Media Releases
May 4th, 2012 – CHAMBER WELCOMES MOVE BY AG TO ADDRESS CALDER HART MATTER
The Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce has always stood for good governance and supports strong governance practices and the enforcement of same, within our State and private enterprises…
March 17, 2012 – UNTENABLE SITUATION AT TCL – CHAMBER CALLS FOR END TO STRIKE ACTION AND DECISIVE ACTION BY MINISTER OF LABOUR
As the strike action by workers of Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) continues through a third week, The Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce, and indeed, the entire community of Trinidad and Tobago, are deeply concerned about the immediate short-term and long-term effect of the strike on, inter alia, employment, business development, foreign exchange earnings, inflation, and the economic growth prospects for the country in general…
March 2, 2012 – CHAMBER LEADS TRADE MISSION TO EUROPE 2012
The 2008 signing of the CARIFORUM – European Union Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) was the start of CARIFORUM’s transition from a preferential agreement to a reciprocal trading agreement with the European Union (EU) – one of the largest trading blocs in the world and Trinidad and Tobago’s third largest market…
February 14, 2012 – TT Chamber’s Tobago Division hosts Forum on the implementation of 21st Century Policing Initiative in Tobago
The Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce welcomes the news that the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) will implement its 21st Century Policing Initiative in Tobago in March 2012…
December 29th 2011 – Chamber looks back at 2011, and forward to 2012
As we come to the dawn of a new year, the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce wishes to take a moment to reflect on the past year. In 2011, the Chamber spoke on several issues which affected not our membership and by extension the national community…
December 9, 2011 – Chamber calls for more attention to good governance by business/government in 2012
Last week’s release of the Transparency International 2011 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) saw Trinidad and Tobago’s score this year in the
Index fall to 3.2 out of 10 – from 3.6 in 2010. With this in mind, and as the world recognizes International Anti-Corruption Day…
December 6th 2011 – Chamber Welcomes the End to the SoE
The Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce welcomes the end of the State of Emergency from midnight on December 5, 2011, as declared by the Honourable Prime Minister…
November 7th 2011 – T&T Chamber Welcomes End of Curfew
The Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce welcomes the immediate end of the curfew on both land and sea, as announced by the Prime Minister during the news conference today (November 7, 2011)…
October 10th 2011 – Chamber Responds to 2011-2012 Budget
The Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce is pleased to see that the government once again utilized the “social dialogue” method to inform the National Budget and that some of the Chamber’s Budget Recommendations have been accepted…
August 22nd 2011 -TT Chamber’s Views On The Limited State Of Emergency
The Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce is pleased to see that the Government has taken decisive action to treat with the recent up-surge in murders and gang violence in the country with the announcement by the Honourable Prime Minister of a Limited State of Emergency…
August 22nd 2011 - Chamber Extends Condolences To The Nation Following The Passing Of National Cultural Icon, Pat Bishop
It was with great sadness that the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce received the news of the passing of one of this country’s cultural icons, Pat Bishop…
August 16th 2011 – Chamber Commends Our Police Force For Exercising Restraint And Reason
Following media reports that showed 70 – 80 percent of our nation’s police officers reported for duty despite yesterday’s call for “rest and reflection” period of labour negotiations…
August 12th 2011 – Chamber Not In Favour Of National Shutdown
The Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce wishes to reiterate that is not in favour of any shutdown of commercial activity as is being threatened by various labour unions. Any such industrial action could only serve to hurt the country’s fragile economy and damage confidence perceptions. It will negatively impact not…
August 12th 2011 – Re: Chamber View On Reported Impending Industrial Action By Police
In light of the worsening crime situation in this country, the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce expresses grave concern and is of the strong belief that the impending industrial action that the police…
July 27th 2011 – Re: Current Labour Negotiation Situation In Trinidad And Tobago
In the considered opinion of the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce, this country has reached a really critical juncture with respect to the state of labour negotiations. Now that the Honourable Prime Minister has stated that there is no 5 percent “cap”…
July 20th 2011 – “TT Chamber Response: Reported TT$300 Million Vat Remittances Owed To The Government”
The President of the T&T Chamber of Industry and Commerce wishes to reiterate the statement made to the media earlier this month, with regards to the reported TT$300 Million in VAT being owed by business owners to the Government…
July 13th 2011 – “A Way Forward For Stagnant Economy In Tobago”
The T&T Chamber of Industry and Commerce has for some time been very concerned by the depressed and stagnating economy in our sister isle of Tobago and its potentially devastating impact on the island’s business community…
July 4th 2011 – Traffic Gridlock As A Result Of Flugtag Event
The painful lesson to be learned from yesterday’s traffic gridlock as a result of the Flugtag event and St. Peter’s Day celebrations is that our North-Western peninsula just cannot accommodate..
