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T&T media FAIL, Haiti edition

12-Jan-10

Good to see you again. Glad you enjoy the Limes.Dear Trinidadian media: the Haitian earthquake is the biggest and most important Caribbean story, bar none, of the moment and the year to date. What, exactly, is your excuse for your utter inability to update your sites to reflect this state of affairs, per the following [...]

Annals of appalling reporting, Trinidadians and alcohol edition

18-Sep-09

A friend forwarded me the following Guardian story, which was published on Friday with the sensational headline: Trinis drink more alcohol than water—Hospedales In a word, awful. In two words, bloody awful. Any more words and this post will no longer be fit for children. But as I am of late attempting to be constructive [...]

Some good-ish macroeconomic news for T&T

14-Sep-09

My day job has kept me so busy I haven’t yet had time to read beyond the headlines of the latest budget, but it seems that whatever Karen Nunez-Tesheira put together pleased Standard & Poor’s. Although the devil, as ever, is in the details. The rating agency issued the following statement on Monday (any emphasis [...]

T&T Gov’t finally steps up on the Schengen visa issue

07-Aug-09

About damn time too. The Express reports: Citizens will no longer need a visa for the French overseas territories once their stay is 30 days or less. Foreign Affairs Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon announced yesterday that following an approach by the Government, the French Government has agreed to exempt nationals of this country travelling to Guadeloupe, [...]

Moody’s reviews First Citizens’ ratings

02-Jun-09

Moody’s, the ratings agency, is reviewing the credit ratings of First Citizens Bank Limited for a possible downgrade. The agency has been conducting a broad review of global banks, so this is not entirely surprising. Here are the comments from Moody’s, any highlighting is my own: New York, June 02, 2009 — Moody’s Investors Service [...]

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