Sabga, oil pioneer inducted into Business Hall of Fame
PORT SPAIN
Trinidad Express
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17 10 08
Business entrepreneur Anthony Sabga and late oil industry pioneer Randolph Rust are the newest inductees into the Trinidad and Tobago Business Hall of Fame.
At the ceremony held on Tuesday night at the Hilton Trinidad and Conference Centre, St Ann's, Sabga advised his business compatriots to guide the country during this period where global markets are constantly under threat. He stated that while the country is doing well economically, there are still many areas holding back progress.
"We are still without the labour to achieve self sufficiency," said Sabga, the patriarch of the Ansa McAL group of companies, during his acceptance speech.
Ian Collier, president of the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce, also called for measures to be put in place to bolster our economy.
"Economic downturns can be important teachers to those who will hear, might we not instead roll up our sleeves, listen intently and learn from the mistakes of the world, programme ourselves to meticulously monitor and prudently review and modify as necessary, and while doing, do all necessary for Trinidad and Tobago to be in the best possible position for when the next economic upturn begins," said Collier.
Rust, who was the first man to strike oil in Trinidad on July 2, 1902 in Guayaguayare, was posthumously added to the Hall of Fame for his discovery. Museum curator and Ministry of Culture representative Vel Lewis accepted the honour on his behalf.
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By Peter Christopher, from Trinidad
& Tobago Express - pchristopher@trinidadexpress.com
Trinidad
Express
Thursday, November 13th 2008
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