Gas exporters enhance global co-ordination
Aleem KhanWednesday, July 3, 2013The Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), of which T&T is one of 13 members, at its Second Gas Summit in Moscow, agreed to “enhance
View ArticleVacation camps suitable for kids
Tremaine Soca WarnerWednesday, July 3, 2013Happy faces enjoying camp.When primary and secondary schools close their doors in early July, many working parents seek entertainment and supervision for...
View ArticleSagicor enjoys day’s largest gain
Wednesday, July 3, 2013Overall market activity resulted from trading in 13 securities of which two advanced, two declined and nine traded firm.
View ArticleOil tops $99 on Egypt protests
Wednesday, July 3, 2013NEW YORK — The price of oil advanced past $99 a barrel for just the second time this year as traders anticipate a sharp drop in US supplies and watch developments in Egypt. In yest
View ArticleThe mind is a terrible thing to lose
Caroline C RavelloWednesday, July 3, 2013I stopped to greet my mother’s friend, whom I had not seen for some time, and got into an enthusiastic conversation—once I reminded her who I was. “You got fat...
View ArticleCreative connection design firm explores magic of technology
Wednesday, July 3, 2013Students learn lighting effects at Wespic.Wespic Marketing and Design Development Company has been around for nine years.
View ArticlePiano maker Steinway bought by Kohlberg
Wednesday, July 3, 2013Steinway, maker of the famous pianos, is being acquired for US$438m by the private equity firm Kohlberg & Co. The 160-year old firm had previously announced it was looking...
View ArticleQRC chefs set for tasty night
Wednesday, July 3, 2013The Queen’s Royal College Old Boys’ Association (OBA) will host its popular major fund-raiser—Chefs Royal—on July 27, at the college grounds, St Clair.
View ArticleMarionettes blooms for 50th anniversary season
Wednesday, July 3, 2013Next weekend, when the BP Marionettes Chorale takes to the Queen’s Hall stage with the first concert of their 50th anniversary season, Landmarks, their conductor and artistic...
View ArticleUWI lecturer: Exporting companies must look beyond debt-ridden Caricom
RAPHAEL JOHN_LALLThursday, July 4, 2013The economies of the Caribbean are in serious difficulties, so local companies must look for export markets out of the region, said Dr Anthony Gonsalves, senior...
View ArticleT&T's productive capacity declining
Thursday, July 4, 2013T&T's investment in its productive capacity has been on the decline, a leading economist has said.
View ArticleTTSE chairman: SMEs inclined to list, but process is slow
Nadaleen SinghThursday, July 4, 2013Subhas Ramkhelawan PHOTO: ABRAHAM DIAZ It’s a slow process. That’s how Subhas Ramkhelawan, chairman of the T&T Stock Exchange (TTSE), described the listing of...
View ArticleAcademics, trade unionist on NAR/IMF policies: Adjustments and irregularities
RAPHAEL JOHN_LALLThursday, July 4, 2013The National Alliance for Reconstruction (NAR) was right in going to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) during the 1980s, said Dr Anthony Gonsalves, senior...
View ArticleBeowulf: Gas pipeline is environments’s best option
ALEEM KHANThursday, July 4, 2013A gas pipeline from Tobago to Barbados, and then to the rest of the Eastern Caribbean, is the most environmentally-friendly option for island nations seeking to reduce...
View ArticleGeological Society, consultant say: T&T has shale gas
Thursday, July 4, 2013Both the president of the Geological Society of T&T (GSTT) and one of the country’s leading geologists say there is shale oil and shale gas in T&T and the country should...
View ArticleBringing up your baby
Richard BransonThursday, July 4, 2013Entrepreneurs sometimes look at me like I’m crazy when I talk about work-life balance and the importance of maintaining a rich personal life.
View ArticleOn the path to more QE?
Ian NarineThursday, July 4, 2013QE or quantitative easing is a form of monetary policy that involves central banks purchasing financial assets from the market.
View ArticleCorruption, transparency and technology
Bevil WoodingThursday, July 4, 2013Many governments around the world are working to increase openness and transparency in their operations.
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