Business
December 9, 2025
VMIL moving to recover margin loan following judgment against Kintyre Holdings and E-Media Interactive
VM Investments Limited (VMIL) is moving to enforce a Supreme Court judgment handed down in its favour against E-Media Interactive Group Limited and Kintyre Holdings Limited, as it seeks to recover…
December 9, 2025
IMF chief warns of economic uncertainty, tells the world to ‘buckle up’
The global economy is holding up better than expected despite major shocks, but the head of the International Monetary Fund says that resilience may not last. “Buckle up,” Managing Director Kristalina…
December 9, 2025
by Steven Jackson
Fishers uneasy over Sandals overwater villas at Mammee Bay
Sandals Resorts International’s US$230-million redevelopment of its Dunn’s River hotel property, particularly the addition of 18 overwater villas, has received mixed reactions from the community,…
December 9, 2025
Fishers in Trinidad fear for lives, jobs after US strikes in the Caribbean
On a recent afternoon, Kenrick Modie finished untangling his fishing net in a quiet Caribbean village. As he slipped into a hammock at his home overlooking the sea, he worried that his life and…
December 9, 2025
Yoni Epstein | How BPO leaders can outwit AI disruption and political uncertainty
There is a growing fear that the outsourcing industry is under threat, not only from the possibility of replacing live agents with AI, but also from policy changes in America, like the proposed bill…
December 9, 2025
OpenAI and chipmaker AMD sign chip supply partnership for AI infrastructure
Semiconductor maker AMD will supply its chips to artificial intelligence company OpenAI as part of an agreement to team up on building AI infrastructure, the companies said Monday. OpenAI will also…
December 9, 2025
Cold shoulder from Canada proving costly for American distillers
American distillers have gotten a costly cold shoulder from Canada, where their exports plunged 85 per cent earlier this year — topping broad declines in key international markets amid global trade…
December 9, 2025
Lasco Distributors focusing on exports, healthcare business for growth
Lasco Distributors Limited will be focusing on its exports, as well as development of its healthcare line, to grow the company over the long term, according to Managing Director John De Silva. …
December 9, 2025
Lasco Financial lands government contract for SME financing
Lasco Financial Services Limited, LFSL, says it has clinched a government contract to provide financing routes for small and medium-sized enterprises under a public-private partnership arrangement.…