Daily Brief - Thursday 24th October, 2019
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley turns 70 today.Rowley is the oldest serving prime minister in Trinidad and Tobago’s history, and if he returns to the polls and is successful next year he will be one of the oldest serving members of Parliament. Read more here Read more
24th October 2019
Daily Brief - Wednesday 23rd October, 2019
Police are in Carenage where 18 Venezuelans have been detained after they were caught trying to enter TT illegally. The 18, including women and children, were held just after 5.30 am in a pirogue. Investigators say the people are believed to have come from Tucupita and Guiria. Read more here Read more
23rd October 2019
Daily Brief - Tuesday 22nd October, 2019
PLUMBING problems, a leaking roof, non-functioning and inadequate toilets, mouldy walls and ceilings, have resulted in the indefinite closure of the Couva West Secondary School. Read more
22nd October 2019
Daily Brief - Thursday 17th October, 2019
The husband-and-wife team of Anthony and June-Ann Henry has copped the coveted TT Manufacturers Association (TTMA) manufacturer of the year award for their A and J Homemade Ice Cream brand, which has amassed an impressive reputation since its debut four years ago. Read more
17th October 2019
Daily Brief - Wednesday 16th October, 2019
PRESIDENT Paula-Mae Weekes is calling for greater awareness and investment in the health and wellbeing of young people. At the opening ceremony of the Caribbean Congress on Adolescent and Youth Health, on Monday, at the Hyatt Regency in Port of Spain, Weekes said, “We all play a role in improving... Read more
16th October 2019
Daily Brief - Tuesday 15th October, 2019
National Gas Company president Mark Loquan showed off his cultural side with a concert at the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA) which paid tribute to pan and all who contributed to its success as TT's national instrument. Read more
15th October 2019
Daily Brief - Monday 14th October, 2019
There has been a sizeable increase in the number of TT students showing an interest in attending universities in the US and Canada as over 4000 attended the annual US College fair yesterday at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Port of Spain. Read more
14th October 2019
Daily Brief - Friday 11th October, 2019
Some small and medium businesses may not survive the period of the Government’s new VAT bonds, warned TT Manufacturers Association (TTMA) head Franka Costelloe. She spoke at the Spotlight on Budget 2020 yesterday at the Radisson Hotel, Port of Spain. Read more
11th October 2019
Daily Brief - Thursday 10th October, 2019
The manufacturing industry has already established itself as one of the key contributors to TT’s economy, accounting for close to ten per cent of the nation’s GDP, according to some economic gurus. But, with demands of the nation consistently increasing, and with the changes in the energy sector augmenting the... Read more
10th October 2019
Daily Brief - Tuesday 8th October, 2019
The TT Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) is expressing concern over the Minister of Finance’s plan to address the VAT issue by proposing an initial $3 billion interest-bearing bond facility. The association said in a media release on Monday, while it is a good initiative it may not be enough to offset... Read more
8th October 2019
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