Devaluations do not create competitiveness
Dr Roger Hosein of UWI advises that the TT$ should be allowed to slide to say, TT$8 or TT$9 to the US$ as a means of improving the nation’s competitiveness on the global market. What he is recommending...
View ArticleBlindsided by the knowledge economy
The global economy is in transition from an industrial economy to a knowledge-based economy, where an intangible, ie “knowledge” is used to create goods and services or add value to existing ones. This...
View ArticleTime to end ‘we can’t eat the money’ syndrome
Since the Minister of Finance budget prescription, I have heard two “threats” of a possible increase in prices, the first from a doubles vendor and the other from a Tobago fisherman, both based on the...
View ArticleTeachers can’t deal with young deviants
It was recently published that teachers in some primary schools in east Trinidad are scared for their lives. This is also the case in the other geographical regions. Can you imagine this is where we...
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Young Blood for CPL
BRIDGETOWN—Six stars from the West Indies Under-19 squad which won the World Cup earlier this year are to feature in the fourth edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) which starts late June.The...
View ArticleCentral Bank key to market confidence
When dealing with the deep-rooted economic issues, like diversifying our energy centric State-sponsored-everything monolith of an economy, we must take a radical approach and forget the norms of the...
View ArticleGive us at least 50 per cent service, T&TEC
I am aware that the electricity commission closed the Port-of-Spain plant but have they closed down completely, or is it the normal Third World “catch tail” to access a service from them for which...
View ArticleMaracas Beach now $500 per visit
The wrecker was working tirelessly these past Sundays, happily wrecking cars on Maracas Beach in areas free from “no parking” signs.The Maracas Redesign and Restoration Project has catered in no way...
View ArticleBalanced approach to taxation best for T&T
Innovation and clever incentives are required to grow the economy. I think that our citizens are hungry for a more pragmatic and concrete discussion on how we can navigate the stormy seas ahead. We...
View ArticleCredit card tax absolutely discriminatory
The proposed seven per cent Internet surcharge on Internet purchases proposed by the Minister of Finance, is discriminatory since it selects certain people to be taxed claiming that this measure will...
View ArticleLess tax, more jobs
Investment opportunities only exist if it can produce returns on investment (ROI), after paying its legitimate obligations. It must offer capital gains—growing the investment value and dividends...
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Derrick barred from CONCACAF run
MIAMI—Caribbean Football Union head, Gordon Derrick, has been barred by football’s world governing body, FIFA, from running for CONCACAF president, after failing an integrity check.Antiguan Derrick was...
View ArticlePCB hoping to end isolation by luring West Indies
ISLAMABAD—Pakistan’s cricket authorities are hoping to convince the West Indies Cricket Board to play limited overs fixtures here later this year, in an attempt to end the country’s seven-year hiatus...
View ArticleRampaul finishes with eight in Surrey defeat
LONDON—Fast bowler Ravi Rampaul grabbed three wickets to end his first first-class game in three years with an eight-wicket haul but Surrey slipped to a three-wicket defeat to Nottinghamshire in their...
View ArticleRussell turns from hero to villain
KOLKATA—West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell produced a whirlwind knock but then conceded 17 runs in the penultimate over as Mumbai Indians pulled off a six-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders with...
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Summer looking to deliver
‘Summer’ is forecast to shine at Newmarket today!Mick Channon-trained Summer Icon will be no surprise if she causes one in the opening Maiden Fillies’ Stakes over seven furlongs of ‘soft’ ground;...
View ArticleT&T's Salazar up for Fifa appointment
T&T Football Association executive member, Joanne Salazar is in the running to be lone women’s representative on the Fifa Council.This was disclosed on Tuesday when Confederation of North, Central...
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Bassarath underscores Scotia’s boost
President of the T&T Cricket Board (TTCB) and director of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), Azim Bassarath has singled out Scotia Bank for special mention, in light of the positive results in...
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Torch relay puts CariFin in focus
Over 450 employees of the financial services sector were buzzing with excitement after they participated in the 25th Anniversary of the CariFin Games Torch Relay on April 2, the official start of the...
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Ex-prodigy goes for world title
A former child chess prodigy has now emerged as the challenger for Magnus Carlsen’s world championship title. He is Sergey Karjakin, 26, who pulled off a brilliant rook sacrifice to beat his closest...
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