Trinidad and Tobago
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Govt taps $833m from Chinese
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidad and Tobago is already beginning to put some $833 million of the US$3 billion in concessional loans from China to use. Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar announced yesterday this country will be able to immediately access $833 million of these funds to accelerate the development of Business/Commercial and Industrial Parks throughout Trinidad and Tobago. “We…
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Countries slow to ratify Cariforum/EU EPA
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Political will is needed for all the countries in Cariforum and the European Community to ratify the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), British High Commissioner to T&T Arthur Snell said yesterday. He admitted that implementation of the agreement has “not been as speedy as we would have wished.” Snell, who spoke with reporters during the lunch…
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Region mourns passing of leading agri-science expert
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -ACADEMICS in the region are today mourning the passing of Prof Emeritus Nazeer A Ahmad, who was one of the last associates of the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture (AICTA). Ahmad was Prof Emeritus of the Department of Food Production in the Faculty of Food and Agriculture at the time of his passing on June 6.…
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Beyond The T&T Smokescreen
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Whatever it is A.J. Nicholson drank last Friday, we hope Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller will insist that he recommend it to Industry Minister Anthony Hylton. The foreign minister, speaking in the Senate, properly dressed down critics of Trinidad and Tobago's trade practices, saying that if there are genuine issues concerning the application of the Treaty of…
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CPL a bright idea
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Caribbean Premier League, which bowls off in Barbados on July 30, could bring many benefits to the sport and the region. For West Indies cricket, which has spent the better part of the last decade in the doldrums, there are great prospects for re-energising players and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). The WICB…
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Rambarran: Region can grow with green economy
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – he Caribbean has earned an unenviable reputation as one of the most natural disaster-prone and high debt regions in the world, Central Bank Governor Jwala Rambarran said when he addressed the International Conference for Science and Technology for Economic Diversification at the Hilton Hotel. “The brutal reality is that the Caribbean must find new sources…
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Increased surveillance on travellers to and from Venezuela
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Health Minister Dr. Fuad Khan, says there will be increased checks for travellers to and from Venezuela where the Swine Flu virus has killed 17 people and infected nearly 300 in recent months. He said while the virus has not reached Trinidad and Tobago, there will be heightened security at airports and other entry…
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Paying more for less food
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – While the dollar value of the country’s food import bill has risen steadily since 2008, the actual amount of food imported in terms of weight and quantity has consistently decreased since 2010. In response to a question in the Senate on Tuesday, Trade Minister Vasant Bharath said the food import bill for 2008 was $4.2…
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Bankers peeved at label by Canadian newspaper
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Bankers’ Association of Trinidad and Tobago (BATT) has dismissed international media reports that Trinidad and Tobago is a known money laundering haven where anyone can stash millions of dollars and transfer funds to offshore accounts without being arrested. “These statements are unfortunate and misguided,” said the BATT, which represents all the commercial banks…
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