Daily Brief - Tuesday 17th May, 2022
It was music to the ears of the business community when Finance Minister Colm Imbert announced that $1.6 billion of the Government’s additional expenditure will go to the payment of VAT refunds for the period April to September 2022. Read more
17th May 2022
Daily Brief - Monday 16th May, 2022
Value-added tax (VAT) refunds amounting to almost $144 million continue to be the biggest problem for manufacturers, particularly affecting the liquidity of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), and the T&T Manufacturers Association (TTMA) is hoping that Finance Minister Colm Imbert will present some good news during his mid-year budget review... Read more
16th May 2022
Daily Brief - Friday 13th May, 2022
On Wednesday, the day the 24-year-old Ellen Krishana Mohammed was hacked to death at the family’s home in Guayaguayare, an evangelist was waiting for her in San Fernando to give her stationery supplies for her children. Mohammed never showed up, and all calls to her cellphone went unanswered. Read more
13th May 2022
Daily Brief - Thursday 12th May, 2022
Zoi Quan Kep, the woman who reported seeing the now-dead infant Kimani "Mani" Francis roaming alone on a road in Techier Village, Point Fortin on Monday, has moved out of the area. Police were called in after outraged residents gathered at her home at Tenth Street Extension on Tuesday after... Read more
12th May 2022
Daily Brief - Wednesday 11th May, 2022
A total of US$296 million (TT$2 billion) has been sold to 123 manufacturing companies from 2018 to Monday May 9 by the Export and Import Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (EXIMBank) foreign exchange facility, designed specifically for manufacturers. Read more
11th May 2022
Daily Brief - Tuesday 10th May, 2022
The Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) has said while there was an increase in growth in most non-energy sectors, there has been a reported decrease in the printing and packaging and textile and garment sectors. Read more
10th May 2022
Daily Brief - Monday 9th May, 2022
Trade and Industry Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon is urging manufacturers to get involved and invest in the Chinese markets. In a media release on Friday, the ministry said Gopee-Scoon while on company tours with the Chinese Ambassador Fang Qiu and TT Manufacturers Association president Tricia Coosal, assured that the Government, through... Read more
9th May 2022
Daily Brief - Friday 6th May, 2022
Direct flights from New York to Tobago have resumed. On Thursday, Caribbean Airlines restarted its non-stop service between Tobago and JFK, New York, its first international flight directly to Tobago since March 2020, when the country’s borders were shut to restrict the spread of covid19. Read more
6th May 2022
Daily Brief - Thursday 5th May, 2022
Trinidad and Tobago will, this year, participate in the world's slight rebound from the covid19 pandemic – as now dampened by fallout from Russia's invasion of the Ukraine – said the Central Bank's Annual Economic Survey 2021. "TT’s short-term outlook is expected to improve in 2022," the report said. Read more
5th May 2022
Daily Brief - Wednesday 4th May, 2022
After months of quiet, behind-the-scenes investigations, two high-ranking police officers from the Firearms Division of the police were arrested on Tuesday in relation to alleged criminal conduct in that division, including pocketing large sums of money for fast-tracking the application process for firearms users licences (FULs). Read more
4th May 2022
Daily Brief - Tuesday 3rd May, 2022
It is no secret, the enormous capacity mangroves have for sponging up carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses, and the importance of them to survive climate changes. Members of the Rotaract Clubs of San Fernando and San Fernando – South have been concerned about the reason mangroves are dying. Read more
3rd May 2022
Daily Brief - Friday 29th April, 2022
TRU-VALU CEO Sunil Maharajh expressed extreme concern after supermarket chain, Massy Stores confirmed that it had undergone a cyberattack, prompting it to close all its 23 branches in Trinidad on Thursday. Maharajh said such cyberattacks was a concern for every business. “I don’t think anyone can sleep easily tonight,” he said. Read more
29th April 2022
Daily Brief - Wednesday 27th April, 2022
The TT Biennial Music Festival Championships 2022 Day One, which began on Monday, were a solemn affair compared to previous years. Owing to covid19 restrictions, the audiences were limited to the performers, their parents/guardians, their teachers and some media. Read more
27th April 2022
Daily Brief - Tuesday 26th April, 2022
A 13-year-old girl was injured on Monday when a gate fell and knocked her to the ground shortly after she arrived at school in Carapichaima. Her mother told Newsday by phone on Monday afternoon, "She hit her hands. She is in pain. Read more
26th April 2022
Daily Brief - Monday 25th April, 2022
The preservation of artefacts and the protection of the coast were among the main issues raised on Thursday at a site visit in Rocky Point where a $500 million Marriott hotel project is expected to be completed in 2025. Construction is set to begin next year. Read more
25th April 2022