Phoenix Park Gas Processors expands

Point Lisas-based Phoenix Park Gas Processors Ltd (PPGPL)—which produces propane, methane and natural gas—is in expansion mode...

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Time for action on EPA

Recently, there have been increasingly vociferous calls for further delays and “reviews” of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the Cariforum group of nations (Caricom and the Dominican Republic) and the European Union (EU)...

Dubai to help T&T set up IFC

Pre-launch set for October 22

Sam Martin, the former chairman of Telecommunications Services of T&T (TSTT), admits that when he was asked to join the Government’s steering committee for the establishment of an international financial centre (IFC) in T&T, he was sceptical about the likelihood of success...

Caribbean deportees top 3,000 mark for 2008

CaribWorldNews, WASHINGTON: T&T received the third highest number of deportees for any Caricom nation, with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE) figures putting the total at 311...

Desperate times demand electric fencing

The rising crime rate in T&T has led people to consider all sorts of innovative ways of protecting themselves from criminals...

Ernest Boxhill named T&TEC ’s new GM

Ernest Boxhill has been promoted to the position of general manager at the T&T Electricity Commission, replacing Indarjit Singh, who has retired...

Harnessing wind power

Can it be done and what’s the cost?

NEW YORK—High-profile personalities have been telling the nation to ditch that dirty fossil fuel and turn to renewable energy...

The professional e-mail

The technological revolution of the 21st century has created—and been sustained by—the Internet. The Internet has enabled communication to undergo a transformation and the corporate world has benefited greatly from this...

Turkey Back from the brink?

From being one of the most favoured emerging market credits earlier this year, Turkey’s fortunes have changed significantly, as demonstrated by Standard & Poor’s outlook on the economy being revised to negative on the basis of a weakening external position and political uncertainty...

THE Importance of

supervisory referral process

Performance is the foundation of organisational success yet managers and supervisors are often faced with underperforming employees.

National Career & Recruitment Fair 2008

Preparing for new opportunities

Human capital is the backbone of any country, and it is this prime asset that we should all seek to nurture and develop...

An earth-shattering moment

Statistically the world came to an end last week...

Cash is king

The first half of the year proved to be a difficult period for investors in the international markets. Most investments were affected in some way...

Offshore oil: What’s really out there?

NEW YORK—President Bush intensified pressure on Congressional Democrats this weekend to end a 26-year-old offshore drilling moratorium, saying lawmakers have closed off “vast” oil reserves that could be tapped to lower record gasoline prices...