Fishing’s bleak future

South and Central fishermen fear their way of life may soon be gone forever

At six am on Monday the Claxton Bay fishing depot was almost deserted.

Can we stave off a slowdown?

One of the interesting things about globalisation is the way in which countries are interlinked and the speed with which what begins as an economic cold in one country can be transmitted to another country as financial pneumonia.

Duprey’s global ambitions

We have some big acquisitions to make externally

The CL Financial Group raised $1 billion in Trinidad to finance its recent acquisition of Jamaican rum manufacturer Lascelles de Mercado & Company Ltd, the producers of world famous Appleton Rum.

Boom times for Central real estate

The Colonial Fire and General Insurance Insurance Company (Colfire) is soon to begin operating out of a new two-storey building along Mulchan Seuchan Road, Chaguanas.

Lyndon Guiseppi’s Belize Bank slapped with

79 money laundering charges

Former managing director of RBTT Merchant Bank, Lyndon Guiseppi, has inherited a controversial business with his new appointment as the chief executive of BB Holdings Ltd.s

Manners maketh

Most people have made it to the top through hard work, strategic moves, knowledge, learning from experience and a little bit of luck.

Dollar pops, oil drops

The US dollar rallied strongly last week, culminating in a move last Friday that saw a 2.08 per cent gain against the euro; the second largest one day move since the introduction of the euro and the biggest move in eight years. For the week the dollar was up 3.6 per cent, the biggest weekly move in three years.

Investment or junk grade raters?

It’s true what they say: too much of something cannot be good for you.

Implementing Fraud risk management

Our previous article dealt with issues such as the clear definition of fraud and misconduct, the legal framework which are put in place by the developed world in order to meet and prevent fraud, and seeks to improve transparency, and finally the levels of oversight by both the board of directors and senior management in order to put preventative controls in place which are designed to help reduce the risk of fraud and misconduct from occurring their within organisations.

Efficiency through business process management

Here are a couple of hard questions: how efficient is your business? Are you able to track the use of your organisational resources?

Steps in the right direction

I think the Police Service owes T&T an apology.” So said acting Police Commissioner James Philbert when he attended a breakfast seminar on “Gangs in T&T” at the T&T Chamber of Industry and Commerce some two weeks ago.

Mutual fund for each of us

Generally, a conservative investor will seek to protect his/her investment from the effects of inflation, while requiring a regular stream of income (they prefer stability rather than volatility) with limited capital growth (principal protection is the main emphasis); and such an investor will usually have shorter investment horizons.