A new modus operandi

The winds of change have blown through the Trinidad and Tobago Entertainment Company (TTEnt) following the appointment of Valmiki Ramsingh as chief executive officer on January 5.

The energy sector needs to be competitive if it wants to attract the investment dollars needed to develop the industry.

The need for natural gas exports to the United States will be eliminated over the next 20 years as they increase production of shale gas.

Digicel is the first provider in the Caribbean and Panama to integrate carrier billing with BlackBerry App World™.

What do banks, credit unions, car dealerships, jewelry stores, real estate agents, casinos, attorneys and accountants all have in common?

What is clear is the chief executive officer of the Trinidad and Tobago Entertainment Company (TTEnt) Valmiki Ramsingh has an appreciable amount of work to do, not only in gaining increased visibility and brand awareness of Trinidad and Tobago’s entertainment sector, products and artistes, but in the creation of an expanded international market as(...)

Horse Racing in Trinidad and Tobago has evolved over the years both on and off track, leading to a more enjoyable experience for punters.

This is an issue that has long grabbed headlines in the media and has been the subject of many requests for advice from employers therefore we see it fit to provide guidance on the issue.

Trinidad and Tobago’s Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL), is being blamed for the financial and other woes now afflicting regional airline LIAT.

Barbados-based and the Caribbean’s first Low Fares Airline REDJet is accusing Trinidad and Tobago’s Caribbean Airlines of deceptive advertising.

Credit unions have the ability to transform so-called “hot spots” (communities affected by crime) from within by engaging the community in new methods of learning and helping residents to become above-the-line contributors to the economy.

This article, written by VERNON KHELAWAN, was published in 1981 in a daily newspaper. Every year since then the call for cheap mas’ is heard and of course that is never going to happen. In the early 80s masqueraders paid some $500 for a top of the line costume. Today, those prices have rocketed by more than 500 percent and of course, you get much l(...)

Describing a $25 million lab funded by PCS Nitrogen as a “very good journey of hope, ” Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar turned the sod for the start of the lab’s construction at Camden Road, Couva.

In the coming months, Petrotrin is expected to launch two major turnaround projects at the Pointe-a- Pierre refinery, with the first project scheduled to start at the end of February.

Certain characteristics of family firms can work against business innovation. They include:

Since the former head of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Fred Goodwin, was stripped of his knighthood, the whole banking system has come under closer scrutiny, with calls for other knights of the realm to be considered for a similar fate. Also under scrutiny is excessive pay and bonuses for senior bank staff.

The Manifesto of the Peoples Partnership of May 2010 states inter alia that “Transportation — The most effective modes of transportation will be adopted to move people and goods within Trinidad, within Tobago and between Trinidad and Tobago, all guided by a national transportation study.

“Oye you reach? Come nah. We happy like pappy yuh here and we go buss ah lime.”

Mr and Mrs Impunity are smiling. No, rather, they’re grinning from ear to ear. “Why”, do you ask? Simple - they love the way our formal system of justice administration works. It’s slow to the point of stop on most occasions and legal arguments often delay the process to the point where plaintiffs (and defendants) can die before a case is settled.

“We are not being paid enough!”

Tracmac Engineering Limited (Tracmac) has received Safe TO Work (STOW) Certification, as of January 2012.

Local full service security company Essentia Limited continues to receive international recognition for the work it is doing in Trinidad and Tobago.

NP chairman Neil Gosine handed over a cheque representing NP’s 2012 Carnival contributions to various community and steelband leaders last month at NP House, Sea Lots. This cheque signifies donations to nine Regional Carnivals throughout the country, as well as to over 40 unsponsored steelbands, and is part of the Company’s ongoing commitment to cu(...)

National Flour Mills Limited (NFM) has appointed Alimuddin Mohammed to its Board of Directors pursuant to the powers given to the Directors under section 77 of the Companies Act Chapter 81:01 to fill a vacancy among the Directors of NFM.