Opinion

Curtis Williams, TT Guardian With Europe suffering from natural gas curtailment due to the ongoing conflict between the West and Russia, there continues to be reduced petrochemical production out of the continent and T&T has been shipping significant amounts of ammonia to North West Europe to try and shore up the market. Nutrien, T&T’s largest …

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Curtis Williams, TT Guardian In the midst of a massive $4.7 billion dollar turnaround of its fortune between 2020 and 2021 and a likely strong financial results in 2022, the National Gas Company Limited (NGC) is bemoaning its inability to collect billions of dollars from State-owned T&TEC, saying it threatens the NGC’s ability to grow. …

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By Curtis Williams Expect an improved economic performance over the next six to 12 months predicts Sarodh Ramkhelawan, executive director and chief investment officer at Bourse Securities. Even as the International Monetary Fund is warning of one of the worst recession to hit the world in 50 years is about to occur, Ramkhelawan argued that …

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By Curtin Williams On Tuesday, bpTT announced that it had appointed a new head of its T&T operations. According to a release from the company, David Campbell will assume the role of president of its T&T business effective October 1, subject to work permit approval. It noted that in this role, Campbell will be accountable …

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By Curtis Willians As we inch closer to 60 years of independence, T&T finds itself in crisis. This crisis is not a result of a lack of resources, a lack of opportunity, or even a lack of possibilities, but rather a crisis of leadership at all levels of the society that risks future generations and …

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By Curtis Williams Who could have been surprised by the recent riots in and around Port-of-Spain? Anyone who has looked at the decline of the society, the failure of successive governments to fix the growing urban underclass, and the loss of confidence in the nation’s institutions would know this was bound to happen, and there …

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By Dareece Polo inister of Energy and Energy Industries Stuart Young has some harsh words for a senior journalist who challenged his appearance on CNN’s Quest Means Business. Young spoke with British journalist Richard Quest on May 10. According to the Chief Editor of the Business Guardian Curtis Williams, Young gave the impression that T&T could increase its natural …

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TT Newsday Editorial Planning Minister Pennelope Beckles was correct to note that TT has a responsibility to meet its commitments to the Paris Agreement. “We therefore cannot advocate for support to deal with our climate vulnerability, while in the same breath saying that our emissions are relatively small,” she said on Wednesday at the Energy …

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