Tag Archives: T&T Business

Government must chart new direction

Business Ria Chaitram 6 Hrs Ago A farmer tends to his lettuce crop in Bon Air West. Government allocated a $500 million agriculture stimulus package during the pandemic. – Photo by Sureash Cholai There is no doubt that the covid19 pandemic has shattered lives and livelihoods across the globe. It has been over a year […]

National Energy, Methanex partner on methanol-fuel feasibility study

Business Ria Chaitram An Hour Ago National Energy president Dr Vernon Paltoo, left to right, the company’s manager of legal and corporate services secretariat Camille Blackman, Methanex president and managing director Colin Bain and manager of commercial and stakeholder relations Leiselle Harripersad at the signing of a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday. Photo courtesy National […]

Rise in Kiss bread prices

Business Ryan Hamilton-Davis 4 Hrs Ago Loaves of Kiss bread on a shelf at a supermarket in Port of Spain. – Kiss Baking Company, one of the leading brands of breads, cakes and pastries in Trinidad and Tobago, announced on Monday an increase in the price of its bread products. The company said this happened […]

Touchstone finds hydrocarbon in Ortoire block in Trinidad

Business Ria Chaitram An Hour Ago A rig is taken across Saunders Trace bridge to head to a hydrocarbon site in Ortoire operated by Touchstone in partnership with Heritage Petroleum. – Touchstone Exploration Inc has announced its completion of drilling on the Royston-1 exploration well in Ortoire, south Trinidad, and a discovery of substantial hydrocarbon. […]

How artificial intelligence impacts ethics, sustainability

Business Newsday Reporter 2 Days Ago Image taken from thebalancecareers.com – Philip Smith With the news that fewer than half of all professional accountants have a basic understanding of how an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm works, now would appear to be the time to invest in building awareness of the impact that AI can have […]

bmobile, Huawei partner for enterprise videoconferencing

Business Mark Lyndersay 2 Days Ago TSTT acting general manager for enterprise service Darryl Duke and Jeunesse Walters-Wilson, manager, government sales at the launch of TSTT’s VCaaS product on Wednesday. Photo courtesy TSTT – On Wednesday, bMobile Business announced the availability of video conferencing as a service (VCaaS) for what it said was a new […]

Women entrepreneurs: Enhancing the business eco-system

Business Newsday Reporter 2 Days Ago – As the world moves to a model of inclusivity, pushing the archaic barriers on gender parity, women in trade and business are on the rise. From occupying top C-Suite positions in major conglomerates and fortune 500 companies, to being listed on Forbes Billionaires list, women are reshaping the […]

Same issues persist as TTRA resurrected

Business Newsday Reporter 2 Days Ago The Inland Revenue Division, Ministry of Finance, Wrightston Road, Port of Spain. The division is one of three revenue collection agencies to be merged into the TT Revenue Authority. File photo/Jeff K Mayers – The Government has resurrected the longstanding proposal for the establishment of the TT Revenue Authority […]

the economic booster Trinidad and Tobago needs

Business Kiran Mathur Mohammed Yesterday An aerival view of Diego Martin. The property tax is the booster the economy needs. – Photo by Jeff Mayers The government’s property tax could be the booster shot this economy needs. I understand that sounds absurd. No one likes taxes. When you’re living in a country with widespread waste […]

Will crime, corruption take centre stage in the budget

Business Newsday 24 Hrs Ago Police on duty in Woodbrook. File photo/Jeff K Mayers – Diana Mahabir Wyatt What with the budget speech looming, the costs of supporting the country’s infrastructure will be front and centre. Among the issues of most concern for citizens are crime, which threatens us all, and corruption in public office. […]