Business News
By Sue-Ann Wayow IN the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, non-governmental organisation Is There Not A Cause (ITNAC) made a huge decision to purchase a property to assist persons most in need. This property purchased in July will be transformed into a transitional home to provide accommodations to persons who have been affected […]Read More
MEMBER of Parliament for Couva South Rudranath Indarsingh has questioned Finance Minister Colm Imbert as to whether foreign firms have already been chosen by the government to acquire the Port at Port-of-Spain. Indarsingh spoke during the budget debate on Monday and later issued a statement to the media. Imbert announced in his budget […]Read More
By Sue-Ann Wayow FOUNDER of the cineplex MovieTowne Derek Chin does not support a call to boycott his former landlords at Price Plaza in Endeavour in Chaguanas. MovieTowne closed its operations at the mall after ten years citing Covid-19 and difficulties with the landlord. On his Facebook page on Monday, former Chaguanas mayor Dr […]Read More
TRINIDAD and Tobago will continue to benefit from duty-free access to the United States market under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA). On October 10, US President Donald Trump signed into law, legislation extending preferential duty treatment for certain goods produced in the Caribbean Basin under the CBERA until September 30, 2030. […]Read More
A former mayor of Chaguanas says he will support a boycott of Price Plaza in Endeavour in Chaguanas. Dr Surujrattan Rambachan made the statement on his Facebook page on Monday after one of Price Plaza’s biggest customers – MovieTowne – closed its doors for good. MovieTowne’s founder Derek Chin said the decision was made […]Read More
By Sue-Ann Wayow MOVIETOWNE, the major Chaguanas cinema has closed down and it is big blow to the Central borough. The establishment that has been in existence for ten years has closed its doors due to the Covid-19 pandemic that has wrecked businesses across the world. Owner of the only local branded Cineplex […]Read More
PATRICIA Ghany, president of the American Chamber of Commerce of Trinidad and Tobago (AMCHAM T&T), has been selected to the Board of Directors of the Association of American Chambers of Commerce of Latin America and the Caribbean (AACCLA). Ghany who is also the Chief Financial Officer of Esau Oilfield Supplies Company Limited, highlighted the […]Read More
By Prior Beharry CHURCHES remain closed and bars and restaurants will continue with only takeaway service. This was the announcements made by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley at a news conference at the Diplomatic Centre in St Ann’s on Saturday to deal with Trinidad and Tobago’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. He said after […]Read More
YOU must first cross the desert before you get to the oasis. Unfortunately for last 50-plus years, we have been lost in the desert. Our leaders were never too sure where they were going. Despite all the warning signs they held on to the hope that our limited supply of oil and gas will […]Read More
INCREASED criminal activity in the capital city of Port-of-Spain has caused police to increase their presence especially at night. On Thursday, Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith met virtually with Port-of-Spain Mayor Joel Martinez, President of the Downtown Owners and Merchants’ Association Gregory Aboud and senior officers of the Port-of-Spain Division at the Police […]Read More