The small but relatively important mining and quarrying sector makes a significant contribution to the economy. In terms of estimated recoverable reserves the largest deposits are of sand and gravel, blue limestone, plastering sand, yellow limestone, clay, porcelanite and andesite (a form of volcanic rock). In 2013 reserves were estimated at 467.1m tonnes, distributed...
Although an important part of the Trinidad and Tobago economy, the manufacturing sector’s performance has been disappointing in recent years. According to the T&T Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA), the value of manufacturing output declined at an average annual rate of 4.3% from 2010 to 2014.
The government has dedicated considerable time and energy in recent years to improving the business climate for manufacturing firms and for the private sector in general. The aim is both to make the Trinidad and Tobago economy more competitive, and to attract increased inflows of foreign investment. “Three to four years ago we had no fewer than 13 separate state agencies...
It was not until 2011 that Trinidad and Tobago created a separate Ministry of Transport, spinning it off from the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure. As currently constituted, the ministry is responsible for all aspects of public transport by land, sea and air. The ministry oversees a range of dedicated departments and agencies, including the Public Transport Services...
Piarco International, located outside Port of Spain, has been Trinidad and Tobago’s main airport since 1931. It is the third-largest airport in the English-speaking Caribbean in terms of passenger movement, and the seventh-largest if all Caribbean countries are considered. It is currently configured as two main terminals: North and South. The South Terminal was the...
The existing mobile operators in Trinidad and Tobago – market leader Digicel and the government majority-owned Telecommunications Services of T&T (TSTT, through its brand Bmobile) – have been rolling out 4G long-term evolution (LTE) network technology since 2012. The new infrastructure will provide increased speed and improved quality of service in broadband internet...
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