To stay a few steps ahead, the Ministry of Works and Transport has compiled a list of the most common traffic violations, the ticket penalties and and their Demerit Points, starting March 2020! Check out the list and make sure none applies to you. It’s not worth it! Exceeding the speed limit by 1-9km/hr – $1000 & 0 Demerit Points […]
Read MoreFebruary 27th, 2020
We love to see when a Trini – one of us – becomes a key player on the global stage. Coming out of a life of modest economic means accompanied by exposure to crime in his extended family, Nick Fuller pursued his science education, eventually attaining a PhD at an Ivy League University and becoming a master inventor at a […]
Read MoreFebruary 18th, 2020
15 January 2020, UN Women, together with feminists across the world, and the Governments of Mexico and France, announced the Action Coalition themes for the Generation Equality Forum to be held in Mexico City and Paris this year. The Action Coalitions are global, innovative partnerships with governments, civil society, international organizations, and the private sector, to catalyze collective action, drive increased public and private […]
Read MoreJanuary 21st, 2020
Above: Kurleigh Prescod, Country Manager; Elizabeth Ammon, Senior Manager – B2B; Cindy-Ann Gatt, Director – Marketing, Trinidad and Curacao; Nicolas Collette, Vice President – Southern Cluster (Trinidad, Barbados, Curacao) with the trophies. Photo courtesy Flow. Internet and cable provider Flow walked away with three awards at the recently held Telecommunications and Broadcasting Industry (TBI) Awards hosted by the Telecommunications Authority of […]
Read MoreJanuary 21st, 2020
Publisher’s Note Perhaps it’s the dynamic nature of the networking sector in which we exist, maybe it’s simply the passage of time, but it’s amazing that Who’s Who will celebrate its milestone 20th birthday in 2020. As clichéd as it sounds: where did the time go? When we began, the ever-evolving world of business communication was on the cusp of […]
Read MoreBy: Richard Lewis | September 18th, 2019
The Sauce of Success Even fairytales require hard work from its main characters. As one half of the dynamic duo at the helm of Bertie’s Pepper Sauce maintains: “People see the grinding of peppers in the factory but they don’t see the grinding of feet on the pavement to build sales.” It’s an oxymoron; the company’s fable is really an […]
Read MoreBy: Sheldon Waithe | September 3rd, 2019
Vandana Mangroo – HELLO GREEN Vandana Mangroo never set out to build a business. Instead, this dynamic, young entrepreneur was looking at a way to improve the environment around her, having grown up in south Trinidad with a love for the outdoors. With thousands of single-use plastic and food containers improperly disposed of daily in T&T, she sought out Vegware […]
Read MoreBy: Kieran Khan | September 3rd, 2019
Jody White – SLIMDOWN 360 On completing his University studies in Management and Finance, Jody White declined a scholarship that would allow him to pursue his Masters; instead opting to begin working in the pharmaceutical sales industry. He left that career path less than two years in as he explained, “While I didn’t have an exact plan as to what […]
Read MoreBy: Kieran Khan | September 3rd, 2019
Chaguaramas – A Deepwater Hub Chaguaramas, which was named by its original Amerindian Inhabitants, describes the Palmiste Palm which lined its shores in their native language. The 14,000 plus acre peninsular and archipelago, which projects westward from Trinidad’s mainland towards Venezuela, acts as the gateway to the Gulf of Paria, one of the largest natural harbors in the world. The […]
Read MoreBy: Keith Lewis | September 3rd, 2019
The Current State of Service in Trinidad and Tobago The words of one of our national songs ‘God Bless Our Nation’ by Marjorie Padmore paint an endearing portrait of Trinidad and Tobago as a land of ‘many varied races’ and ‘tropic beauty rare’. Our people are often described as happy, warm, welcoming, friendly, fun loving, and easy going. These traits […]
Read MoreBy: Dawn Richards | January 18th, 2019
After a recently completed job for an oil and gas major in Trinidad, the Drilling Superintendent responsible for the rig said on the morning conference call “This is the best Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) team that I have worked with anywhere in the world throughout my 25-year career offshore.” This resounding accolade was directed at a team of ROV operators […]
Read MoreBy: Keith Lewis | January 18th, 2019
1943-2018 The daughter of Chinese immigrants, Judy Yukzun Chang, CA, CPA, CMT was a true pilgrim, a woman of substance, integrity, intellect and altruism. Although she had a demanding, distinguished career in the financial services sector of Trinidad and Tobago, she devoted decades of service to her family, the community and the nation. Awarded the National Chaconia Gold Medal […]
Read MoreBy: Anna Walcott-Hardy | January 18th, 2019
1924-2018 “Colin Laird was not a man that can be readily explained away in a few words,” Stephen Mendes, renowned architect, urban planner and close friend of Laird stated at the beginning of his remarks at the book launch of Forged from the Love: Colin Laird, Caribbean Architect at the Normandie Hotel in May. Mendes emphasised that Laird was an […]
Read MoreBy: Anna Walcott-Hardy | January 17th, 2019
In 2013, the global food industry was hit hard by the horse meat scandal where products labelled beef contained horse meat and consumers were not aware of this fiasco. A Dutch meat wholesaler was later convicted of having sold over 300 tons of horse meat, labelled as beef, to over 500 companies. Further to this, the milk scandal of 2008 […]
Read MoreBy: Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA), Ismahieel Ali | January 5th, 2019
“The truth is, we’ve only got one world to live in, there is no Planet B. The environmental issues we now face have come onto mankind’s radar much more strongly in the last few decades than before and is therefore something which younger generations must consider now more greatly than past generations have. When we hear studies say that soon […]
Read MoreBy: Paula Lindo | January 5th, 2019