Today is about much more than the opening of another store. It is about celebrating a Trinbagonian success story. for more than four decades, Pennywise Cosmetics has been woven into the fabric of our nation. It is not simply a business. It is an institution. It is one of those uniquely Trinbagonian places that almost every family has a story about. In fact, for many of us, dropping off our wives, mothers, daughters, or sisters at Pennywise became something of a rite of passage.

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CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean convened a high-level Private Sector Dialogue on Monday, July 27, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Port of Spain. The session brought together Government Ministers, senior representatives from various Chambers of Commerce, leaders of financial institutions, and key enterprise executives to discuss how CAF’s financing instruments can be channeled to firms within Trinidad and Tobago and to identify potential opportunities to support national development.

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S&P Global Ratings has reaffirmed Trinidad and Tobago’s investment-grade credit rating of BBB-. The decision preserves the country’s investment-grade standing and recognises its favourable external position, strong external creditor position and substantial national assets, including the Heritage and Stabilisation Fund.

Finance Minister, the Honourable Davendranath Tancoo joined leaders from around the globe for the OPEC Fund Development Forum 2026 in Vienna, Austria on June 23^rd 2026.  The event convened under the theme, “A Transition That Empowers Our Tomorrow”, primarily focused on discussions on advancing development impact and strengthening resilience, particularly in vulnerable nations. This year’s forum also marked a historic milestone, as the OPEC Fund celebrated its Golden Jubilee fifty (50) years of partnership-based international development cooperation.

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