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Since it was launched in 1999, the T&T Manufacturers’ Association’s (TTMA) Trade and Investment Convention (TIC) has generated US$1 billion as of 2024 in trade.
Massy Holdings Ltd has announced that Marc Rostant has resigned as group executive vice-president and portfolio chief executive officer of its Motors and Machines portfolio, effective July 8, 2025.
Caribbean Airlines (CAL) has announced that effective August 15, 2025, customers would have non-stop service between Dominica and Puerto Rico, up to three times weekly.
T&T was the second largest methanol exporter in the world in 2024. The country exported 4,071.3 thousand tonnes of methanol and generated US$1.3 billion in export sales.
On Tuesday, the Caribbean’s media landscape was blindsided by the news that sports channel SportsMax and digital news company Loop News were set to wind down their operations.
In the last few days, the public debate on the distribution of foreign exchange has benefitted significantly from the publication of two well-argued, consequential contributions on the issue of whether the Central Bank should disclose this country’s top users of foreign exchange, as a previous Central Bank Governor, Jwala Rambarran, did in December 2015...and for which he was fired.
Since its inception in 2002, the Community-Based Environmental Protection and Enhancement Programme (CEPEP) has been one of the most visible public employment initiatives in T&T.
Remember when a food blogger’s recommendation could make or break your weekend lime spot? Or when a quick video review from a local creator turned an obscure doubles vendor in Penal into a must-visit destination overnight? Those moments were rooted in authenticity, a time when influencer marketing in T&T was built on trust, not transactions. In the early days, content creators gained influence not through algorithms or ad budgets, but by offering honest recommendations based on real-life experiences. Their storytelling was raw, their voices unfiltered and their impact undeniable.
In the global and local energy sector, there are many corruptions risks of which citizens, companies and Government should be aware and vigilant. These risks appear at different phases. They can emerge at the stage of licence and contract award to the company, the registration stage where beneficial ownership information of companies, the Government partners with, is disclosed. The risks and actors are varied. These include but are not limited to bribery, collusion, political capture, conflict of interest, use of shell companies and money laundering and terrorist financing. Mitigating all these risks can prove challenging. However, by democratising data and disclosing critical information countries can lessen these risks. The availability, accessibility and ability to use of data for citizens and anti-corruption agencies is key. The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) discloses data aimed at mitigating corruption.
Traditionally, when you think about bullet trains, technology and advanced economies, you think about Japan and Germany. But now, India’s doing all of that. I contextualised India’s advances and got some analysts to talk about the MOU’s and India’s Prime Minister’s visit last week. I noticed this morning the T&T Chamber of Industry and Commerce also issued a media release on the visit so I took out a line and added to the story.
This is the sixth edition of a seven-part series featuring secondary school students providing their thoughts on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues as part of the HARCON National Youth Sustainability and ESG Pilot Project
Professor of Economics, Roger Hosein believes that the United National Congress (UNC) Government’s first Mid-Year Budget Review is an attempt to stabilise the economy.
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