East Port of Spain, December 14, 2023 — The Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) and the East Port of Spain Development Company Ltd (EPOS) proudly announce a groundbreaking collaboration that will bring forth a transformative Skills Development Programme set to impact the lives of over 350 residents of East Port of Spain in 2024. This…
[St Augustine, 30 November, 2023] – The Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) and NESC Technical Institute (NESC-TI) have officially entered into a strategic partnership via a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at fostering socio-economic development in Trinidad and Tobago. Recognizing their pivotal roles in driving economic growth, CARIRI and NESC-TI are committed to collaboration for…
Innovation Nation Training Programme comes to a close On 29th August, 2023, Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) in collaboration with Republic Bank Limited (RBL) under their Power to Make a Difference Programme, Bmobile and Atlantic LNG hosted the PowerUp! competition at the Centre for Enterprise Development, Freeport for students who were enrolled in this year’s…
Nineteen (19) Firms Awarded Grants and Recognised for their Innovative Projects Port of Spain, Trinidad, and Tobago, 12 June, 2023 – Nineteen firms have been selected for the award of grant funding from the European Union and IDB Lab the innovation lab of the Inter-American Development Bank Group under the Shaping the Future of Innovation,…
The Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI), Republic Bank Limited under the Power to Make a Difference Programme, bmobile, and Atlantic have teamed up to offer training to 3,000 students over the July/August vacation period. The programme is called Innovation Nation Training Programme and is a rebrand of the Coding and Innovation Programme. This year, there…
CARIRI in the Community held its second session in Arima on food safety, covering Good Manufacturing Practices and Quality Control. The initiative, led by the Hon. Minister of Planning and Development and the CEO of CARIRI, aims to expand citizens’ knowledge base on various services provided by CARIRI, such as Food Safety, Entrepreneurship, Financial Literacy, and Information Communication Technology. CARIRI’s Food Technology Department facilitated the event, working on product and process development, food safety management systems, and standardisation.
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – March 27, 2023 – The Trust for the Americas’ DIA Youth Innovation Lab Trinidad and Tobago, supported by the Citi Foundation and the Institute of Law and Economic (ILE) Jamaica, successfully hosted “Hack4Change,” a virtual regional hackathon, from March 24 to March 27, 2023. Youth innovators from three…
The Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) and the World Association of Industrial and Technological Research Organizations (WAITRO) jointly held ‘Building Globally Competitive Businesses: An International Conference’ on Friday 17th March, 2023 at the Hilton Trinidad and Conference Centre. The Conference was well attended and saw participants from various sectors across the country attending and networking…
The Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) launched a project in 2018 aimed at encouraging the innovative spirit of the national community, backed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The three-year project, aptly named ‘Bridging the Gap to Commercial Application of Innovation,’ targeted various communities, individuals, and companies across Trinidad and Tobago to move ideas from…
