Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce (Tobago Division)
Trinidad and Tobago Coalition of Services Industries Limited
TEAL Building, Scarborough, Tobago P.O. Box 47, Port of Spain, Trinidad Tel: (868) 639-2669 Fax: (868) 639-3014 Email: tobagochamber@tstt.net.tt
45 Cornelio Street, Woodbrook Port of Spain, Trinidad Tel: (868) 622-9229 Fax: (868) 622-8985 Email: info@ttcsi.org Website: www.ttcsi.org
David Wong Chairman
In 1936 a Tobago Chamber was formed, which in 1973 amalgamated with the Trinidad Chamber to become the Tobago Division of the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce. Representing the interest of Tobago-based companies, it acts as lobbyist on their behalf – primarily to the Tobago House of Assembly – on issues affecting business and the community. It has a seat on the board of the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber and raises issues at national level that concern Tobago. Thus the entire resources of the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber are available to the Tobago Division. The Division of some 60 members operates under an annually elected chairperson and management committee, with subcommittees reporting on Business Development and Tourism, Security, Environment, and Inter Island Transport. The membership meets monthly to ensure that the Division stays current and effective.
Rabindra Jaggernauth President
Nirad Tewarie
Chief Executive Officer
The Trinidad and Tobago Coalition of Services Industries Limited (TTCSI) represents the local services sector’s interests to decision-makers as well as international, regional and local stakeholders. Over the years, TTCSI has been able to create its own space and be recognised by relevant stakeholders as the voice of the local services industries. The TTCSI is a national umbrella body that brings together all services sector organisations and associations. It is an alliance of professional services associations and organisations. The TTCSI functions as a focal point to lobby, channel and address trade-in-services issues and services development issues, which are critical for the sector to thrive in the competitive global environment. To achieve our goals and mandates, our activities include: • Engaging in direct dialogue with key decisionmakers • Providing policies analysis and recommendations • Issuing position papers • Planning of conferences /seminars /workshops • Trade promotion activities • Education on trade-in-services related issues • Sector surveys • Magazines and articles in relevant publications • Sector organisation
Trinidad and Tobago Group of Professional Associations Limited
Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers’ Association
The Professional Centre, 11-13 Fitzblackman Drive South, Woodbrook, Port of Spain Tel: 627-1539 Tel/Fax: 623-5434 Email: secretariat@ttgpa.org; adminmanager@ttgpa.org; Website: www.ttgpa.org
TTMA Building, 42 Tenth Avenue, Barataria, Trinidad and Tobago, P.O. Box 971, Port of Spain, Tel: (868) 675-TTMA (8862); Fax: (868) 675-9000 Email: membership@ttma.com or info@ttma.com Website: www.ttma.com
Richard Saunders President
Cylma Homer
Administrative Manager
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The Trinidad and Tobago Group of Professional Associations Limited (TTGPA) is a non-governmental organization, whose membership is open to Professional Associations of Trinidad and Tobago and is registered under the Companies Act. TTGPA’s current Executive team (2012 -2013) is Eng. Richard Saunders (President), Michael Samms (Vice President), Neville Sandy (Corporate Secretary) and Camille Cumberbatch-Dhoray (Treasurer). Member organizations of the TTGPA currently cover the following professions:Accountants, Architects, Contractors, Engineers, General Medical Practitioners, Internal Auditors, Registered Nurses, Advertising Professionals, Optometrists, Planners, Real Estate Agents, Surveyors, Dentists, Librarians, Safety Experts, Pharmacists, Reading Specialists and advocates for Women’s NGOs. UPCOMING EVENTS 1. The company’s Fourth Annual Fundraiser “Professional Culinary Classics” will be held on Saturday 17th November 2012 at the Centre of Excellence, Macoya. The event is planned as a Culinary Competition among the professional organizations in T&T and is being organized to promote fellowship within the professional community, raise funds for charitable organizations and the development of the Professional Centre. 2. TTGPA will publish a National Professional Directory in the first quarter of 2013.
Dominic Hadeed President
The Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) was established 56 years ago with just eight companies, with a vision of promoting local industry, seeking new opportunities for market expansion, diversification and trade promotion. Today, the Association stands strong with close to 350 members. We work with the Government, its agencies and regulatory bodies to address the challenges facing the country’s manufacturers – competitiveness, access to regional and international markets, and ease of doing business. We provide support to our members through: • Advocacy – aimed at improving the business environment in which Trinidad and Tobago’s manufacturers operate and enabling access to markets in the region and around the world; • Research – Intelligence that keeps our members informed on business trends and policy developments; • Trade Facilitation – Representing members at the various domestic, regional, hemispheric and international trade negotiation meetings;
Natasha Mustapha-Scott Chief Executive Officer
• Business Sophistication – Assisting with the generation of market expansion both regionally and internationally through the mounting of the annual Trade and Investment Convention, and leading foreign trade missions.