Business Guardian

We are in the home stretch for the 2017/18 Budget and much of the discussion and speculation is going to be about which expenses will be cut and what taxes and other fiscal measures are likely to be increased.

Tax Appeal Board of T&T, a superior court of record, is fast approaching the end of its 50th anniversary year, having started life in 1966, approximately one year before the Industrial Court.

BHP Billiton will not be drilling an exploration well this quarter in the deepwater offshore Trinidad as it was originally carded to do, this according to highly placed sources at the company.

T&T’s downstream sector could face further decline if there is no deepwater gas discovery next year or significant progress is not made on cross-border gas between Venezuela and this country by 2020.

After over 15 years of state-sponsored tertiary education, job applicants with multiple degrees and post graduate qualifications have become quite common.

In 2016, Venezuelan trade officials visited T&T seeking to boost trade between both countries.

While the two energy-based economies are well known for their gas relationship, other areas of trade were discussed.

Few days inspire more fear in the hearts of the commuting public than the start of the school term after the July/August holidays.

A visit to the government’s TTConnect website reveals the number of state enterprises in operation in T&T.

Based on the list presented on the website there are, at least, 50 state enterprises existing in this country today.