creative arts and creative art therapies in assisting persons to deal with mental health challenges.

The Exhibition is open to members of the public Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

On December 1, 2022 the Central Bank relinquished emergency control over Colonial Life Insurance Company (Trinidad) Ltd. (CLICO). The Central Bank had exercised such control since 2009.

See link to the Gazette Notice No. 1752 regarding the exit for CLICO.

See link to Legal Notice No. 32 2009 whereby the Central Bank assumed emergency control of CLICO.

A press conference was held on December 6, 2022 with Central Bank Governor, Dr.  Alvin Hilaire and Executive Chairman of CLICO, Mrs. Claire Gomez-Miller to discuss the exit and its implications.

View the press conference via the Bank’s YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/z6u0Lfn1SyA or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/centralbanktt