CSA’s senior scientist Mary Jo Barkaszi will be presenting at the State of the Science Workshop on Wildlife and Offshore Wind on November 19th in the Cumulative Impacts Session. Her talk, titled Vessel Encounter Risk Model Tool, will summarize the development of a vessel strike risk model that allows users to assess potential vessel strike impacts to large whales and sea turtles […]
Read MoreNovember 13th, 2020
Writer: Kieran Andrew Khan The Caribbean’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been a robust one and the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) continues to play an integral role. The Agency leads the regional public health response to COVID-19, in keeping with its Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) mandate from CARICOM and recommendations from the COHSOD-Health Working Group on regional co-ordination for […]
Read MoreNovember 12th, 2020
SPECIAL FEATURE Cocoa Republic Christopher Boodoosingh Cocoa Republic represents the renaissance of our cocoa industry today as much as it does our future potential on the world stage. The chocolate brand’s modern packaging can be found on shelves at many local supermarkets as well as at retail stores and restaurant suppliers globally. The path from pod to packaged product was […]
Read MoreBy: Kieran Andrew Khan | November 10th, 2020
Systematic Collection of Benthic Invertebrates from the eastern Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Florida, and the Bahamas Over a period of 25 years, CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA) developed an extensive and organized collection of epibenthic invertebrate specimens from the eastern Gulf of Mexico, eastern Florida, and the Bahamas to assist with their identification of organisms observed on video collected during […]
Read MoreNovember 2nd, 2020
SPECIAL FEATURE General insurance, e.g., home and car, take care of your possessions. Life insurance takes care of your family. In the new normal, given COVID-19 and the prospect of other pandemics, I believe that the industry needs to focus on the individual—what’s in it for them? Who takes care of the individual when they get sick? Who pays for […]
Read MoreBy: Nigel Romano Partner, Moore Trinidad & Tobago Chartered Accountants | October 28th, 2020
SPECIAL FEATURE Innovation in the Time of a Pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has inspired innovative responses from two leading educational institutions in Trinidad & Tobago – the University of the West Indies, St Augustine campus (UWI), and MIC Institute of Technology (MIC-IT). Outlining these innovations, UWI Pro Vice-Chancellor and Campus Principal, Professor Brian Copeland stressed: “COVID has allowed us to […]
Read MoreBy: Kay Baldeosingh-Arjune | October 28th, 2020
SALUTATIONS Good morning, ladies and gentlemen and welcome to AMCHAM T&T’s 24th Annual HSSE Conference & Exhibition. By now many of you have grown accustomed to our new rules: wearing a mask, sanitizing your hands, and social distancing. This is 2020 and our world has definitely changed. Welcome to our new reality.. our new normal. I would so like to […]
Read MoreOctober 23rd, 2020
Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (“the Authority”) is pleased to announce that the Piarco International Airport in Trinidad and ANR Robinson International Airport in Tobago, have achieved accreditation through the Airports Council International (ACI) Airport Health Accreditation (AHA) programme. We are the first nation in the region to achieve accreditation for two airports. International recognition and accreditation have come […]
Read MoreOctober 22nd, 2020
Tamara Pooran – Think Talent HR Consulting The economic slowdown from COVID 19 and the tremendous hit taken by the energy sector as a result of low commodity prices, have placed businesses into survival mode. With profit margins reduced, and in some cases, severely eroded, business leaders have had to aggressively protect dwindling revenue via cost control, which lead to […]
Read MoreOctober 21st, 2020
SporTT and NAMDEVCO have formalised an agreement to expand locations for Farmers’ Markets and provide nutrition advice and local food ‘fuel’ sustenance for athletes and by extension the nation. Speaking at the signing event, Minister of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries, Hon. Clarence Rambharat noted that, “we eat for fuel and putting NAMDEVCO and SporTT to work together will ensure that […]
Read MoreOctober 16th, 2020
The TTMA officially welcomes all to the 21st Installment of the Trade and Investment Convention, TIC 2020-Breaking Boundaries- The New Normal for Business. Due to the unfolding of the effects surrounding the pandemic COVID-19 locally, regionally and internationally, the need and idea for a virtual platform was conceptualized to enable businesses to trade and operate. The new virtual format for TIC 2020 is an […]
Read MoreOctober 15th, 2020
Notwithstanding the challenges presented by the COVID-19 Pandemic, First Citizens has forged ahead with the hosting of its annual girls empowerment event First Citizens Girls First Festival. The festival which ordinarily travels across the nation offering teenaged girls an immersive, one-day, activity filled experience, will instead be delivered completely virtually in 2020. This year, the event which is free of […]
Read MoreOctober 8th, 2020
After months and months of bad news about Covid-19 this, and Covid-19 that, would you like to hear a bit of good news instead? Or perhaps you’ve already heard our good news? We have been happy to shout about it through our social media accounts recently! Just a couple weeks ago, the UK based company, International Property Awards, recognized HomeWork […]
Read MoreSeptember 30th, 2020
September 23rd, 2020
Trinidad and Tobago (September 2020) – GENESIS Insurance Brokers and Benefits Consultants Limited has strengthened its core competencies in Health & Benefits by now combining superior risk management resources for local and international Property & Casualty placements, resulting in a robust amalgamation of enhanced offerings. Through a new partnership with Aon plc, a leading global professional services firm providing a […]
Read MoreSeptember 23rd, 2020
As the Covid-19 outbreak began, so did widespread panic purchases. The credit cards, savings and salaries of many were exhausted on stock piling supplies. As prices rose for staple purchases those that were comfortable with the exorbitant spending represented a sector of the population. Others were dependent on salaries to survive month to month. The loss of income and increase […]
Read MoreBy: Dr. Carlana Ramlochansingh | September 17th, 2020
The local construction industry has traditionally been one of the largest within the Trinidad and Tobago economy. In 2017, it accounted for 6% of the country’s GDP but decreased by 0.2% in 2018 to 5.8% with an estimated value of about TT$9.38 billion. An increase was projected for 2019 as the government sought to complete many of its planned initiatives […]
Read MoreSeptember 4th, 2020
Tourism Trinidad Limited (TTL) recently launched its new sixty (60) second Destination Trinidad commercial that perfectly captures the essence of the island’s sports, events, and conferences/meetings tourism niches. The original composed background soca infused music perfectly aligns with the footage; portraying Trinidad as a place where visitors can embark on their own epic journeys and ultimately compel them to set […]
Read MoreAugust 27th, 2020
– Category of the Year North America hosted at the 2020 BizX awards, Nashville Tennessee #BIZX 2020 Powered by ActionCOACH honors Who’s Who in Trinidad & Tobago Business with Best Business Publication PORT OF SPAIN – Prestige Business Publications Ltd, publisher of the Who’s Who in Trinidad & Tobago Business was named the winner of Best Business Publication at the […]
Read MoreAugust 13th, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is bringing out the best of us and the best in us. At first blush, this assertion might seem utterly divorced from reality. After all, aren’t we treated every week to media reports about people not social distancing, not wearing masks, and otherwise behaving in irresponsible and even reckless ways? But media by its very nature highlights […]
Read MoreBy: Sandra Welch-Farrell – CEO, SWF&Co. Public Relations | August 12th, 2020
Over the next decade, every successful business will need to be digital at heart powered by data. Many struggle to compete in a hyper-digital world and despite the inexorable pace of change, many transformation programs are still in their infancy so the situation is now urgent. Although change is imminent, businesses have set-backs and concerns with data privacy and security, […]
Read MoreAugust 6th, 2020
SCARBOROUGH Tobago, Friday July 24, 2020: Tobago has been awarded the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) “Safe Travels” stamp after the development of a Tourism Industry Health & Safety Manual by the Tobago Tourism Agency Limited (TTAL). The Safe Travels stamp is the world’s first ever global safety and hygiene stamp for travel and tourism designed specifically to address […]
Read MoreJuly 29th, 2020
PRESS RELEASE Denise Chinpire-O’Reilly has been appointed President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Trinidad and Tobago. At the first meeting of the 2020/2021 Council of ICATT, Chinpire-O’Reilly was elected unopposed to replace Stacy-Ann Golding who served three terms as president. Dwayne Rodriguez-Seijas was also unanimously appointed to the position of Vice-President. The Council met following a virtual Annual […]
Read MoreJuly 23rd, 2020
July 10 marked another historic milestone for the Studley Park Enterprise Limited (SPEL), as a barge load containing 5000MT of aggregate left the Barbados Bay Jetty, Tobago for St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). SVG is the second Caribbean territory to import the commodity from the Studley Park Quarry; SPEL launched regional export to Guyana in January 2020. This is the first of […]
Read MoreJuly 22nd, 2020
The 2020 edition of the First Citizens UWI Internship Program kicked off on Thursday 2nd July 2020. This year the Group has taken on 22 Interns from the Management Studies department and the Department of Computing and Information Technology, UWI. Despite the challenges presented by COVID-19 which threatened to suspend the initiative altogether, both the UWI and First Citizens agreed […]
Read MoreJuly 8th, 2020
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA) scientists completed a coral relocation project for the Port Authority of Guam immediately before the COVID-19 pandemic brought most of the world to a screeching halt. The project was required prior to significant repairs to Hotel Wharf in Apra Harbor, which had been scheduled for early April. Three weeks before the Hotel Wharf project start […]
Read MoreJuly 2nd, 2020
DUMORE ENTERPRISES Leading In Climate-Positive Policies and Business Lines Presenter at the June 2020 Energy Efficiency and Renewables Conference By Kieran Andrew Khan Adapting to change has become the order of the day for businesses amidst a global pandemic and the resulting economic impacts. Established in 1981, Dumore Enterprises has experienced shifts in the marketplace. With business lines from oilfield […]
Read MoreJuly 1st, 2020
New System in Place for Passport Services at Immigration Division The Ministry of Security announced the resumption of passport services at its Immigration Division offices. The following changes to passport services have been implemented: The Immigration Division office located at 67 Frederick Street, Port of Spain, has been relocated to the Government Campus Plaza, No 3-9 Richmond Street, Port of […]
Read MoreJune 23rd, 2020
Health Insurance and the Pandemic General insurance, e.g., home and car, take care of your possessions. Life insurance takes care of your family. In the new normal, given Covid 19 and the prospect of other pandemics, I believe that the industry needs to focus on the individual—what’s in it for them? Who takes care of the individual when they get […]
Read MoreJune 16th, 2020
Successful OPITO Remote Audit during COVID-19 Lockdown It is said that “Necessity is the Mother of Invention”… HHSL Safety Systems Limited of Trinidad and Tobago was selected for a pilot project to be audited remotely by OPITO in April 2020 during the COVID-19 lockdown. The Audit profile covered HHSL’s Annual Monitoring Audit and an Initial Approval Audit, the latter in […]
Read MoreJune 16th, 2020
SCARBOROUGH Tobago, Monday June 08, 2020: Applications are now open for two tourism sector relief grants administered by the Tobago Tourism Agency Limited (TTAL), to ensure that Tobago’s tourism sector can be helped onto a pathway to wider economic and social recovery post COVID-19. The Government of Trinidad and Tobago, through the Tobago House of Assembly, has developed a Tourism Accommodation Relief […]
Read MoreJune 15th, 2020
On the morning of May 25th the University of Trinidad and Tobago, through its Academy of Arts, Letters, Culture and Public Affairs assembled a small group of Carnivalists via a webinar to discuss the theme “Coronavirus and the Trinidad & Tobago Carnival: Impact and Opportunities to Rebound after the Crisis”. Among the discussants were moderator Lamar Pollard, PhD candidate at UTT, Marcus Ash, Education […]
Read MoreJune 9th, 2020
AMCHAM T&T/IDB Launch 3RD Women in Leadership Mentorship Programme The American Chamber of Commerce of Trinidad and Tobago (AMCHAM T&T) in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) hosted a virtual launch of the third Women in Leadership Mentorship Programme June 2, 2020. The AMCHAM T&T/IDB Mentorship Programme is part of AMCHAM T&T’s continued commitment to working towards achieving gender […]
Read MoreJune 9th, 2020
People-first priority – Supporting the health and well-being of staff in practical ways by providing a safe work environment and helping employees adapt and thrive in a “new normal”. This intervention is critical, impacting employee engagement, productivity and retention. Initiating or expanding flexible work arrangements that allow people to work safely, efficiently and comfortably. Managing the immediate financial fallout, planning […]
Read MoreJune 3rd, 2020
Question: What do you see the business community focusing on coming out of Covid-19 lockdown with regards to moving forward and what changes do you foresee being implemented with the ‘new business norm’? Mr. Vishnu Charran – President Chaguanas Chamber of Industry and Commerce The Corona Virus pandemic has created unprecedented times globally, creating not only massive upheaval from an […]
Read MoreMay 27th, 2020
YTEPP DONATES 2,500 CLOTH FACE MASKS TO NGOs As part of national efforts, YTEPP Limited has joined the fight against COVID-19. In an attempt to minimize risk and flatten the curve, YTEPP has embarked on the production of 2,500 cloth face masks for distribution to NGOs, with a special focus on at-risk youth and other vulnerable groups in society. Production […]
Read MoreMay 26th, 2020
In Photo: Dr. Binoy Chattuparambil CAYMAN ISLANDS (May 8, 2020) – The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed hospitals around the word into a state of high alert. In the Cayman Islands, there is still a state of uncertainty regarding how the virus could potentially affect the population. But Health City Cayman Islands is ready. The 104-bed tertiary care facility has pledged 47 […]
Read MoreMay 19th, 2020
What do you see the business community focusing on coming out of the COVID-19 lockdown with regards to moving forward and what changes you do foresee being implemented with the ‘new business norm’? MRS. ANGELA LEE LOY Eve Anderson Recruitment, Aegis Business Solutions and Caribbean Resourcing Solutions Limited “Business owners will be operating differently, and many companies will continue to […]
Read MoreMay 19th, 2020