THE TT Securities and Exchange Commission (TTSEC) hosted a prize-giving ceremony on September 16 for the winners of its inaugural virtual investing competitions – JAVA Mini Quest and Big Up You Mini Quest. The ceremony took place at the commission's International Waterfront Centre, Port of Spain offices. A press release... Read more

Jerome Teelucksingh TWO SONS of TT, CLR James and George Padmore, were familiar with the work of WEB Du Bois and Marcus Garvey (a Jamaican) who were based in the US. The philosophy of Garveyism reinforced anti-colonial and anti-imperial sentiments, but, more importantly, it stimulated racial pride and self-reliance among... Read more

Dr Rita Pemberton THE 1880s was an important decade in the history of Tobago, for during this period the economic crisis which raised concerns about the island’s development had implications for its political future. The downward spiral of the island’s sugar industry, which had been ailing since the start of... Read more

The crash landing of United Airlines (UA) Flight 232 on July 19, 1989, at Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City, Iowa, was a most graphic example of an aircraft accident in which the pilots used their training, experiences, skills and intuition to manage perhaps the most complex aviation inflight emergency... Read more

Having already trained 12 University of TT (UTT) students aboard its new methanol-fuelled fleet, Proman TT's executive chairman Claus Cronberger hopes one day to see one of the deck cadet graduates captaining their ships. "The Proman UTT cadetship programme is a partnership that provides young people from TT with opportunities... Read more

UNITED by the potential of a transformational, efficient and modern tax-collection regime, business chambers welcomed the Privy Council’s decision on September 16 to allow the new TT Revenue Authority (TTRA) to proceed. Some, however, have addressed the Public Services Association (PSA) concerns raised in its unsuccessful appeal to the UK-based... Read more