Chairman of the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago, Gerald Ramdeen, has defended his board’s decision to increase natural gas prices for light industrial consumers from US$3 to US$5 per one million British Thermal Units of gas. The price of gas to local light industrial consumers was increased in January 2026. Mr. Ramdeen maintained that the decision was driven by the need to safeguard the company’s core assets and ensure the sustainability of its operations. Mr. Ramdeen said the decisi

The National Gas Company is defending its position to increase the price of natural gas despite strong objections from the business community that this would negatively affect every sector of the economy. And in other business news, the Greater San Fernando Chamber of Commerce shares how Carnival impacted the city’s commercial activities. Geisha Kowlessar Alonzo has the details in Business Watch. | T&T Guardian