TPC Complain About Falling Advertising Sales
People are not buying the Guardian. It may have to become an online paper somewhere along the line.
The Trinidad Publishing Company (TPC), publishers of the 92-year-old Trinidad Guardian, television station CNC3 and owner of five radio stations, including Radio Trinidad which is the first one established in this country, has complained of tough times [...]
Nah Leaving Says Max
Resignation holds no terror for the President. I have not brought the office into disrepute.
I apologise….again.
Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea ultima culpa.
Resignation holds no terrors but, no, I am not resigning.
I have not brought the office of President into disrepute.
President Max Richards, looking dapper in dark suit and striped tie, broke his silence [...]
The Warriors and The Magician
The Warriors And The Magician
Latapy is no Leo Beenhakker. But he is a little magician.
Russell Latapy has been the national football team’s kingpin midfielder who can immediately transform a game and now his task is to do the same to a lacklustre outfit.
The problem is that little is known of his coaching ability [...]
Banks make bigger profits
Scotiabank, First Caribbean turn in impressive profits. They are making money despite the adverse economic conditions.
While banks in metropolitan countries continue to struggle, their local counterparts are doing well, thank you.
For instance, Scotiabank made an after tax profit of some $227.1 million for the first six months of its financial year.
The bank has total assets [...]
Make It Short And Sweet Max
The President will break his silence tonight. This time he should realize it can be golden.
What will President Max Richards say this time?
A couple of weeks ago, he broke his silence about the Integrity Commission fiasco and made things even worse as he proceeded to blame other people for the mess.
Tonight at eight, he will [...]
Windies Beat Scotland
Gayle is a big hitter and a bigger optimist. He wants to give the West Indian crowds in England something to cheer about.
His teammates refer to him affectionately as “C.G” but West Indies captain Christopher Gayle, if anything, is an incurable optimist.
He told former England captain Michael Atherton, now a television journalist for [...]
Max keeps low profile
He will soon be sending his new list of apointees to Basdeo
Panday.
Let’s hope the Opposition Leader doesn’t misplace this letter.
Max Richards continues to keep a low profile. But the heat has been taken off him somewhat with the new controversy over the resignation of Attorney Gnereal Brigid Annisette-George and the appointment of the controversial John [...]
Will Brigid Break Her Silence?
Did she recently find out that her husband was employed with the C.L Financial Group and therefore there is conflict of interest? People want her to tell the country why she really resigned from cabinet.
Ahead of the ruling People’s National Movement’s (PNM) family day in Tacarigua on Sunday, there is unhappiness, among some [...]
TT still swine flu free
Health Ministry campaigns for improved personal hygiene. But many people have no water in their taps.
Let’s knock wood and praise the much-maligned Ministry of Health for doing a fine job as regards the international swine flu outbreak.
So far, 110 persons have tested negative to flu and it appears that the vigorous personal hygiene campaign [...]
Islamic Banking Investors Told Hold Strain
Most CIB investors got back their money. Not so those who put money in the CIB’s Islamic Banking Service
Scores of investors who pumped some $35 million into the novel Islamic Banking Service (IBS) which the Clico Investment Bank (CIB) introduced eight years ago with promises of big returns are still nervously waiting for their funds [...]