TTCA calls for change in Finance Act
Mikey Joseph, president of the T&T Contractors Association (TTCA), wants the Finance Act to be amended to allow commercial banks to hold property as assets. He says there are opportunities for...
View ArticleT&T not in crisis
A Central Bank report about two per cent negative growth in the T&T for the year so far should come as no surprise, says Anya Schnoor, managing director of Scotiabank T&T Ltd.Schnoor,...
View ArticleDevelop a meaningful revenue strategy
Opposition MP Dr Bhoe Tewarie says Government should develop a revenue strategy that is meaningful for T&T, particularly with declines in revenue due to falling energy prices.In a radio interview...
View ArticleChallenges from changes in financial sector
Bahamas Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Senator Allyson Maynard Gibson has told law school graduates that rapid changes in the global financial services sector will present new tests for...
View ArticleNew Japanese ambassador optimistic on energy project
Newly appointed Japanese Ambassador to T&T Mitsuhiko Okada is optimistic about a return on investment from a large-scale energy joint venture between T&T and Japanese companies although energy...
View ArticleSmith says he’s captain of T&T sport
Sport and Youth Affairs minister Darryl Smith has apologised to all young people for the negativity in sport today and called on the local fraternity to cleanse the varied ills at home. Speaking at the...
View ArticleEnill: We run this country on taxes
Former energy minister Conrad Enill has accused another former energy minister, Kevin Ramnarine, who served in the People’s Partnership Government, of playing politics with the nation’s revenue,...
View ArticleBudget pressure for small businesses
Minimum wage earners and small business owners will be the biggest losers as a result of fiscal measures in the 2015-2016 budget presented by Finance Minister Colm Imbert.That’s the view of political...
View ArticleAmbition by Jehue
Champion 400m hurdler Jehue Gordon achieved another milestone on Saturday with the launch of a cologne appropriately titled Ambition by Jehue.Germany company Symrise designed the fragrance which was...
View ArticleTop awards for Massy Realty
Massy Realty copped the Agency of the Year (Large) award on Tuesday evening at the inaugural Real Estate Awards held by TrinidadRealtor.com at Queen’s Hall, St Ann’s. A division of Massy Holdings, the...
View ArticleGovt to plug gaps in real estate sector
Establishing formal rules to govern the real estate sector in T&T will be a key part of the legislative agenda of the Keith Rowley-led administration says Minister in the Ministry of the Attorney...
View ArticleRetired banker: T&T needs Brics Bank
Retired banker Richard Young has suggested that Finance Minister Colm Imbert to invite the Brics Bank to set up back office operations at the International Financial Centre (IFC) in T&T. He said...
View ArticleBravo is TTCB International Player of The Year
Left-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler Darren Michael Bravo has been named the International Cricketer of the Year by the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) at Saturday’s 59th Annual...
View ArticleT&T slides in gender gap ranking
Women need to understand and appreciate this country’s current economic circumstances and also understand their roles as citizens says Trade Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon. Speaking at an Association of...
View ArticleBassarath: TTCB always acts in the players’ interests
Azim Bassarath, president of the T&T Cricket Board (TTCB) has challenged his detractors to prove decisions taken by his executive have not been inimical to the benefit of the sport and its...
View ArticleLocal cricket board drafts development plan
The T&T Cricket Board (TTCB) is drafting an ambitious Caribbean cricket development plan and will seek Caricom ratification and ultimately implementation of it.But in order for the plan to get that...
View ArticleSissons opens Colour Studio in Diego Martin
Sissons Paints has beaten off competition from regional and international brands to be recognised and trusted by people across the Caribbean, managing director ofr ANSA Coatings Roger Roach said on...
View ArticleTransport expert says crisis looming
More than one million motor vehicles will overwhelm the nation’s road infrastructure by the time the Keith Rowley administration realises its manifesto promise for implementation of a mass transit plan...
View ArticleMinister Smith wants constitution check on NSOs
Sports Minister Darryl Smith wants a constitutional health check of all national sporting organisations (NSOs).To achieve this, he has directed the legal team to lead heads of departments at the...
View ArticleConcern over manufacturing slowdown
Trade Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon is concerned about a slowdown in T&T’s manufacturing sector just when the nation’s champion revenue earners, oil and gas, are in a state of depression.In her...
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