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Restrictions coming as water shortage looms
Water restrictions are on the agenda for the entire country as the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) heeds the warning of the Meteorological Service to brace for a harsh dry season.Asked about the...
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OWTU: Construtora OAS workers face breadline
Almost 1,000 citizens may soon be out of a job as the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union says highway contractor Construtora OAS has signalled its intention to retrench workers. Work on the $7.5 billion...
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Guyana looks at T&T’s pepper success
Guyana is looking at T&T’s model of hot pepper production and the sharing of production of marketing information and exchange facilities by Caroni Green Limited (CGL) and personnel from the...
View ArticleRegional experts to analyse fiscal policy
SANTIAGO—Authorities and international experts will meet at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Eclac) next March 16-17 to attend the XXVIII Regional...
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Urgent call to ‘add value’ to economy
“We need to know where our manufacturing sector is now, and armed with that information decisions can be made about where we want manufacturing to go and how to get there in the future.” So said...
View ArticleHDC ‘limit’ still beyond reach for many
I must applaud the reducing of the limit to qualify for receiving approval for an HDC house. This is definitely one step in the right direction. Anyone doing a little thinking would be able to...
View ArticleI am not buying that
Although many have voiced their opinion on the price increases and VAT reduction, I would like to add my two cents plus 12.5 per cent. I would like the managers of two of the more popular supermarkets...
View ArticleLet’s do our part to conserve water
T&T is among several caribbean countries that have been placed under immediate drought watch or warning for 2016. It has been warned that in the coming months, the drought impact will worsen until...
View ArticleBad john approach to fighting Zika will not work
I remain perplexed as to why the Minister of Health and the Attorney General decided to adopt a bad john approach to the control of the Zika virus. You want to increase the fines which will impoverish...
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Cipriani's Life as CRL Prism
LR James’ early attempt at biography, The Life of Captain Cipriani, is a fascinating piece of work. It presents a snapshot into a period in Trinidadian history, and a perspective that is both new and...
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Deadpool: Not your daddy’s superhero
Widescreen cinema has always had a problem with the concept of the anti-hero, regardless of its source. Truly amoral characters in popular fiction spring hitherto previously unseen hearts of gold when...
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Passage to poetry
I never appreciated poetry. Perhaps this is one of the drawbacks of my education. I viewed most poems as being akin to cleverly completed word puzzles that demonstrated brilliance through the creative...
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Harrison credits Saunders’ new system for Central run
Central FC director of operations, Kevin Harrison, says the team’s new playing system under interim coach Dale Saunders is behind its 11-match unbeaten run of the reigning Digicel T&T Pro League...
View ArticleTTOC Long-Term Athlete Development programme begins
In an effort to enhance it chances of attaining its gold of #10orMoreGold2014, the T&T Olympic Committee will commence and 18-month Long-Term Athlete Development LTAD) programme from Thurday.The...
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UTT, Toco Youths face SUVA volleyball test
Following last weeks impressive serve off of the Flow T&T Volleyball Federation Premier Division League with a double-header at the Central Regional Indoor Sports Arena, Chaguanas, matches will...
View ArticleShak Attack, Heat register semi-final wins
Four players reached double-figures for Valencia Heat as it drew first blood in the opening match of the best-in-three semifinals series of the Men’s National Basketball Championships on Saturday night...
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Four former winners among 54 nominees
Four-time women’s award recipient Cleopatra Borel is among a quartet of former winners list in a field of 54 athletes (29 men and 25 women) nominated by their respective sporting association for the...
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Alexander praises team spirit for $240,000 title
Tobagonian Kelshall Alexander says that team spirit from the entire technical staff and players was key to Defence Force capturing the $240,000 winners cheque in the 2015/2016 CNG National Super League...
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T&TOC to host Marketing and Sport Conference
Founding Editor of Sport Business, Englishman Kevin Roberts will be the feature speaker at the T&T Olympic Committee (T&TOC) Sport Marketing and Business of Sport Conference carded for March 9....
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Scotiabank’s investment pays off at U-19 W Cup
Scotiabank has an extra special reason to celebrate the West Indies Under-19 team’s historic victory at the recent ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Several members of the team who took the region to its...
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