with Christmas and the pre-Carnival and back to school seasons all rolled into the space of a couple of months, the way you manage your financial situation at this time of the year will be crucial in determining your financial success in 2010. »

At its Business Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Gala Dinner on November 11, the Chamber inducted three illustrious members of the Trinidad and Tobago business community into its Business Hall of Fame, namely William H Scott, Arthur Lok Jack and Kenneth Gordon. »

Nine of the 14 Caricom countries are reeling from the effects of the global economic downturn and recessions of their own, the latest available data on the region is showing. »

capitalism is still alive and well, say the world’s two richest men, despite lingering shocks from the longest, deepest recession since the Great Depression. »

’The prosperity of countries - and companies - depends on their ability to create value through their people, and not by husbanding resources and technologies.’ »

There seems to be a disconnect between what the Central Bank is saying about the availability of foreign currency in the country, and what commercial banks are telling customers when they ask for US dollars, euros and pounds, businessmen are saying. »

Back then, the industry was booming as Trinidadians and Tobagonians found cheaper, more luxuriously outfitted auto options in the ’Bamboo’ from dealers who almost overnight had converted the yards of their homes to used car lots. »

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2009 is the next place that Caricom countries will meet larger nations to discuss why they haven’t been getting their share of the financial pie. »

The Chinese food restaurant business in Trinidad and Tobago has exploded. Fast food joints offering dozens of Cantonese dishes continue to pop up around the country. »

with a slow start to the season, citrus fruits have made their debut at the market at what may be the highest prices in years. »

for the first time in about three years, the favoured local Christmas drink, sorrel, appears to be making a reasonable entrance into the market. »

I got a joke from an anonymous source about the extremely loquacious Minister of Works of Trinidad and Tobago whose mastery of monologue has ensured that the acronym for his portfolio (MOWT) is, if not an understatement, at least fully justified.  »

The latest available data contained in the Central Bank’s October Monetary Policy Report illustrates what Trinidadians and Tobagonians have known for almost a year- that the country is in the throes of a nasty recession. »

the newly refurbished Alyce Glen Branch of Hilo Food Stores was opened to the public on November 11. »

investors often rely on recommendations or on various types of analysis prior to making an investment decision. »

What would you do with 20 years of statistical data on the energy sector? »

When you hear the term ’eLearning’ often the first thing to come to mind is the use of computers in schools. »

R James Macaleer spent 30 years building Shared Medical Systems, Inc, located in Malvern, Pennsylvania. SMS provides data processing and software to hospitals and physician groups in the USA and around the world in over 20 countries. Macaleer and two partners left IBM to found SMS in 1969, with 2 million dollars in venture capital funding. They took the company public in 1976, and eventually sold SMS to Siemens in 2000, when the company had annual revenue of US$1.2 billion and 7,700 employees. »

President Hugo Chavez’s government has nationalised two coffee processors and is planning to purchase a majority stake in a third as it moves to assert greater control over Venezuela’s strictly regulated food sector. »

The Unit Trust Corporation celebrated its $2.2 billion increase in assets under management in style and surrounded by some special guests. »

A new insurance company is being established to handle the business of the Caribbean companies operating under the British American Insurance Company (BAICO) name. »

Milk-based products are on the rise. »

Pest control substances for domestic gardens have been increased. »

Have you ever ventured out of your comfort zone to try something new and failed, only to be criticised by the naysayers who were waiting in line to tell you ’I told you so?’ »

Evolving Technologies (eTecK), the special purpose State company headed by Professor Ken Julien, boasts of its planned foray into information, communications and technology (ICT) at the Tamana InTech Park. »

The age-old adage ’when it rains, it pours’ seems to be apt in a situation like the one in which Jamaica currently finds itself as the economy confronts numerous and challenging issues. »