By Sue-Ann Wayow THE LED bulbs promised by Finance Minister Colm Imbert during last year’s budget will soon be in the hands of 400,000 customers of the Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission (T&TEC). The bulbs supplied by Nova Lighting Trinidad and manufactured by Emitter Energy Inc, cost taxpayers $8.8 million. This according to Public […]readmore
CARIBBEAN Airlines launches a service between Barbados and Dominica. The airline stated that the flights will initially operate twice weekly on Saturday and Sunday, increasing to four times weekly by mid-October. In Caribbean Airlines’ CEO Garvin Medera, said: “Our growth in the Eastern Caribbean continues with the start of service between Barbados and Dominica. “Caribbean […]readmore
THE newly signed agreement under the Growth in the Americas initiative by US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali will now pave the way for US private investors to strengthen partnerships with the Guyanese private sector. On Friday, the two countries signed the historic agreement, part of the agenda […]readmore
By Sue-Ann Wayow THE visit by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Guyana indicates that the Caribbean country is becoming more valuable to the world leading economic power. This is according to Kevin Ramnarine, recently appointed advisor to the Guyanese government and former minister of energy. Pompeo is the first US Secretary of […]readmore
CAL Puts on Special New York Flight CARIBBEAN Airlines has announced another special flight, this time to New York. In a press release on Thursday, Caribbean Airlines stated, “Caribbean Airlines is working with the Ministry of National Security to put on a special flight from Piarco International Airport, Trinidad to JFK International Airport on Wednesday […]readmore
By Sue-Ann Wayow THE Covid-19 pandemic should not be used as an excuse by employers to disregard contractual agreements with employees. This is according to President of the Industrial Court Deborah Thomas-Felix. She was speaking at the opening of the new law term of the Industrial Court on Thursday. Thomas-Felix said, “The pandemic […]readmore
THE completion of part of the Solomon Hochoy Highway extension to Point Fortin is at the top of the budget wish list for the Penal/Debe Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber is requesting that the Debe to Charlo Village, Penal section, be completed as soon as possible. In a letter sent to the Ministry of […]readmore
ALTHOUGH the Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted lives at a magnitude not predicted, it is teaching the human population how to become more resilient. This is according to Nirad Tewarie, Chief Executive Officer of AMCHAM T&T. The business chamber recently hosted a webinar “Building Resilience – Bouncing Back from the Crisis” with human performance expert […]readmore
By Prior Beharry WHEN BHP completes its Broadside Well in the East Coast Deep Water Block TTDAA 3, it will be the deepest well drilled in Trinidad and Tobago. This according to Minister of Energy and Energy Industries Franklin Khan at the ceremony to announce the drilling of the well by BHP at […]readmore
THE Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival (TTFF) has received $200,000 from the Tourism Ministry. The film festival, like many other events has been making use of the online platform during the Covid-19 pandemic. It began on September 9 and is expected to end on Tuesday. Tourism Minister Randall Mitchell, in a brief ceremony on […]readmore