The Central Bank has several functions, prime among them being managing the nation’s monetary policy and overseeing the activities of all financial institutions operating within the country. During its 49-year existence, the Bank has performed most of its monetary duties well. Read More »

There has been a considerable accumulation of excess liquidity in Trinidad and Tobago’s financial system in the past six months, the Central Bank says. Read More »

It doesn’t take an understanding of rocket science to figure out that Trinidad and Tobago is destined to play the key role in the Caricom energy policy that is to be given the green light by heads of government at their summit in July. Read More »

The Chinese invented “ping-pong diplomacy” or the use of the game of table tennis to ease tensions and improve relations between China and other countries starting with the United States. Read More »

For much of the last century, pharmaceutical drugs have played a prominent role in health care globally. Its prominence is skewed in favour of more developed countries, where resource and cost conditions make them more easily accessible. Read More »

There is much talk of feeding the nation, or as it is usually described, having food security. We can think of food security at the level of the individual citizen or food security for the country. At both levels the sources of food will be this country or other countries. Read More »

When the 14th annual Trade and Investment Convention (TIC) opens in June, expect to see a significant presence from Argentina which will be promoting its thriving energy and food and beverage sectors to the local and international markets at the convention for the first time this year. Read More »

THE rise in criminal activity in the country has caused many to beef up security at their homes. Read More »

On May 2, Prof Norman Girvan delivered remarks at the launch of the book “The Underachieving Society: Development Strategy and Policy in Trinidad and Tobago: 1958-2008 written by former deputy Central Bank governor Terrence Farrell. Read More »

Intercommercial Bank Ltd opened its newest branch in Tunapuna last Tuesday with a celebration among top executives, employees, friends, and even a couple of politicians. Read More »

They might not brag about it, but Canada is one of Trinidad and Tobago’s most prolific trade and investment partners. Canadian companies have over US$1.3 billion worth of investment in this country, including dominating presences in the financial sector, Read More »

At the invitation of the Prime Minister of Canada, the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, the Honourable Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, is on an official visit to Canada from April 23-27 Read More »

It’s a perennial problem that must frustrate everyone involved in local food production. No sooner the rainy season begins, the resulting flooding inundates croplands, destroys produce, ignites calls for compensation by farmers who suffer losses and leave consumers facing higher prices for the few foods that are produced locally. Read More »

In 2012 the global economy continued to suffer from the fallout of the 2008-2009 economic crisis. Global growth dropped to approximately 3 per cent, shaving about half a percentage point off the long-term trend since the crisis emerged. Read More »

I can’t count how many times petroleum companies operating in Trinidad and Tobago have complained, in my hearing, about the difficulties involved in accessing data on exploration and development activity that has taken place over the last 105 years, particularly in relation to the onshore, which is their main interest. Read More »

“Choka Fest to explore traditional dishes. “What is this?” I exclaimed like Denyse Plummer contemplating the unthinkable. It was a headline in a local newspaper and I wondered whether it was some kind of suffocation festival where the Mafiosi murderer Luca Brasi would come armed with his garrote and that the newspaper had spelt it wrong – “Choka” instead of “Choker”. Read More »

A passion to help people. This is the main reason why Sunil Dolsingh has invested in a new business in Maraval. Last December , Social Eyes Optical, located at Shoppes of Maraval at Saddle Road, was opened. Read More »

Use the term “dollar cost averaging” in a conversation and chances are you would encounter puzzled looks. Truth is, it’s an investment technique that many successful investors already practice the without even realizing it. Read More »

Nokia and Microsoft have teamed up to present the new portfolio of Nokia Lumia phones: Nokia Lumia 920, Nokia Lumia 820 and the Nokia Lumia 620, the first Nokia devices with Windows Phone 8 available in Trinidad and Tobago. Read More »

“Food Insecurity Undermines Your Future.” This bold headline in the Science Daily, an American website which focuses on news from universities and various research institutions on developments in the food industry, basically sums up man’s tenuous relationship with food. Read More »

An important argument that should not be discounted too easily is that the people of a country may actually not aspire to the standard of living of the richer and more developed countries. Read More »

The Trinidad and Tobago manufacturing sector can boast of consistent growth from infancy in the 1980s to its powerful stance in 2008, nearly three decades of development and substantial non-energy sector contribution to our economy. Read More »

RBC has made a $25,000 presentation to the Laventille-based NGO, WABY (We are Better Youth) says “YES” (Youth Entrepreneurship for Self Empowerment), at the Roytrin Breakfast Seminar, entitled “Perspectives on Investing”. The presentation was made on Read More »

Six years after walking out on a comfortable desk job and into agriculture, Trevor Mark is more convinced than ever that greenhouse gardening can play a huge role in Trinidad and Tobago’s food security. Read More »

A column by Transparency Trinidad and Tobago Since 1990, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has been promoting the human development approach as a means of expanding people’s choices in health, education, and standards of living. Read More »