Low interest rates and reduced trade tensions will likely buoy the global economy over the next two years and help nurture steady if modest growth. That's the view of the International Monetary ...

The Central Bank is offering an expedited same-day exchange of old cotton-based $100 bills to persons wishing to exchange up to $1000. As per Act. No. 22 of 2019 Miscellaneous Provisions (Procee...

Any Carnival veteran knows, getting dolled up for Carnival Monday and Tuesday is a production in and of itself. For newcomers to the Carnival, the personal grooming and beautifying that goes int...

Payless ShoeSource has emerged from bankruptcy for the second time, with a focus on international markets. The Topeka, Kansas-based said Thursday it wants to reinvigorate Latin America, its larg...

Keeping profit margins down will attract greater sales from consumers. That was the advice from Trade and Industry Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon in response to an advisory by the Supermarket Associ...

Citizens in Tobago who couldn’t or didn’t redeem their old $100 notes will have the opportunity to do so on Tuesday and Friday of next week. Applicants will still need to provide proof for why t...

The Ministry of Trade is urging businesses to be reasonable in their pricing of goods and not engage in price gouging. This, as the Supermarket Association of Trinidad and Tobago (SATT) advised ...

Supermarkets warned that some of their suppliers have alreadyindicated anincreasein prices. The Supermarkets Association of Trinidad and Tobago (SATT) said in a statement dated January 4, 2020, ...

Republic Bank is informing that the maximum US dollar spending limit per billing cycle on Republic Bank credit cards will be reduced fromUS$15,000toUS$12,000effective January 20. In a notice to ...

The Paria Fuel Trading Company Ltd announced Friday that a one-year supply agreement has been reached with UNIPET. In a statement issued January 3, 2020, the company said that the agreement ...

T&T’s non-energy sector improved over the past year. According to figures provided by the Ministry of Trade and Industry, the value of the country’s total non-energy exports grew by 22 percent r...

The National Carnival Commission(NCC)is accepting applications for those wanting to operate vending booths in the Queen’s Park Savannah(QPS)for the Carnival season. TheNCCsays applicants will ne...

The $100 bill demonetisation exercise was completed on schedule and according to plan. This is according to National Security Minister Stuart Young. “The demonetisation process is one that Tr...

Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) has denied, among other claims, charging unfair ticket prices in Guyana. The response follows allegations that CAL has been “milking” Guyana to make up for losse...

Today (December 31) is the last day to reedeem your old $100 bills. This, as the $100 cotton note ceases to be legal tender from January 1. According to the Central Bank, the new bill is base...

Guess who's getting used to working with robots in their everyday lives? The very same warehouse workers once predicted to be losing their jobs to mechanical replacements. But doing your job sid...

The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (CBTT) has left its benchmark repo rate steady at 5.0 percent. That's amid slowing global growth trends, recent political developments in major countries ...

Effective January 25, 2020, Republic Bank (RBL) will not renew its Visa Travel Money (VTM) cards. In an emailed notice to customers on Friday, Republic Bank advised of its decision to discontinu...

The US Embassy is advising that the adoption of the Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2019 into the Trinidad and Tobago law does not exempt persons with expunged convictions from disclosing such inf...

You shopped and shopped until you couldn't shop any more. Or so you thought... Loop has pulled together a list of all the advertised Boxing Day sales happening at retailers across the cou...