Business Guardian

The national and regional interests of Commonwealth Caribbean countries would hardly be served by backing Argentina in its long-running dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands.

Do you remember the collapse of Enron? At US$65 billion it was then the largest bankruptcy in the United States. It was, in fact, just over ten years ago and for many it is a distant memory.

Should the Oilfield Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) workers go on strike on Saturday, Petrotrin plans to import product to meet local demand in addition to it having hundreds of thousands of gallons of fuel stored in tanks.

The petrochemical sector alone contributed more than $18.3 billion of direct value added to the T&T economy in 2011, according to Roger Packer, president of the Energy Chamber.

The issue of developing local content is a complex one, said Trade Minister Stephen Cadiz.

Deputy chairman of state-owned Petrotrin, Aleem Hosein, has denied that the $300 million seismic survey that was shot over most of southwest Trinidad has significant problems and could negatively impact the company’s plans to find new oil in areas...

Former Minister of Planning and the Economy, Mary King, has for years advocated that the local economy should focus on technology and innovation as its 21 century growth pole.

Ancel Roget, president general of the Oilfield Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU), has defended what appears to be constant battles between his union and the management of state-owned Petrotrin, insisting that the OWTU has not been bullying Petrotrin’s...