Tag Archives: Trinidad and Tobago

how governance has changed since 1982

Business Diana Mahabir-Wyatt Thursday 19 August 2021 TTT board of directors, from left, Ronald Huggins, Lynette Quamina-Nurse, Avian Parks, Nicholette Johnson, chairman Ronda Francis, then Minister of Communications Donna Cox, vice-chairman Nadira Lyder, Sandra Frank, Keron Seebaran, Lisa Morales-Wilson, John Victor and Renatta Bissoondath on January 15, 2020. There are eight women directors on the […]

Women in the boardroom

Business Newsday Thursday 19 August 2021 Shelly Ann Mohammed, head of ACCA Caribbean – SHELLY ANN MOHAMMED, head of ACCA Caribbean Recently, our chief executive Helen Brand gave a speech at an event about women in governance. The timely and relevant topic was Why we need more women on boards. For ACCA, changing culture is […]

Your bad products are costing you

Business Newsday Thursday 19 August 2021 People wait in lines on the pavement to enter a bank in Port of Spain. Online banking was introduced to Trinidad and Tobago in the mid-2000s, but it would seem that despite huge spending there really hasn’t been much effort put into improving the experience. – Photo by Marvin […]

Rough landing for Tobago airport project

Business Newsday Thursday 19 August 2021 File photo: ANR Robinson International Airport, Crown Point, Tobago. The Piarco International Airport seems ready for the resumption of widespread air travel, as it was recently rated one of the best and cleanest airports in the Central American and Caribbean region by the Skytrax World Airport Awards – awards […]

Pepper Advertising adds 3 to its team

Business Newsday Reporter 3 Days Ago Pepper Advertising digital marketing specialist Ornella Dick. Photo courtesy Pepper – Pepper Advertising is celebrating its 16 years in the business of helping companies grow through brand development and digital transformation. The agency itself is also growing, adding three new members to its client service team and, according to […]

AM Best rates Massy United Insurance A-

Business Ryan Hamilton-Davis 12 Hrs Ago – AM Best, one of the world’s leading rating agencies for insurance companies, has given Massy United Insurance Ltd an A- rating, which is defined as excellent. In a release on Friday, Massy United CEO said the rating meant a lot to the company. “The covid19 pandemic has caused […]

50 students learn to code with music in Amcham workshop

Business Ria Chaitram 4 Hrs Ago Amcham TT CEO Nirad Tewarie during the chamber’s economic outlook meeting at Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain on January 1, 2019. Amcham hosted a breakbeatcode hackathon for students in August. File photo – A two-day workshop held by the American Chamber of Commerce TT (Amcham) saw 50 students benefit […]

Jamaican wins US$30,000 in Lucozade Energy promotion

Business Newsday Reporter 2 Days Ago Lucozade Energise Your Goals finale host Dufton Shepherd stands with grand prize winner, Kadeine Williams. – Jamaican Kadiene Williams is the winner of a region-wide Lucozade Energy Energise Your Goals promotion, taking home the grand prize of US$30,000 (JMD$4.2 million). Entrants from Jamaica, TT, Barbados, Guyana, Antigua and Barbuda, […]

The use of biometrics for business

Business Newsday 2 Days Ago Biometric data allows for or confirms the unique identification of an individual. – RISHI MAHARAJ, executive director of EquiGov Institute Recently I opened a new account at a local banking institution. As part of the process, I filled out the required forms which included due diligence for anti-money laundering obligations. […]

The right to disconnect from work at home

Business courtneym 2 Days Ago What happens when an employee works outside of the normal workday when working from their home? Is the employee entitled to overtime? – Whilst the political leadership is currently preoccupied with how best to reopen the economy, the business community continues to be tasked with the conundrum it faced back […]