CARIRI welcomes the Trust for America representatives Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. 24th April 2024. Exciting times at CARIRI as we welcomed the Trust for the Americas team, Mr. Rodrigo Iriani and Mr. Quimey Del Rio, to our DIA Lab in Trinidad and Tobago from April 8 – 12, 2024! Day 1: The…
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Innovation was the theme of the night as CARIRI alongside the project partners the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, through the Ministry of Planning and Development, the European Union in Trinidad and Tobago, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB Lab) and the CARIRI – The Caribbean Industrial Research Institute hosted a Grant Awards Ceremony…
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Trinidad and Tobago – March 20th 2024 The Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) and the College of Science, Technology and Applied Arts of Trinidad and Tobago (COSTAATT) today signed a Memorandum of Co-Operation (MOC) to establish a strategic partnership focused on science, technology, and innovation (STI)-driven programmes for entrepreneurial development. The signing ceremony, held at…
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DIA Bootcamp Press Release Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. 29th February 2024. In collaboration with the Trust for the Americas and the Citi Foundation and as part of CARIRI’s thrust to Build Better Businesses, we hosted a Bootcamp and Pitch Tank Competition at the DIA Youth Innovation Lab in Trinidad and Tobago (DIA Lab TT). Nine…
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San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago – [24 January, 2024] – The Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) and the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) seized the opportunity to showcase a Pilot Facility for the manufacture of rubber crumb on the occasion of the visit to the Facility by the Minister of Planning and Development, the…
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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…
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[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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, February 2, 2023-Shaping the Future of Innovation, Building the Innovation Network, held part two of the Design Sprint Workshop and a Design Sprint Networking Event on February 1 and 2, 2023, at the Hilton Trinidad and Conference Centre. The objective of this component of the project is to develop…
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CARIRI launches Food Processing Facility geared towards supporting Food entrepreneurs
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Celebrating Youth Entrepreneurship27 Youth Entrepreneurs received seed funding to support their Innovation and Entrepreneurship Projects Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, and Washington, DC: November 18, 2022 – The DIA Youth Innovation Lab Trinidad and Tobago (DIA Lab TT) is a collaboration among the Trust for the Americas, Organisation of the American States (OAS), Citi…
Read morePort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, January 12, 2022 -Innovation stakeholders have identified key challenges and problems within their ecosystem and have taken the initiative to find solutions to effectively deal with them and close the gaps. Through the Shaping the Future of Innovation (STFOI) Project, over twenty (20) national innovation ecosystem stakeholders participated in…
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The Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI), backed by Inter-AmericanDevelopment Bank (IDB) recently concluded its 3-year project, Bridging the Gap toCommercial Application of Innovation, aimed at encouraging the innovative spirit of thenational community by helping individuals and firms turn their ideas into reality. At its inception, the project was a novelty locally and regionally and has…
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Hans-Erich Schulz, Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI), was elected First Vice President of the World Association of Industrial and Technological Research Organizations (WAITRO) at its General Assembly held in November in Cape Town, South Africa. WAITRO is recognised as the Global Innovation Family. It is a network of over 100…
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The Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) and Republic Bank’s Coding and Innovation Programme 2022 ended on a high note with the PowerUp! Competition which saw all ten of the finalists emerge as prize winners. CARIRI has been successfully executing ICT educational programmes for the nation’s youths since 2018 and has reached over 5,000 students thus…
Read more𝐷𝑖𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑜𝑓 3,000,000 𝑡𝑦𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦; 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 1,500,000 𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑎𝑝 𝑡𝑦𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑? With limited tyre disposal or recycling options available, a sizeable number of tyres are improperly disposed of, mainly dumped at the side of the road or in water…
Read moreThe Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) and LNG producer Atlantic have partnered to provide training to students in a new initiative called Sustainability Training for Secondary Schools. This programme was approved by the Ministry of Education and is designed to include participants in four secondary schools in Atlantic’s home community of Point Fortin and will…
Read moreYOUNG people are particularly vulnerable to the disruptions caused by Covid-19 and it’s for this reason Citi Foundation has partnered with Trust for the Americas, and the Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) to launch an innovation lab for young people.
Read moreCARIRI and bmobile are engaging with the nation’s youth to promote ICT development and proficiency. The following is a press-release from bmobile.
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