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paid_influencer wrote:wing wrote:Usual kyakers and sufferers who know nothing about the oil and gas sector. They can only dream of the kind of perks and salaries to be had. If only they had applied themselves in school and did the hard work instead of rum, weed and loud music...it have operators making that money during turnarounds...Dizzy28 wrote:In 2004 I worked in a small plant in Pt Lisas and the British Managing Director was paid US$20k as basic salary.
UD$25k for Heritage in 2023 doesn't seem that bad.
the most deceitful capitalist lie is that if labor works hard enough, they too can live like the owners of capital.
TTL wants Google to post ‘positive’ T&T stories on its search engines
Tourism Trinidad Limited (TTL) wants Google’s help to promote positive news about Trinidad and Tobago through its search engines.
The revelation came from TTL chairman Clifford Hamilton as he spoke about the threat the country’s crime rate posed to tourism before a Public Accounts Enterprises Committee panel yesterday.
Acknowledging crime was a “public menace” to the country, he said the goal is to counteract the international perception.
“We are hoping that we would be able to enter into some agreement with Google, whereby, in terms of the search engines, if we give them content that’s positive, when you Google Trinidad, what comes up first are those positive things that we’re saying about the country or other people are saying about the destination,” Hamilton said.
“So, we’re looking at that in terms of how we can help to minimise the international and regional perception of crime in Trinidad.”
Despite this, he noted that feedback received by TTL suggests that international tourists are not as concerned about crime in the country.
Asked by committee chairman Wade Mark how crime was impacting T&T’s image in the tourism industry, Hamilton said, “Thank you for that question. It’s rather timely because we just had a meeting last week with some of the stakeholders.
“The response that was probably the general response is that they do not see the crime affecting the visitors. These are people they work with, who come to Trinidad, who’ve been to Trinidad...repeatedly and they’ve never...encountered any crime. There are some folks who probably—and I think depends on where they go and where they take persons—say that persons are concerned about crime but the general consensus from that stakeholder meeting we had last week was that they are not concerned about crime and...the visitors they have are not concerned about crime.”
TTL’s chief executive officer, Carla Cupid, said an annual average of 304,000 tourists visited Trinidad between 2015 and 2019. She said 42 per cent came from the United States, 14 per cent from Canada, 20 per cent from Caricom and the Caribbean, 14 per cent from Europe, seven per cent from Latin America and three per cent visited from other parts of the world.
She said diaspora and those visiting friends and relatives accounted for 40 to 45 per cent of arrivals.
https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/ttl-wants-google-to-post-positive-tt-stories-on-its-search-engines-6.2.1725666.e3cc9f8350
DMan7 wrote:Airing out dirty laundry for the rest of the world to see on BBC. Max probably in his glee with this news.
PNM don't discriminate, (only against Indians)sMASH wrote:The new agenda.
Barry? Jowelle?sMASH wrote:The new agenda.
wing wrote:Barry? Jowelle?sMASH wrote:The new agenda.
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pugboy wrote:allyuh see the pnm taxpayer paid blogger roda borat had to issue public apology for slandering GG and have to pay his lawyers costs
too bad taxpayers money gonna be used to pay that
The_Honourable wrote:pugboy wrote:allyuh see the pnm taxpayer paid blogger roda borat had to issue public apology for slandering GG and have to pay his lawyers costs
too bad taxpayers money gonna be used to pay that
lol... about time.
She playing smart too, reposting/sharing other things to bury her apology post deep in her page to minimize traction
K74T wrote:Another L for Shonda Bigrat.
wing wrote:Moody's moves T&T outlook from stable to positive
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ABRAHAM DIAZ
Moody's Investors Services, one of the premier international rating agencies which rank the creditworthiness of borrowers, in particular sovereign governments, has affirmed the Ba2 rating of Trinidad and Tobago but moved Trinidad and Tobago's outlook upwards from stable to positive, a statement by the Ministry of Finance said Monday.
It added that Minister of Finance Colm Imbert considers this affirmative action on the part of Moody's to be a welcome development because it acknowledges the positive outcome of the efforts of the country throughout the several different shocks that have taken place over the recent years, such as oil and gas prices shocks and the severe adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Moody's positive outlook for Trinidad and Tobago is based on the fiscal performance of the country, which goes beyond the windfall of last year as a result of the surge in oil and gas prices and flows from positive developments favourably affecting gas production capacity and economic diversification," the ministry said.
It added, "The improvement in the country's outlook is also an acknowledgement of policy effectiveness, illustrated by the capacity of the Government to implement difficult but necessary long-term reforms in restructuring transfers and subsidies and improving revenue collection."
Moody's observed that "The government's adopted structural fiscal and economic reforms are reflected in improving institutions and governance strength assessment as a driver of this action."
Election spin?
pugboy wrote:things looking up for sure
flour price gone down too
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