Tag Archives: Tobago

Investing in (y)our community – Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Business Newsday Yesterday AFETT’s board of directors (2022-2024) share the stage with Charlene Pedro (centre), the Spirit of AFETT 2023 awardee. – JENELLE FRASER Dear AFETT, I am a female business owner interested in giving back to my community. I had help coming up and growing my business, but even then, it has not been […]

Make TT greener; Lewis blasts Fifa, Olympics for destroying environment

Sports Roneil Walcott 8 Hrs Ago (From L-R): TEMA GIS specialist Dayreon Mitchell, TTOC president Diane Henderson, Sport Ecology Group founder Madeleine Orr and National Basketball Federation of TT president Jason Hills, at TTOC’s Sport Industry TT Conference at Hilton Trinidad on Thursday. – Roneil Walcott As he joined in on the call for safer […]

Private sector’s role in achieving sustainability

Business Newsday 19 Hrs Ago The private sector plays a critical role in achieving sustainability. – Photo courtesy Dr Axel Kravatzky Every country in the Caribbean region has a critical role to play in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. While there has been some progress, the overall achievement rate is not meeting […]

TTCB on treasurer’s removal: Confidentiality breach led to no confidence vote

Sports Jonathan Ramnanansingh Just Now TT Cricket Board treasurer Kiswah Chaitoo. – TTCB/File Photo THE motion of no confidence moved to have former Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) treasurer Kiswah Chaitoo removed from his post was “successfully carried because of his role in leaking the board’s internal affairs into the public domain, without the […]

Striving for gender equality – Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Business Newsday 11 Hrs Ago TT Chamber president Kiran Maharaj – File photo by Ayanna Kinsale Over the decades, we have become closer to achieving the equality we desire, where women in the workplace are respected for their opinions, contributions and commitment. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) Caribbean Company Survey 2017 found that women in […]

Climate change to take focus at TTOC Sport Industry Conference

Sports Roneil Walcott 12 Hrs Ago Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee president Diane Henderson – File photo Climate change and its impact on outdoor sports will be one of the main topics of discussion when the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) hosts its ninth Sport Industry TT Conference at the Hilton Trinidad in PoS […]

The penalties of illegal strike action

Business Diana Mahabir-Wyatt 6 Hrs Ago TT Postal Workers Union (TTWPU) secretary general David Forbes, along with Ozzi Warwick, chief education and research officer and president general Ancel Roget of the Oilfield Workers Trade Union and members of the TTWPU, marched in front of the CPO’s building on Alexandra Street  on February 26. – Joey […]

Jean-Marc Granderson, Jacob Cox set for Americas Triathlon Champs

Sports Jelani Beckles 4 Hrs Ago TT triathletes Jean-Marc Granderson, (L), Jacob Cox, along with manager/coach Derek Daniel. – courtesy TT Triathlon Federation Facebook page Trinidad and Tobago will be represented by a three-member contingent at the Americas Triathlon Championships on Friday. The competition will be held at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. Jean-Marc […]

FAO workshop addresses climate challenges

Business Ryan Hamilton-Davis Tuesday 27 February 2024 Sub-regional co-ordinator for FAO Dr Renata Clarke – TONY Rojas Gil, general director of projects in Mexico and the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID), said a strategic framework is needed to address climate challenges in the Caribbean. He was speaking at the Food and Agriculture Organisation […]

86-member Trinidad and Tobago team chosen for Carifta Games

Sports Newsday Reporter 4 Hrs Ago Tafari Waldron. – Newsday File Photo Trinidad and Tobago will be represented by an 86-member contingent at the upcoming Carifta Games, to be held in St George’s, Grenada from March 30-April 1. A total of 68 athletes and 18 officials will travel for the athletics meet. Among the athletes […]