Caribbean Regional Training Programme
The Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards successfully hosted the first Caribbean Regional Training Programme from 12th -30 th January 2004.
Opening Ceremony
The programme was launched with an opening ceremony on Monday 12 th January 2004 in the Auditorium of TTBS.
The feature address was given by Ms Edwina Leacock, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Ms Leacock represented Mr Ken Valley, Minister of Trade and Industry.
Twenty-three (23) participants from the following Caribbean countries attended:
- Dominica
- Jamaica
- Barbados
- Haiti
- Guyana
- Antigua and Barbuda
- St Kitts and Nevis
- St Lucia
- St Vincent and the Grenadines
- Grenada
Feature Speakers
USAID Consultants
- Dr Andre Gordon- Food Technology & HACCP
- Dr Henrik Nielsen- Industrial Metrology
- Dr Joseph Karpathi- Sanitary & Phytosanitary Standards
Regional presenters
- Mr Dudley Rhynd- Executive Director, Barbados National Standards Institute
- Mr Tweedsmuir Mitchell (Bureau of Standards Jamaica) - Legal Metrology
Local presenters
- Mr Gene A. Hutchinson- Former Executive Director TTBS & Former Chairman DEVCO
- Mr Stanley Teemul- Director, Food and Drugs Division, Ministry of Health, Trinidad and Tobago
- Mr Michael Merrit- National Petroleum Marketing Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited
- Mr Wayne Rajkumar-Environmental Management Authority (EMA)
- Mr Kenneth Kerr- Registrar, Pesticides Control Board
- Mr Zaid Khan- In-Corr-Tech Ltd
- Mr Kenrick Bethelemy- Ministry of National Security, Trinidad and Tobago
- Ms Jacqueline Charles- Ministry of Trade and Industry
- Mr Ganga Persad- National Agricultural Marketing Development Corporation (NAMDEVCO)
- Dr Jeffrey Phillips- Board of Engineering of Trinidad and Tobago (BOETT)
- Dr Myron Chin- University of the West Indies, St Augustine campus
- Mr George Sampson- Government Electrical Inspectorate, Trinidad and Tobago & Electrical Code Committee, Board of Engineering of Trinidad and Tobago
- Mr Sham Mahabir- Shamco Ltd & Electrical Code Committee, Board of Engineering of Trinidad and Tobago
- Mr Carl De Four- Board of Engineering of Trinidad and Tobago
TTBS speakers
- Mr Victor Ramsaroop- Legal Officer
- Mr Kenrick Romain-Marketing Officer
Standardization Division
- Mr Rodney Harnarine- Head of Division
- Ms Renee Abass-Lalla
- Ms Hayda Wallen
Implementation Division
- Ms Loyce Constant- Head of Division
Laboratory Services Division
- Ms Anne Marie Sirju- Head of Division
- Ms Violet Davis-Maurice
- Mr Ishmael Soobrattee
Certification Division
- Mr Terrence Awai- Head of Division
- Ms Sarah Furlonge
- Ms Janice Smith
Information Centre
- Ms Devitra Dash-Maharaj- Head of Unit.
Laboratory Accreditation
- Ms Giselle Guevara- Head of Division.
Site Visits
- Nestle Trinidad and Tobago Ltd, Valsayn
- Angostura Ltd, Laventille
- Electrical Industries Ltd, Arima
- Home Construction Ltd, Trincity
- Caribbean Steel Mills, Arima
- Co-operative Citrus Growers Ltd, Laventille
- NAMDEVCO Packaging House, Piarco
- KISS Baking Company Ltd, Chaguanas
Graduation
The feature address was delivered by Ms Camella Rhone, Executive Secretary, CARICOM Regional Organization for Standards and Quality (CROSQ). Ms Rhone commended the efforts of TTBS in pioneering regional training in standardization and strengthening regional ties as we prepare to face the challenges of Globalization and other free trade agreements.
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Acknowledgements
We would like to acknowledge the sponsors:
- USAID and the Caribbean Trade and Competitiveness Development Program (CARANA)
- Caribbean Regional Human Resource Development Program for Economic Competitiveness (CPEC)
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