Author: Ryan Hamilton-Davis
THE EUROPEAN MARKET is the largest in the world, with a population of more than 448 million people in 27 member states. TT, as one of the Cariforum member states, has a jump on the competition worldwide on dealing with European businesses, as it signed the EU/Cariforum economic partnership agreement (EPA) way back in 2008. […]
Oil and gas giant bpTT has been awarded the NCMA 2 block, located 30 miles off Trinidad’s north coast, as part of the shallow water 2023/2024 bid round, which closed in May. In a release on November 19, bpTT said the award of the block is the latest demonstration of its strategy for TT to […]
MINISTER of Trade and Industry Paula Gopee-Scoon has encouraged entrepreneurs to take the lead in diversifying the economy by creating internationally competitive products for export. She made the call in her address at the closing ceremony of the Fit For Europe II workshop, a 16-month programme aimed a giving businesses the capacity to export successfully […]
TT, like some other countries, is in a serious foreign exchange pinch, one that is affecting small and big business alike and making it hard for a country heavily dependent on imports to do business with their partners abroad. It is not a new thing – the forex crunch the country is experiencing has been […]
FINANCE Minister Colm Imbert will go to Paris, France on November 6 to sign a treaty that could take Trinidad and Tobago off two global blacklists for tax administration. At a virtual press conference on November 5, Imbert said he will first fly to Paris to sign a treaty focused on transparency and exchange of […]
The Trinidad and Tobago Incoming Tour Operators Association is calling for swift action to rid the Caroni Swamp of a cat infestation that has been growing for over a decade. The association, in a media release on October 28, said feral cats are feeding on the wildlife, making them an environmental threat to the swamp. […]
ANSA McAl Ltd has remained mum on the reason why it had a change of heart in the acquisition of Trincity Mall, one of the properties which was part of the liquidation process of CL Financial which started in 2017. The company said it is contracted to stay silent on the ongoing process of the […]
Caribbean Airlines (CAL) pilots have been left wondering how long they will continue to be ignored, as three days have passed since they delivered a letter to the Minister of Finance through the TT Airline Pilots Association (TTALPA) concerning a proposal on a nine-year-old collective agreement, but still have not got a response. Industrial relations […]
FOR THE past five years, Minister of Finance Colm Imbert has been hosted by the TT Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) in a post-budget forum the day after the budget is read in Parliament. “The reason why I come to the TTMA post-budget forum is because I find this group – and you might find this strange […]
INFRASTRUCTURAL issues continue to plague St George’s College and Mt Hope Secondary, according to TTUTA president Martin Lum Kin in a conversation with Newsday on September 23. Lum Kin told Newsday there was evidence of rat infestations, a lack of ventilation and a need for professional cleaning and safety issues. These issues have prompted teachers […]