Tag Archives: Trinidad

TPHL accepting proposals for Guaracara refinery until July 23

News Narissa Fraser Thursday 15 July 2021 File photo: A view of the refinery along the Guaracara River in Gasparillo. Photo by Marvin Hamilton Trinidad Petroleum Holdings Ltd (TPHL), through Scotiabank, will be accepting proposals/bids for the Guaracara refinery up to July 23. It began accepting proposals on June 28, according to a press release […]

Kion Benjamin ‘controls the excitement’ as Olympic debut draws closer

Sports Jelani Beckles 8 Hrs Ago Sprinter Kion Benjamin will make his Olympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 Games as part of the TT men’s 4 x100m relay team. – via Kion Benjamin NAME: Kion Benjamin Age: 20 FORMER SCHOOL/CURRENT SCHOOL: Fatima College/University of Minnesota SPORT: Track and Field EVENT: Men’s 4×100-metre relay OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE: […]

Good news, bad news for Endeavour Holdings

News Ryan Hamilton-Davis 8 Hrs Ago John Aboud Photo by Angelo Marcelle For Endeavour Holdings, the real estate company that houses retail, food and entertainment businesses such as Movie Towne and KFC, there is good news and bad news, according to its unaudited financial reports released on Friday last. The good news is, liabilities and […]

Consumers must reduce plastic waste

News Paula Lindo 2 Hrs Ago Solid Waste Management Co Ltd CEO Kevin Thompson points to compressed plastic bottles at the company’s recycling warehouse in Sea Lots, Port of Spain. Photo by Roger Jacob- Plastics make up 19 per cent of all landfill waste and eight of ten items collected on beaches in TT. On […]

NiQuan wants to become ‘global energy player,’ hopes for second plant in TT

Business Narissa Fraser 4 Hrs Ago NiQuan Energy Trinidad Ltd CEO Ainsley Gill – NiQuan Energy Ltd CEO Ainsley Gill hopes the company can show other foreign investors that TT is a good country to do business with. In fact, already has plans to open another gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant in the country. He said he […]

NiQuan fuel to be purchased in US dollars

Business Paula Lindo 36 Minutes Ago – The low-sulphur diesel products produced by NiQuan Energy Trinidad Ltd’s gas-to-liquids plant will be purchased in US dollars, the Prime Minister has said. Dr Rowley made the statement during the Prime Minister’s question segment in Parliament on Friday in response to a question by Pointe-a-Pierre MP David Lee. […]

Associated Brands CEO reports factory in Colombia nears completion

Business Ria Chaitram 14 Minutes Ago Trade and Industry Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon, Associated Brands Industries Ltd (ABIL) chairman Arthur Lok Jack, centre, and ABIL deputy chairman and CEO Nicholas Lok Jack at a tour of a factory on Monday. – Associated Brands Industries Ltd (ABIL), a local snack foods and cereals manufacturer, is capturing new […]

We broke no laws announcing deal to sell Guyanese assets to First Citizens

Business Ria Chaitram 2 Days Ago Customers wait to enter a Scotiabank branch in Port of Spain. The Canandian banking group has signed an agreement to sell its Guyana-based branches to TT’s First Citizens bank. File photo – Canadian multinational Scotiabank has defended its announcement of a sales agreement of its operations in Guyana with […]

Guardian Holdings dividend non-payment ‘unfair’

Business Ria Chaitram 2 Days Ago File photo – One disgruntled shareholder has described the move by Guardian Holdings Ltd (GHL) not to pay dividends for 2020 as unfair. Gordon Laughlin told Newsday that the company’s decision has affected his day-to-day activities and was selfish after it recorded a sizeable profit for 2020. “They made […]

First Citizens buys 19.9% stake in Term Finance

News Ria Chaitram 4 Hrs Ago First Citizens’ group CEO Karen Darbasie, Term Finance CEO Oliver Sabga sign agreement while looking on are (left to right, standing) First Citizens’ deputy CEO of business generation Jason Julien, Term Finance chairman Conrad J. Sabga; Term Finance director Colin Sabga and First Citizens deputy CEO of operations and […]