Trinidad goes for LNG
Trinidad and Tobago has ensnared the biggest customer for its natural gas so far, now that British Gas (BG) – the world’s...
Caracas, Venezuela: Bolivar’s proud city
“In Venezuela is best of everything,” said Luis. We were sitting on a bench in a corner of Plaza Bolivar, the heart of old...
Aloe vera: the thorny balm
“Go out in the garden and cut some aloes” are dreaded words for many Caribbean children. Aloe’s bitter taste is enough to prove that...
Electric Avenues
Some of my fondest childhood memories involve cars. My father and I used to play a game called “guess that car” — down to the year of...
Castor oil, please
Castor oil. Two words that used to strike terror in the hearts — and stomachs — of Caribbean children. In the old days, at the end of...
There is energy out there still
With international oil prices bubbling in 1999–2000, what comes next? High energy prices are good news for Trinidad and Tobago, but...
The transparency challenge
In a country where allegations of corruption are made almost every week, the Trinidad and Tobago Extractive Industries Transparency...
Positively profitable
It took us 125 years to use the first trillion barrels of oil. We’ll use the next trillion in thirty. So why should you care?” That may...
