Vishanna Phagoo
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T&T Chamber pushes focused strategy for investment, jobs (opens the original)
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The Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce (T&T Chamber) has centred its 2026/27 budget wish list on improving the business environment, stimulating private investment, creating jobs and strengthening cash flow In a response to Express Business, the Chamber said its submission was built around one question: âWhat interventions can T&T realistically undertake to improve the business environment, stimulate private investment, create jobs and accelerate the development of the non-en
TTMA, TTCSI seek stronger support for manufacturers, services (opens the original)
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The Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturersâ Association (TTMA) wants the 2026/27 national budget to address several key constraints affecting manufacturers, including the VAT refund backlog, access to foreign exchange and support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In a response to the Express Business, the TTMA said its priorities were âfourfoldâ: a practical and predictable solution to the outstanding VAT refund backlog; relief from increased excise taxes on locally manufactured al
Sagewan urges shift from spending to productivity (opens the original)
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The upcoming 2026/27 national budget is neither the time for austerity nor indiscriminate spending, economist Dr Indera Sagewan has said as she called on the Government to redirect scarce fiscal resources towards productivity, foreign-exchange earning capacity and investment. In an interview with Express Business, Sagewan said the immediate priority should be economic stabilisation, coupled with a deliberate shift towards growth that reduces Trinidad and Tobagoâs dependence on energy revenues.
Govt plans to expand Pt Lisas by 500 acres (opens the original)
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Government has decided to expand the Point Lisas Industrial Estate by 500 acres, National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago (NGC) chairman Gerald Ramdeen has said. He said Government decided to expand the Estate by 500 acres to the north to âencourage the expansion of the downstream and attract foreign investmentâ. He was speaking at a United States Embassy networking reception to foster engagement between T&T downstream operators and NGC at the Chief of Mission Residence, Flagstaff Hill, S
Chaguanas, Sando chambers back 7-district security plan (opens the original)
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The Chaguanas Chamber of Industry and Commerce and the Greater San Fernando Area Chamber of Commerce are backing the Governmentâs proposed seven-district security framework as a necessary tool to dismantle criminal networks. But both chambers say enhanced security operations must be targeted enough to protect businesses and keep commercial activity moving. President of the Chaguanas Chamber of Industry and Commerce Baldath Maharaj said the chamber has ânever minced words when it comes to the
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