Daily Brief - Wednesday 5th September, 2018
The Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) and the Employers’ Consultative Association (ECA) are advising employees that a national shutdown on Friday will have adverse effects on the country. Read more here Read more
5th September 2018
Daily Brief - Tuesday 4th September, 2018
Minister of Trade and Industry, Paula Gopee-Scoon will lead a delegation of 10 private sector companies along with senior executives of the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) and state enterprise exporTT Limited on a Trade Mission to Colombia from September 2-6, 2018. Read more
4th September 2018
Daily Brief- Monday 3rd September, 2018
A Venezuelan boat, carrying copper and scrap iron, was impounded for three days by Coast Guard officials on Thursday morning but was subsequently released without the cargo being offloaded. The boat, with three Venezuelan men on board, left Guira on Wednesday at 11 pm for the Port of Spain docks. Read more
3rd September 2018
Daily Brief - Thursday 30th August, 2018
All the employees will be treated in a “reasonable, equitable and fair manner,” Petrotrin chairman Wilfred Espinet said yesterday. Espinet did not give specifics, despite uncertainty and unease among workers who are now unsure of their fate after the state oil company made a surprise announcement yesterday that it would... Read more
30th August 2018
Daily Brief - Wednesday 29th August, 2018
The public is being told by the Ministry of Health, there is no malaria outbreak in TT. In a media release yesterday, the ministry said cases of malaria recorded for the year, thus far, are not unusual. It said the majority of confirmed cases were imported from neighbouring countries. Read more
29th August 2018
Daily Brief - Tuesday 28th August, 2018
Although the Piparo mud volcano erupted during last Tuesday’s earthquake, those who live closest to it are not afraid of another bigger eruption. Piparo resident, 74-year-old Parbatee Suratt, believes the volcano will not erupt again in her lifetime as it did in February, 1997 destroying homes, covering cars and killing livestock. Read more
28th August 2018
Daily Brief- Monday 27th August, 2018
Tamarind balls, fudge, preserved mango and spice bun are among the items customers of Caribbean Airlines Ltd (CAL) will soon be able to purchase from the new in-flight snack and beverage catalogue, Caribbean Café. Launched last Friday, Caribbean Café items will be available from September 1 to those travelling on... Read more
27th August 2018
Daily Brief - Thursday 23rd August, 2018
A 48-year-old finance manager from a manufacturing company in Caroni is expected to appear in the Tunapuna Magistrates’ Court today on 88 charges related to money laundering and falsification of accounts. She was arrested at her home on Monday after investigations by Fraud Squad police. Read more here Read more
23rd August 2018
Daily Brief - Wednesday 22nd August, 2018
Manufacturers are happy they now have access to a US$100 million facility. Read more here Read more
22nd August 2018
Daily Brief - Monday 20th August, 2018
What is happening with the old Public Library in Port of Spain? This was the question posed Friday by historian Dr Brinsley Samaroo. Restoration of the library, at the corner of Knox and Pembroke Streets, started in 2013 under the People’s Partnership government, and appears to be almost complete. Read more
20th August 2018
Daily Brief - Friday 17th August, 2018
The Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) yesterday said it welcomed Prime Minister Keith Rowley’s statement on Wednesday reiterating that the growth of the local manufacturing sector relies on the success of the Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME). Read more here Read more
17th August 2018
Daily Brief - Thursday 16th August, 2018
TT can expect more rains this weekend, coming on the heels of floods in several parts of the country on Monday and Tuesday caused by the Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) and an upper-level trough. The ITCZ is currently over TT and willremain during August and September, says head meteorologist... Read more
16th August 2018
Daily Brief - Wednesday 15th August, 2018
The Galleons Passage ferry could make its first sailing on the seabridge this month. Works and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan expressed this optimism on Monday during a news conference at his ministry’s headquarters in Port of Spain. Read more
15th August 2018
Daily Brief - Tuesday 14th August, 2018
The Anti-Corruption Investigation Bureau has called for legislation to better protect whistleblowers and the implementation of laws to enforce the production of documents and information from government agencies. The call was made as the bureau updated the nation of its current activities during last week’s press briefing at the Police... Read more
14th August 2018
Daily Brief - Monday 13th August, 2018
The TT Medical Association (TTMA) has expressed concern about the lack of employment for qualified medical professionals, and in particular house officers in the public sector. The TTMA estimates there are close to 200 house doctors who continue to seek permanent employment. Read more
13th August 2018