Articles

[ARANGUEZ, 6 October 2020] — We can all agree that these are not normal times. Even as the world continues to grapple with the challenges of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Trinidad and Tobago is significantly and particularly constrained by a slowing energy market worldwide. This perfect storm of external shock factors has been devastating to the revenue generation and economic activity of T&T.

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[ARANGUEZ, 31 January 2020] — The Employers’ Consultative Association of Trinidad and Tobago (ECA) held its 59th Annual General Meeting at the Association’s Training and Conference Facility in Aranguez last Thursday. Following the confirmation of appointments, four (4) new Directors were appointed to the ECA’s Board of Directors for the period 2020 to 2023.

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[ARANGUEZ, October 10 2019] — Following a preliminary review of the 2019/20 budget statement, the Employers’ Consultative Association of Trinidad and Tobago (ECA) sees this as a reasonable attempt to assuage the relative impact that successive austerity measures may have had on the country, given the recent trends associated with oil and gas prices over the last five (5) years and its relative impact on our country’s ability to earn related revenue.

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[ARANGUEZ, June 14] — The Employers’ Consultative Association of Trinidad and Tobago (ECA) wishes to comment on Clauses 4 to 6 of the proposed Miscellaneous Provisions (Tax Amnesty, Pensions, Freedom of Information, National Insurance, Central Bank and Non-Profit Organisations) Bill, 2019.

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