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CENTRAL BANK APPOINTS A NEW FINANCIAL SERVICES OMBUDSMAN
With effect from May 1, 2010 Ms. Suzanne Roach is the new Financial Services
Ombudsman of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago. She has replaced Ms. Ann
Marie Narine, who served as the Financial Services Ombudsman from 2008 until end
April 2010.
The office of the Financial Services Ombudsman investigates complaints from individuals
and small businesses in respect of services provided by the financial institutions.
Ms. Roach brings a wealth of experience to this position having served the Central Bank
of Trinidad and Tobago for over twenty-seven (27)…
SUSTAINABLE TOURISM CONFERENCE TO FOCUS ON BUILDING WORLD CLASS SUSTAINABLE TOURISM PRODUCT
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: The opportunities that exist for the Caribbean to enhance and sustain its tourism product and how the Region can capitalize on these opportunities will be the focus of this year’s leading Caribbean gathering on sustainable tourism, the 11th Annual Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Tourism (STC-11).
The stage is already being set with the selection of a theme that encapsulates the current status of global and Caribbean tourism, and invites conference delegates to become centrally involved in building a world class…
Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding visits Trinidad and Tobago
Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding met on December 16, 2009 with Senator the Hon. Dr. Lenny Saith who is performing the duties of Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago.
They held talks on Air Jamaica and Caribbean Airlines
The Jamaican Prime Minister arrived in Trinidad and Tobago with a high level delegation from Jamaica to discuss matters related to both Caribbean air carriers.
Dr. Saith was joined in the talks by the Minister of Finance Karen Nunez Tesheira and Minister of Trade and Industry…
LAUNCH OF THE $100 COMMEMORATIVE CIRCULATION CHOGM NOTE
On November 17, 2009, the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago launched the issue of a special circulation $100 note to commemorate the country’s hosting of the 60th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). The note will form part of the normal currency circulation thus enabling the general public ready accessibility to this commemorative issue. This $100 commemorative circulation note maintains all the existing security features of the current 2006 note but has changes to the design only.
The new design…
BPTT BEGINS GAS PRODUCTION FROM SAVONETTE
BP Trinidad and Tobago (bpTT) today announced the start of natural gas production from the Savonette field, offshore Trinidad. Savonette is located in 290 feet (88 metres) of water approximately 50 miles off Trinidad’s south east coast. BPTT holds a 100 per cent interest in the field.
Production from the platform is tied into bpTT’s Mahogany B platform, via a 26-inch diameter 5.3 mile subsea pipeline, where the gas is processed and then exported into bpTT’s existing infrastructure. Gas from Savonette will supply…