News
Clock tower erected in San Fernando
San Fernando Mayor Junia Regrello and Michael Jay Williams of Timekeeper installed an 18-foot clock tower at Independence Avenue/Harris Promenade corner on Saturday morning. Read more here…
Fraudsters rushing to offload bogus $100
Small business owners are being asked to be wary of counterfeit $100 notes. Speaking with the Express yesterday, president of the Arima Business Association Reval Chattergoon said, earlier in the day, at one gas station in Curepe, there were 12 attempts to use fraudulent notes. Read more here…
Politics
Judge calls on CJ Archie over court mail fail
A High Court judge is asking for an urgent meeting with the Chief Justice to discuss issues relating to the Judiciary’s “Court Mail” system. Asking for the meeting is Justice Frank Seepersad who said there was no consultation with judges in relation to the system. Read more here…
Ministry hosts Xmas flea market
Staff of the Ministry of Social Development and Family Services and clients of the ministry’s Sowing Empowerment through Entrepreneurial Development (SEED) programme, displayed their talents and entrepreneurial capabilities at the ministry’s first ever Christmas flea market last Thursday at the Brian Lara Promenade, Port of Spain. Read more here…
Business
Unipet wants it’s own license to import fuel
Privately owned Unipet wants it’s own fuel importation license, so it can by-pass the State-run Paria Fuel Trading Company. In a 38-page signed affidavit received by Guardian Media, Unipet’s chief executive officer Dexter Riley, detailed the reasons for the request. Read more here…
Lifetime Achievement award for Balliram Maharaj
CEO of ADM Distributors, Balliram Maharaj, received a Lifetime Achievement Award on November 30 from the Supermarket Association (SATT) at its annual awards ceremony at the Centre of Excellence in Macoya. Read more here…
TTNGL earnings stumble
This week, we at Bourse review the 9M 2019 performance of Trinidad and Tobago NGL Ltd (NGL). Investors in the energy holding company have endured a fairly turbulent 2019, falling 27.3 per cent year-to-date, reflective of both domestic and global energy market headwinds to performance. Read more here…
Regional
Jamaica Has Achieved External Sustainability, Declares Finance Minister As He Emphasises Importance Of Healthy NIR
Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke explained that Jamaica has now achieved external sustainability, which means the country is now in a position today to pay and service its external obligations as they become due. This external sustainability, he argued, is one that we have not been able to achieve for a long time. He warned that this would be compromised should the central bank use the NIR to stem the unpredictable movement of the exchange rate. Read more here…
Ex St Kitts Prime Minister arrested in UK
Caribbean politician made a Privy Counsellor by David Cameron for his ‘loyal service’ to Queen and country is being investigated after he tried to leave Britain with £70,000 in cash, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Read more here…
International
Russia banned from 2020 Olympics and 2022 World Cup over doping scandal
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has unanimously agreed to ban Russia from major international sporting competitions -- notably the Olympics and the World Cup -- for four years over doping non-compliance. WADA's compliance review committee (CRC) had suggested several sanctions because of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency's (RUSADA) failure to cooperate fully during probes into Russian sport. Read more here…
Finnish minister Sanna Marin, 34, to become world's youngest PM
The transport minister was picked by her Social Democratic party after its leader, Antti Rinne, quit as PM. She will be sworn in this week. She will lead a centre-left coalition with four other parties, all headed by women, three of whom are under 35. Read more here…
9th December 2019