Billion spent, yet URP fails to equip workers with real skills and stable jobs

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August 3, 2025

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Senior Investigative Journalist

More than $5.6 billion—and counting.

That’s how much Trinidad and Tobago has spent on the Unemployment Relief Programme (URP) between 2010 and 2024.

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