Strong signal sent to investors
Trade and Industry Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon says this country’s credible reputation in the global energy sector is an ideal platform for local energy services companies seeking opportunities aboard...
View ArticleScotiabank explains forex limitations
Scotiabank is advising customers to plan their cash needs in advance and this will help the bank in meeting their foreign currency need.In an email responses to questions from the T&T Guardian...
View ArticleVTI goes Greene with digital department
Local advertising giant, Valdez and Torry International Ltd (VTI), has launched an enhanced, in-house digital department, headed by Nicole S Greene. The move comes in response to the ever-changing...
View ArticleWhy traditional ole mas is dying
There has been a steady lament of the reality that traditional ole mas is dying. On Carnival Tuesday this year two of the major dailies gave quite a bit of ink to this although it was saddled with a...
View ArticleNo confidence in TTPost, too
It was with disbelief I realised that the book I ordered from amazon.com on January 6 and which was dispatched from their US warehouse and received in Trinidad on February 9, was not delivered to me....
View ArticleEducation should focus on development of a citizen
The chaos in our schools is a glaring reflection of our societal principles regarding behaviour and standards. Education is extremely broad and this learning process is where we acquire knowledge,...
View ArticlePerforming Arts teaching can make a difference
The tragedy of lawlessness that has found its way into so many of our secondary schools is cause for deep concern, and I believe we must not only seek to find immediate solutions, but we must seek to...
View ArticleRats, snakes in classes so parents say: Hand over new school building
Angry parents and students of the Penal/Quinam Government Primary school staged a protest yesterday, calling on the Education Ministry to open their new school building.From around 7 am yesterday,...
View ArticleCops demand backpay
There is a strong possibility that police officers could take matters into their own hands if, at the end of this month, they are not paid their backpay.President of the Police Service Social and...
View ArticleEconomist Ian Narine: No easy fix for T&T economy
There are no easy answers when it comes to improving the health of the T&T economy, says economist and financial consultant Ian Narine. The short term options are either cut expenditure or raise...
View ArticleTT dollar sliding, says Bhoe
Government is allowing the TT dollar to slide which is wrong, says Opposition MP Dr Bhoe Tewarie.Commenting on recent statements by the Government on the economy, and expressing concern about the TT...
View ArticleThe Hand that Rocks the Cradle
Ria Rambharose, Gasparillo“I live in Gasparillo and am currently employed as a purchasing consultant. I am richly blessed with one daughter, who recently blew out 19 candles on her birthday...
View ArticleMoving numbers
On February 16, a small moment in local telecommunications history was marked. The Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) announced that local telecoms providers would sign an...
View ArticleAuditions on for Kitchener musical
The Calypsopera Cafe will hold auditions for the production of The Carnival is Over, a semi-ficticious musical based on the life and times of the late Aldwyn Roberts, the Lord Kitchener. The venue for...
View ArticleVincent guides Police to title
Police guard Wesley Vincent did just enough to get his team its first national basketball title after topping Detour Shak Attack, 85-82 in overtime in the third match of the final on Sunday night, to...
View ArticleBaptiste fires Stars past Police
Former Soca Warriors striker Kerry Baptiste made it four goals in two matches for his new club, Japs North East Stars when he netted a hat-trick in his 5-2 demolition of Police FC at the Larry Gomes...
View ArticlePrisons cool down Fire in ASNL knockout
It came down to Prisons and Fire Services in the final of the Alternative Division knockout competition in the Courts All Sectors Netball League and it was the prison officers who emerged with a narrow...
View ArticleFatima, Barrackpore West aim for SSCL crown
Leaders Fatima College will aim for the title and its seventh consecutive win of the season when the final round of the Powergen Secondary Schools Cricket League (SSCL) bowls off today, at 10 am.Fatima...
View ArticleChallenging run ahead of Many Clouds
Many Clouds is qualified to run (again!) in the Cheltenham Gold Cup next week, over three and a quarter miles of Prestbury Park; that’s the crux, distance!Apparently trainer Oliver Sherwood hasn’t made...
View ArticleStepping it up for gender equality
This year’s celebration of International Women’s Day is the first within the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls are confidently asserted...
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