Daily Brief - Wednesday 7th November, 2018
State-owned Petrotrin has been sued by one of its former systems administrators for injuries he sustained when he slipped and fell on a wet floor at the company’s ICT building at Pointe-a-Pierre in 2016. Denzil Ramsahai, who worked in the human resources department, is claiming negligence on the part of... Read more
7th November 2018
Daily Brief - Monday 5th November, 2018
Children should be taught the basics of parenting while at school, suggests president of the National Primary School Principal Association Lance Mottley. In an address at the National Parent Teacher Association’s interfaith service on Friday, Mottley said, “The reality is our children go on to become parents, some, even before... Read more
5th November 2018
Daily Brief - Friday 2nd November, 2018
Both the Industrial Court and the trade union movement have been deemed essential components of society as they provide mechanisms to “contain the anger, frustration and pain of ordinary working people.” In a media release, Oilfields Workers Trade Union (OWTU) chief education and research officer Ozzi Warwick expressed concern with... Read more
2nd November 2018
Daily Brief - Thursday 1st November, 2018
State-Owned Caribbean Airlines (CAL) has reported a summary of its unaudited financial results, for nine months ended September 30, which show the airline has moved into an operating profit and is net income positive for the year-to-date. Read more
1st November 2018
Daily Brief - Tuesday 30th October, 2018
Despite his home and office being flooded out Friday night, Kelly Village/Warrenville councillor Samuel Sankar was out on the field attending to distressed villagers. Yesterday Sankar said he lost a computer, electronic items and important documents in his office while his home was inundated with flood waters. Read more
30th October 2018
Daily Brief - Friday 26th October, 2018
Trade Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon says she has been getting reports of price gouging in the aftermath of recent floods in parts of the country. “It’s the expected thing,” she said in an interview on CNC3’s Business Watch on Wednesday. Read more
26th October 2018
Daily Brief - Thursday 25th October, 2018
Recent floods and earthquakes have jolted TT out of its sense of complacency and forced the country to consider the “what ifs.” American Chamber of Commerce (Amcham) president Patricia Ghany made his observation yesterday at the opening of Amcham’s 2018 Health Safety, Security and Environment conference at the Hyatt Regency... Read more
25th October 2018
Daily Brief - Wednesday 24th October, 2018
The two earthquakes felt on Monday night were part of “an elevated level of seismicity” being felt both regionally and globally, said Dr Joan Latchman, head of the Seismic Research Centre (SRC), at the University of the West Indies (UWI), St Augustine. Read more
24th October 2018
Daily Brief - Tuesday 23rd October, 2018
The TT Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) has collected over $70,000 in donations and over $1 million in goods – including food and cleaning supplies – from its members and the general public in aid of flood victims. Read more here Read more
23rd October 2018
Daily Brief - Monday 22nd October, 2018
They may not have been personally affected by the floods which has devastated parts of east and central Trinidad, but many private citizens and organisations have responded to the plight of their fellow citizens by organising collection centres for the fold victims. Yesterday, Naparima College principal Dr Michael Dowlath and... Read more
22nd October 2018
Daily Brief - Friday 19th October, 2018
The TT Manufacturers Association (TTMA) is building on efforts started by the Prime Minister last month to strengthen trade and investment ties between TT and Guyana. On September 19 , Dr Rowley and Guyana President David Granger signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on energy sector cooperation in Georgetown. Read more
19th October 2018
Daily Brief - Thursday 18th October, 2018
A team of Trinidadians is in Guyana attending a three-day Business-to-Business (B2B) engagement being hosted by the Trinidad & Tobago Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) to foster collaboration that will develop industries, both in the twin-island republic and Guyana. Read more
18th October 2018
Daily Brief - Wednesday 17th October, 2018
For yet another day, teachers at the La Romaine High School stayed away from classes. The TT Unified Teachers Association (Association) has advised teachers to stay away from school until the chief inspector at the Occupational Safety and Health Authority (OSHA) makes a determination on their appeal. Read more
17th October 2018
Daily Brief - Tuesday 16th October, 2018
St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) finance ministry has lifted restrictions that were imposed on the payment of invoices from TT in United States dollars (USD). According to an article in the Searchlight newspaper SVG Finance Minister Camillo Gonsalves announced two weeks ago that the government will no longer enforce... Read more
16th October 2018
Daily Brief- Monday 15th October, 2018
Dr Jackson Katz, American educator, filmmaker and author made a big impression on hundreds of women who packed the Trinidad Hilton Ballroom for the First Citizens Women First - Changing the Narrative conference yesterday. Katz, who created a gender violence prevention and education programme entitled Mentors in Violence Prevention, and... Read more
15th October 2018