CFA Awards & Finance: First Citizens CEO Jason Julien and UTC CIO Crystal Rodriguez-Greaves were honoured at the CFA Society T&T 25th anniversary gala, with Julien taking the Gold Standard Award and Rodriguez-Greaves the Visionary Award. Health as Business Asset: The T&T Chamber’s Healthcare Committee argues health must be treated as core to business continuity and economic resilience, not just a personal matter. Energy Project Funding: A look at what makes an energy project “bankable,” focusing on lenders’ risk checks like offtake deals and cash-flow certainty. Cuba Tourism Shock: Meliá says it will suspend management of 15 hotels in Cuba as US sanctions tighten, while Visa/Mastercard services are set to pause. SoE Protest Rules: PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar says no-protest zones under the state of emergency will stay, even as unions push for repeal. Maxi Taxi Disruption: The strike continues to reshape commuting, with ride-share demand up and operators citing illegal competition, speed limits, and hub/terminal upgrades. Agriculture Push: MP Khadijah Ameen and the Rural Development ministry promote kitchen gardening and local buying via seedling distribution for Corpus Christi. Forced Labour Tariffs: The US proposes Section 301 tariffs tied to forced-labour enforcement failures, listing Trinidad among affected economies. Skills & TVET Digitisation: HEART/NSTA Trust digitised TVET courses under a CARICOM TVET digitalisation pilot, expanding access across member institutions. Mining Compliance Clash: MPAATT challenges the Energy Ministry’s hold-over letters to quarry operators, saying they lack legal basis under mining laws.