Tag Archives: T&T Business

Trinidad and Tobago’s 2022 budget and the quest for transformation

Business Newsday 3 Days Ago A crane at the port of Port of Spain. – JEFF K MAYERS The 2022 national budget, presented on October 4, forecast a budget deficit of $9.096 billion, which given the pandemic and the resulting economic and social impacts, is not surprising. What is questionable though is the practicality of […]

Gas to drive realistic energy transition

Business Newsday 3 Days Ago The gas industry is envisioning a deep decarbonisation of natural gas, including through carbon capture, utilisation and sequestration and natural gas-led hydrogen. Photo taken from nrel.gov – YURY SENTYURIN, secretary general, Gas Exporting Countries Forum With such significant events as the G20 Environment, Climate and Energy Ministerial Meeting, the first […]

60 small businesses benefit from new marketing platform

News Ria Chaitram 49 Minutes Ago A Nudge ambassador speaks to a potential customer at a display booth. Massy Stores and Nudge have partnered to help 60 small businesses across the region. – Several small entrepreneurs in the region have been given a new platform to grow their businesses, expand their audiences and embark on […]

Local content can play a role in major projects

Business Newsday 2 Days Ago A model of the Zandolie platform. Image courtesy DeNovo Energy Ltd. – The announcement on Tuesday that a local company has been selected to construct, install and commission a gas platform in the Gulf of Paria by a multinational corporation is a timely reminder of the role local content can […]

Samsung brings ZFold, ZFlip to the Caribbean

Business Mark Lyndersay 2 Days Ago Samsung’s Galaxy ZFold. – Gianmarco Leri, Samsung’s product manager for Latin America and the Caribbean, led with the hot new features introduced in the company’s new Galaxy ZFold and ZFlip foldable smartphones. “The Z series has a groundbreaking and revolutionary hinge mechanism,” Leri said during an interview on Monday. […]

$281m an investment to turn Trinidad and Tobago into a digital society

Business Ria Chaitram 2 Days Ago In this June 2, 2021 file photo, Hassel Bacchus leads a discussion hosted by the Ministry of Public Administration and Digital Transformation. In July, a separate ministry was created for digital transformation with Bacchus as the line minister. – File photo/Roger Jacob The $200 million-plus allocation to the Ministry […]

When private sector fills the gap left by government

Business Diana Mahabir-Wyatt Yesterday The police vehicle impound lot in Cumuto: the last stop for unserviceable police vehicles that have been damaged or fallen into disrepair. – FILE PHOTO/ROGER JACOB Since the CSO (Central Statistical Office) does not supply population and employment statistics on a regular basis anymore, it may have escaped the notice of […]

Time for private sector, civil society to ‘unfreeze’

Business Kiran Mathur Mohammed 24 Hrs Ago This is what you see under the hood of the Porsche Taycan, an electric car. There is a tax incentive on the importation of electric cars now more than two years old. – File photo/Sureash Cholai kmmpub@gmail.com  Every year we wait with bated breath for the holy pronouncement […]

how tax incentives give tech start-ups a leg up

Business Ryan Hamilton-Davis 17 Hrs Ago Ishmael Moreno, CEO of CtrlAltFixed Tech says tax incentives for tech start-ups must be supported by improvements in the ease of doing business. File photo/Ayanna Kinsale – For the most part, all it takes to start up a tech company is a proper internet connection, a computer and a […]

Caballero appointed Institute of Chartered Accountants CEO

Business Newsday Reporter 39 Minutes Ago ICATT CEO Marsha Caballero. – The Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICATT) has announced the appointment of Marsha Caballero as its new CEO. Caballero officially took up the position on October 4. In a media release, ICATT noted, “Caballero is an accomplished professional with over 15 years’ progressive experience in […]