Daily Brief - Monday 7th October, 2019
Indian High Commissioner to TT Arun Kumar Sahu says India is the world's fastest growing economy, even surpassing China. He says his country’s annual average growth in Gross Domestic Product has been six to seven per cent from 2014 to 2019. Read more
7th October 2019
Daily Brief - Friday 4th October, 2019
The Digicel Foundation invested US$3.4 million over the last five years to help people and communities throughout TT. Foundation CEO Penny Gomez made the disclosure at the foundation's annual general meeting. The meeting was held at Digicel's hospitality suite at the Queens Park Oval in Port of Spain on Thursday. Read more
4th October 2019
Daily Brief - Thursday 3rd October, 2019
In any economy, labour, or the increase in labour, whether through a growth in number or hours worked, is one of the main contributing factors to growth. But, with TT’s population standing at an average of 1.3 million and the unemployment rate at 5.4 per cent, there have been deficits... Read more
3rd October 2019
Daily Brief - Wednesday 2nd October, 2019
Over 700 students from schools throughout the country will compete for prizes valued over $1 million in the National Secondary Schools Entrepreneurial competition. The schools have been divided into groups to participate in the “game-like” competition. It uses the Marketplace Live simulation, which brings the business world into the classroom. Read more
2nd October 2019
Daily Brief - Tuesday 1st October, 2019
There is no doubt that the mud volcano in Piparo will erupt. It may not be today or next week, but it will happen, a team of seismologists from the University of the West Indies said after they conducted tests at the site of the volcano on the weekend. Read more
1st October 2019
Daily Brief - Monday 30th September, 2019
GASPARILLO grandmother Chanday Lalloo was no match for the criminal/s who attacked her on Saturday night, when she was knifed to death. Her killing takes the murder toll to 401, compared to 400 for the same period last year. Read more here Read more
30th September 2019
Daily Brief - Friday 27th September, 2019
TSTT has announced that it intends to make an international offering of US dollar denominated bonds and TT dollar denominated bonds, citing the primary purpose for the proceeds of the offering to go towards “refinancing existing indebtedness”. Read more
27th September 2019
Daily Brief - Wednesday 25th September, 2019
Clean up efforts in Scarborough began in earnest on Monday, a day after heavy rainfall from tropical storm Karen triggered extensive flooding in the capital's downtown commercial area. Wearing rubber boots and armed with shovels, business owners and their employees removed thick slush from within their businesses as they tried... Read more
25th September 2019
Daily Brief - Monday 23rd September, 2019
One of the biggest food and beverage distributers and manufacturers in the Caribbean on Saturday launched it’s newest product in TT, Lipton Ice Tea. Speaking to members of the media at the launch at BHP Billiton building, Invaders Bay, Port of Spain, Vemco CEO Christopher Alcazar said, “Lipton Ice Tea... Read more
23rd September 2019
Daily Brief - Friday 20th September,2019
The Ministry of Works and Transport was forced to open the Priority Bus Route (PBR) to private cars last evening after a lightning strike left the traffic lights at the Curepe Intersection non-functional. Read more
20th September 2019
Daily Brief - Thursday 19th September, 2019
Almost one year after his home was under six feet of water and he lost over $50,000 in household items a flood victim, Larry Sammy appealed to the United National Congress (UNC) to place the issue of flooding high on the agenda when they present at the 2019/2020 budget on... Read more
19th September 2019
Daily Brief - Wednesday 18th September, 2019
The recent spike in oil prices due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East may not benefit TT due to this country’s reduced oil and gas production according to former energy minister Kevin Ramnarine. Oil prices witnessed a spike on Monday following drone strikes on a Saudi oil facility... Read more
18th September 2019
Daily Brief - Monday 16th September, 2019
President of the Rapidfire Kidz Foundation, attorney Kevin Ratiram has made an appeal for TT to start adopting children who are languishing in homes throughout the country. Ratiram said, in TT, the word adoption was almost taboo and called for a national conversation to begin on the subject. Read more
16th September 2019
Daily Brief - Friday 13th September, 2019
With TT underperforming in the Global Innovation Index, the National Export Facilitation Organization (exporTT) is on a drive to enhance and foster a spirit of innovation amongst businesses in TT. Chairman of exporTT Ashmeer Mohammed in his welcome address to participants at the organisation’s Innovation to Export seminar on Wednesday,... Read more
13th September 2019
Daily Brief - Thursday 12th September, 2019
Police public information officer ASP Wayne Mystar said police are mandated to protect citizens from criminal elements even in the schools. He was agreeing with Minister of Education Anthony Garcia, who said it was left to the police to keep out and round up criminal elements who have been looting... Read more
12th September 2019