Time to give T&T sport brand industry status
Putting the party islands of Trinidad and Tobago on the global sport map and getting a bigger piece of the global sport industry pie will require a comprehensive sports ecosystem and giving T&T...
View ArticleLewis earns WI call up
T&T’s Evin Lewis has been called up to the West Indies team for the World T20 tournament which gets underway today in India.Lewis gets his maiden call up after a string of good performances in the...
View ArticleWarriors to face Grenada in World Cup preparation
T&T’s Soca Warriors will face Grenada in an international friendly at the National Stadium, St George’s Grenada on March 19, in preparation for their upcoming 2018 World Cup qualifiers against St...
View ArticleWindies in Kolkata for official warm-ups
KOLKATA—West Indies arrived here early yesterday from Dubai to begin their final preparations for the Twenty20 World Cup set to bowl off here today.The 2012 champions spent the last two weeks in a...
View Article‘Sharks’ heading to J’ca by ‘hook or crook’
WALTER ALIBEYBy the hook or the crook. That’s the extent to which Central FC Sharks will be going to ensure participation in the play-offs in Group Three of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club...
View ArticleFirst Ball
NEW DELHI—Mahendra Singh Dhoni was there when India won the first Twenty20 world title, a victory that transformed a relatively new cricket concept into a game-changing phenomenon.He faces enormous...
View ArticleCommunity mourns
The family of six-month-old baby Maleek Khan was in shock last night after he was mauled to death by the family dog at their home at Charlieville, Chaguanas.Speaking with the T&T Guardian...
View Article85 NGC offshore workers fearful for jobs
The jobs of about 85 offshore workers at the National Gas Company (NGC) of T&T may be in jeopardy if the State-owned company goes ahead with its plan to sell two offshore platforms to Spanish...
View ArticleOWTU against NGC sale, plans to probe deal
The Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) says they are against any sale of the country’s assets and are questioning the National Gas Company’s (NGC) move to sell two offshore platforms before meeting...
View ArticleANSA McAL places bid for ORTT on eBay
The ANSA McAL group has placed a $25,000 bid for the 18-carat Order of the Republic of T&T (ORTT) medal awarded to trade unionist Adrian Cola Rienzi, which is now up for sale on eBay. The group’s...
View ArticlePM: No confidence in Integrity Commission
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said he has no confidence in the Integrity Commission but, at the same time, it is an institution that has to deal with allegations against people in public life.The...
View ArticleState must pay $2.2m
The State has been ordered to pay former Petrotrin executive president Malcolm Jones almost $2.2 million for his legal costs in defending a lawsuit over a failed gas to liquid plant constructed during...
View ArticleHiker tells of being lost in forest
For one night out of three the cold earth of the Blanchisseuse forest was his bed, his pillow was his knapsack, shrubs and leaves his blanket and when he ran out of fruits he ate fig leaves and...
View ArticleGovt’s mid-year review on April 8
Government’s mid-year review will be done on Friday April 8, Finance Minister Colm Imbert announced yesterday.Imbert did so in Parliament while replying to a motion by Opposition MP Suruj Rambachan who...
View ArticleNGO head: Find out cause of violence against women
Head of the Network of NGO’s for the Advancement of Women Hazel Brown says it is time for the relevant stakeholders to come together to determine the root causes of violence against women and work on...
View ArticleOWTU in protest outside Jones’ home
Police were called to the home of former Petrotrin executive chairman Malcolm Jones as over 50 Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) members protested in the driveway to his San Fernando home...
View ArticleScotiabank income increases to $566.1m
Scotiabank T&T’s managing director Anya Schnoor says the bank’s “well defined acquisition strategy” contributed to growth in loan assets and revenue during 2015.In her report to shareholders at the...
View ArticleUnemployment higher at 3.4 per cent
Data just released by the Central Statistical Office (CSO) shows that T&T’s unemployment rate increased to 3.4 percent in the third quarter of last year.According to the latest Labour Force...
View ArticleCUNA launches unified brand
Officials in the local insurance industry are eagerly awaiting word on implementation of new legislation to govern the sector, says Andre Goindoo, managing director and CEO of CUNA Caribbean Insurance....
View ArticleT&T, Uruguay to meet in friendly international
T&T Soca Warriors will play Uruguay in a friendly international on May 27 in Montevideo, as they continue to prepare for the World Cup qualifiers.The game was finalised following discussions with...
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