Tag Archives: Trinidad and Tobago

Why business owners should stop taking cash on delivery

Business Newsday 3 Days Ago Some people prefer to pay in cash for goods on delivery. – File photo by Faith Ayoung In the age of digital commerce, relying on cash on delivery can be a risky business strategy. Business owners who continue to use cash on delivery expose themselves to unnecessary risks and inefficiencies. […]

Specialise in social networks for gamers

Business Newsday 3 Days Ago Mobile gaming is part of the broader tech industry. – Photo courtesy rawpixel.com NEIL JOHNSON Within the huge global gaming market, mobile gaming is king. According to Statista, 1.9 billion of the world’s three billion gamers will be playing on their mobile phones by 2027. Meanwhile, NewZoo’s Global Gamer Study […]

Season of sick leave

Business Diana Mahabir-Wyatt 3 Days Ago There’s an increase in absenteeism owing to sick leave during the flu season. – Photo courtesy freepik.com It is flu season. Again. Sahara dust, which up until 20 years ago was unknown, is so thick that from the Hololo Mountain Road in St Ann’s you cannot see the shoreline […]

Honouring commitment, excellence

Business Newsday 3 Days Ago Cary Price , director general of the Trinidad and Tobago Civil Aviation Authority. – Photo courtesy TTCAA On May 11, the Trinidad and Tobago Civil Aviation Authority (TTCAA) hosted a gala retirement, long service and recognition function at the Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain. The theme of the function was […]

How to host more sustainable events

Business Newsday 2 Days Ago Print on recycled paper or consider seed paper which can be planted for invitations. – Photo courtesy freepik.com Whether they are elaborate affairs such as conferences or weddings, or simple house parties, dinners or community sports days, events can leave a significant carbon footprint through their logistics, inputs and outputs. […]

NFM records $10.2m first-quarter profit

Business Andrew Gioannetti 10 Hrs Ago NFM’s Lotus All Purpose Flour brand. – File photo/Angelo Marcelle NATIONAL Flour Mills (NFM) and its subsidiaries have reported an after-tax profit of around $10,273,000 for the financial quarter ended March 31, in its unaudited results released this week. The majority state-owned company saw a 14 per cent increase […]

Chickens in Trinidad and Tobago get ‘ VIP treatment’

Business Josette Nicole Deonanan 2 Hrs Ago Chickens feed at the Carlsen Field farm of Harinath Jankie in this March 2021 file photo. – File photo/Angelo Marcelle AT the opening ceremony of the Caribbean Poultry Association’s seventh international technical symposium and exhibition on May 14, Minister of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries Kazim Hosein called for […]

S&S Persad Supermarket embraces tradition, innovates for tomorrow

Business Newsday Yesterday Sunita Persad, managing director of S&S Persad Supermarket Co Ltd. – BAVINA SOOKDEO “Don’t underestimate the value of a grocery job. While it’s a field that may not be studied at university, it’s the backbone of our communities because everyone relies on food. Approach it as a career, not just a job.” […]

Taking stock of gas audit

Business Newsday Yesterday Atlantic LNG facility in Point Fortin. – File photo by Jeff K Mayers THE OCCASION of the release, earlier this month, of the results of the latest gas audit commissioned by the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries was a moment to take stock of not only volumes but also transparency and […]

Driving purpose within organisations

Business Newsday 18 Hrs Ago COMPLEXITY OF SUSTAINABILITY DECISIONS: Companies can use sustainability tools and techniques to help them navigate the modern business environment. – Photo courtesy Dr Axel Kravatzky In the Caribbean and worldwide, organisations striving to be sustainable must restructure their approach to production and profit. The call for sustainable development in the […]