NEWS
Man ordered to repay millions to ex-employer
A FORMER manager at SuperPharm Ltd has been ordered by a High Court judge to repay the company in excess of $2 million that he allegedly defrauded it during the course of his tenure, by way of deception or misrepresentation. Read more…
Judiciary workers stay away again, but less delays
Members of the public who were inconvenienced by a protest from Judiciary workers on Monday had to face similar issues yesterday, as public servants extended their protest to a second consecutive day. Read more…
POLITICS
AG rubbishes building rental impropriety claims
Hypocritical!
That’s the accusation from Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi regarding Opposition leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s complaints about him owning property at 3 Alexandra Street, Port-of-Spain, which was rented by Government. Read more…
BUSINESS
Shell take US$190m T&T impairment
ROYAL DUTCH Shell reported last week that it more than doubled the earnings of the segment of its business that includes T&T in its 2018 financial year. This was despite a US$190 million impairment charge on its T&T operation in the fourth quarter of last year (Q4 2018). Read more…
Exporting farmers face new certificate
LOCAL farmers who focus on exports may face a new non-tariff phytosanitary barrier, several speakers at a Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (Cariri) press conference confirmed on Friday. Read more…
REGIONAL
Minority Shareholder Wins Fight To Keep Cable & Wireless Shares
Minority shareholders in Cable & Wireless Jamaica, a telecommunications firm that went private last year and delisted from the stock exchange after a buy-out offer, can keep their shares for now, according to a Supreme Court judgment issued on Friday. Read more…
GECOM Chairman tells President no elections before late November
With one more day before Guyana enters uncharted Constitutional waters, the rift at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has widened even further.
Yesterday, GECOM Chairman, Justice (Ret’d) James Patterson, advised President David Granger that the earliest General and Regional Elections can be held is late November. Read more…
INTERNATIONAL
Cyclone Idai: Mozambique survivors desperate for help
So far 200 people have been confirmed dead in the southern African country, but the death toll could be much higher. Read more…
Brexit: Theresa May vows not to delay departure beyond June
Theresa May has written to European Council President Donald Tusk to formally request a delay to Brexit beyond 29 March. Read more…
20th March 2019