Tourism Is Dying In Trinidad And Tobago

Hotels in Tobago have made the announcement that in light of the decrease in visitors to the island they have dropped their rates. However, a little research reveals that as compared to Orlando, Barbados, and Curacaos, Tobago on average has the highest accommodation rates. So it obvious that tourism would be on the decline because [...]

Ansa McAL- Employee Cuts Last Resort

Can Ansa McAL be classified as the employer of the year? Well the National Union of Government and Federated Workers (NUGFW) sure do think so. Recently, at the Tatil building in Maraval, the NUGFW presented the group with the employer of the year award.
Ansa McAL’s chairman and chief executive Norman Sabga proudly boasted that the [...]

Prime Minister Patrick Manning’s Recession Plan

The prime minister has put forward a three-pronged approach to deal with the economic situation. The government plans to continue trimming expenditure, run a temporary deficit and raise the money to finance this deficit by floating bonds on the domestic market.
It is a good thing that the government acknowledges the falling energy prices and [...]