Carnival every week at Sandals Tobago
In the latest move by Sandals Resorts International to win public support for the proposed establishment of a 750-room hotel at No Man’s Land, Tobago, CEO and deputy chairman Adam Stewart says...
View ArticleMottley: Tobago tourism in crisis
Wendell Mottley, a former finance minister, says Tobago’s tourism sector is in crisis and steps must be taken to revive the industry.In his contribution to the 10th Annual Tobago Economic and Business...
View ArticleTHA’s London: CAL policies affecting Tobago
Chief Secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Orville London wants the new board of state-owned Caribbean Airlines (CAL) to adopt a new mindset about the island’s domestic and international air...
View ArticleMonday wear takes over Carnival
With the Carnival 2017 mas band launch cycle almost complete, fun-lovers had the opportunity to add another level of excitement in the build up to the national festival, through the unveiling of a...
View ArticleClassic Motors GM: Car sales still good
Local car dealership Classic Motors continues to perform well despite the slowdown in the T&T economy and decline in consumer spending. Daryl Young, general manager of the Ansa Motors subsidiary,...
View ArticleMore T&T trade sought for post-Brexit UK
British High Commissioner to T&T Tim Stew says efforts to boost trade between this country and the United Kingdom must be intensified. In an address at the 15th anniversary celebrations of the...
View ArticleTop netgirls set off on pro contracts
Three of this country’s national netballers will take up professional contracts across two continents. They are University of T&T (UTT) goal attack Kaliya Mc Collin, 21, goal shooter Afeisha Noel,...
View ArticleSinkholes, faulty electrical issues won’t stop QRC
Queen’s Royal College principal David Simon did not hold back punches at the hosting of the school’s Achievement Day ceremony held at Queen’s Hall in St Ann’s, Port-of-Spain, on October 13, where he...
View ArticleGovt seeks private sector support: PPP projects for housing
Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister Stuart Young is urging developers and financiers of projects to join with Government in public-private partnerships (PPP) to keep the local economy...
View ArticleOlympian George seeks to build future champions
Olympic judo athlete Christopher George plans to mount a one-man crusade aimed at clearing a smoother path for the nation’s emerging athletes in their global development. Build A ChampionTT is the name...
View ArticleSouthern Sales Ltd explores CNG options
Southern Sales and Service Limited wants to add vehicles powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) to its range. Reyaz Ahamad, Kia brand director and member of the company’s leadership team, said all...
View ArticleT&T now a major Samsung market
T&T was not originally on Samsung Electronics’ priority list of countries in the when the group was exploring new markets to set up shop, heighten sales, and boost profits, says product manager for...
View ArticleSmith here to woo T&T athletes for Atlanta Relays
Organisers of the third annual Atlanta Georgia Relays International are hoping to bolster the image of meet by courting this country’s top tier athletes. Triple Olympic medallist Richard Thompson and...
View ArticleMSJ leader on 2017 budget: Exempt Angostura from ‘sin’ tax
Political leader of the Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) David Abdulah has taken issue with Finance Minister Colm Imbert for not exempting the House of Angostura from the new regime of “sin” taxes...
View ArticleBoss of local coffee chain tells Starbucks: Welcome to Rituals country
The popular Rituals brand has successfully cultivated a coffee culture at home in T&T and across the Caribbean says its chairman Mario Sabga-Aboud. Rituals is a member of the Global Brands Group...
View ArticleEnill at post-budget session: Discipline before diversification
Former government minister Conrad Enill says public expectation that diversification can, by the wave of a magic wand, solve T&T’s economic woes, including the $20 billion shortfall in energy...
View ArticleCaribbean tourism keeps competitive edge
Caribbean tourism remains competitive despite growing competition from new industry players in the Pacific, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, says Richard Sealy, out-going chairman of the Caribbean...
View ArticleTSTT launches prepaid card
Chairman of Telecommunications Services of T&T (TSTT) Emile Elias is optimistic that the company can regain lost market share in less than five years. He said with the introduction of the bmobile...
View ArticleCNG maxis arrive next month
ANSA Motors has announced plans to begin importing CNG ready 24-seater maxi taxis from next month. This development comes seven weeks after the company sold its first CNG-powered 21-seat bus to the...
View ArticleScotiabank backs Bazodee
Scotiabank T&T’s sponsorship of the T&T premier of the local film Bazodee, which stars soca artiste Machel Montano, is just the latest demonstration of the bank’s commitment to the country’s...
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