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Busi­ness clo­sures are mount­ing, and con­cerns are ris­ing that there are grow­ing signs the econ­o­my is trend­ing down­ward.

On Tues­day, Ari­api­ta Av­enue fast food restau­rants Burg­er Joint and Jam­rock Au­then­tic Jerk an­nounced that they would be clos­ing their op­er­a­tions on Fri­day, Jan­u­ary 16.

In the past week, the wind up of the News­day was an­nounced, Pro­man an­nounced it melamine plant would be placed on a two-year pause and long-stand­ing Port of Spain Restau­rant and Bar D’Bo­cas al­so con­firmed it had closed.