Thursday, July 2, 2009 National news of Trinidad and Tobago
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reviving the coconut industry
Coconuts, like mangoes, were once free for the picking. »

Inflation falls, credit plummets
The signs in the local economy are continuing to cause what may be both consternation and at least temporary comfort. »

Restructure under-performing ministries
According to the system of natural liberty, the sovereign has only three duties to attend to first, the duty of protecting the society from the violence and invasion of other independent societies, second the duty of protecting, as far as possible, every member of society from the injustice or oppression of every other member of it, or the duty of establishing an exact administration of justice and third the duty of erecting and maintaining certain public works and certain public institutions Adam Smith. »

Joe Pires finds his niche
Joe Pires Jr has a business profile that extends far beyond the country's shores and the walls of his family's business, Caribbean Chemicals and Agencies Ltd. »

china spending its way out of trouble
When the "global financial tsunami" rolled from the US across the world, emerging markets were not immune to the adverse effects of the financial crisis. »

Prompt police action needed
Over and over again, this Chamber has called for the enforcement of all the country's laws by the Police Service via continuous uniformed patrols visible in the streets and responding to citizens' calls for help. »

allum: future is in our hands
Allum has been acting president for some time but his confirmation was revealed last week when Petrotrin announced the decision of its executive chairman Malcolm Jones, to call it a day. »
giving central women a chance
Young, underprivileged women in central Trinidad are getting the necessary skills to not only find gainful employment but to become entrepreneurs. »
Managing the ECONOMY
the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago continues to be challenged to manage the local economy in an environment of contracting private sector credit expansion. »
WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE
funny business
About ten years ago I was involved in a sixteen-country vector control project. We were dealing with the Aedes aegypti mosquito which spreads dengue fever.  »

Cheaper detergents
long gone are the days when the only two soap detergents to choose from were Tide and Breeze. »

pricey cereal
busy parents continue to make breakfast cereal the number one choice for getting their children off to a healthy start on mornings. »

new power Plan
The Government of Trinidad and Tobago wants more power. Not political this time, but electrical. »

Nippon's LAUNCH
japan's Nippon Oil Corporation launched its number one selling automotive oil, ENEOS, at Pier 1, Chaguaramas last Tuesday. »

BUY LOCAL IN TOUGH TIMES
former Caribbean diplomat and international relations expert Sir Ronald Sanders has some new advice for Caricom governments- encourage citizens to buy local products. »

Still TOO MUCH spendinG
trinidad and Tobago's economy may now be in its "cooling stages". Just as masqueraders "cool down" on Ash Wednesday after two days of revelry in Port of Spain on Carnival Monday and Tuesday, the local economy is now cooling down after two years of what could have been defined as financial revelry. »

Seek alliances to survive recession
Today, we begin the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Trade and Investment Convention (TIC) hosted by the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers' Association. »

Seasoning down to the ground
"Green seasoning" - that must-have ingredient for every local pot- is enjoying a cheaper than usual run in groceries and markets. »
Turning a job into a profession
The last article on this title, "Are You a Professional", generated interest and some administrative professionals asked that it be expanded to address their specific profession. »

Turning a job into a profession
The last article on this title, "Are You a Professional", generated interest and some administrative professionals asked that it be expanded to address their specific profession. »

Govt losing more on low gas prices
While Government can take some comfort in the increase in the price of crude oil (doubling from US$35/bbl in January to US$70/bbl in June), the stagnated price of natural gas-below US$4 per mmbtu-must be cause for serious concern. »
Local, foreign debt climbs again
The report was laid in Parliament last week. »

Smelter battles being fought around the world
The battle has been won, for now at least. The court has stopped the aluminium smelter. But the war will likely be lost- if the fight ends the way it did in other countries. »
Long wait for justice
As pleasing as it was to the surviving members of the former Trinidad and Tobago External Communications Company Ltd Pension Fund, the judgement handed down in the high court last week, would also have been a reminder to many others, about the long wait for justice in many instances in Trinidad and Tobago. »
FIAT JUSTITIA, FIAT LUX
funny business
The impending purchase of Chrysler by the Italian car maker Fiat brought out a bunch of Fiat jokes which, while not original, illustrate the popular view of the Fiat brand as cheap and unreliable. »
Maritime piracy threatens EMERGING MARKETS
as the global economic crisis continues on its unpredictable path, the Emerging Market (EM) countries are still waiting to see what will be the full extent of the economic backlash on their economies. »
  
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