Port of Spain Business News

Waiting for an answer on the HCU Thursday, November 12th 2009 The collapse of the Hindu Credit Union left thousands of depositors and shareholders out of pocket and hoping they will eventually get their money and investments returned to them....

Gold prices have continued spiking up in a way that is being described as ’bullish’ by most global investment experts, doing an inverse flip to the weakened US dollar in an ongoing climate of global economic crisis...Following a rise on...

The just-concluded Commonwealth Business Forum on the International Waterfront in Port of Spain certainly has the potential to expose the entire Caricom region to a stream of investment opportunities for increased trade and business.

A few years ago when it cost me US$5 in a hotel in Washington to launder a shirt, a journalist friend came up with a better idea. ’Give it to the Salvation Army,’ he said. ’They will wash and iron...

Youth Forum I thought to myself ’Wow, my entrepreneurial journey has truly come full circle!’ Here I was, this 24-year-old wide-eyed businessman sitting next to one of the most eminent thinkers in the field of economics (and mind you, someone...

Stephen R Covey, the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families Stephen R Covey Wednesday, December 2nd 2009 professional successes can’t compensate for failures in family relationships; life’s ledger will reflect the imbalance, if not the debt. There is no doubt...

Disinflation Mary King Monday, November 30th 2009 Just over a year ago headline inflation was 15 per cent year on year and food inflation was in the high twenties. Today headline inflation is 2.7 per cent (the lowest since January...