Anthony Wilson

1 week ago | guardian.co.tt | Anthony Wilson

At the post-Cabinet news conference on May 15, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar announced that three of her ministers—Minister of Finance, Davendradath Tancoo, Minister of Planning, Economic Affairs and Development, Kennedy Swaratsingh and Minister of Trade, Investment, and Tourism, Satyakama “Kama” Maharaj—were mandated to produce a report on foreign exchange distribution and leakage over the past ten years.

2 weeks ago | guardian.co.tt | Anthony Wilson

Q: The previous Minister of Finance in the 2025 budget said that the government intends to sell its 49 per cent stake in Clico. Is that an asset that the Guardian Group would be interested in acquiring?. A: Of course, we’d look at it. I assume an asset like that would be put out for a market tender. So I would say, we would definitely look at it.

1 month ago | guardian.co.tt | Anthony Wilson

Last Monday, one of the guests on Guardian Media’s general election night broadcast, made a predictable but nonetheless surprising attempt to foreshadow the current administration’s inability to deliver on the many promises it made during the campaign. Speaking generally about the economy over the next five years, economist Dr Indera Sagewan, made the following point:“I want to say there is the politics and the election and then there is governance.

2 months ago | guardian.co.tt | Anthony Wilson

The cost of funding seven of the main promises/commitments made by Kamla Persad-Bissessar, the political leader of the opposition United National Congress (UNC), during the 2025 general election campaign could be more than $18 billion in additional expenditure or revenue foregone, according to Business Guardian calculations, based on publicly available information and verified by senior economists, who insisted on anonymity because of their sensitive positions.

2 months ago | guardian.co.tt | Anthony Wilson

The US Government’s proposal to impose huge fees on Chinese-built or Chinese-flagged vessels docking at US ports could increase the cost of freight to the Caribbean by between 50 and 60 per cent, which could result in higher prices on imported goods of 15 to 20 per cent. That is the analysis of the CEO and technical director of the Caricom Private Sector Organisation (CPSO), Dr Patrick Antoine, who also argues that T&T’s energy exports could be “hit hard,” if the US fees are fully implemented.