Over the period May 8th – 12th, 2017, CARIRI took a significant step towards enhancing its contribution to the national climate change mitigation agenda via the hosting of a four-day intensive Training Workshop on Developing the Capability for Measuring and Verifying Greenhouse Gas Emissions. The Workshop Programme covered the areas of ISO 14064 – 1:…
CARIBBEAN YOUTH ADVANCES POST-COVID RECOVERY EFFORTS WITH INTERNATIONAL HACKATHON
The Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) and Republic Bank Limited (RBL) under its Power to Make a Difference programme have launched a new and exciting free education programme for the students of the nation called Virtual Youth Innovation Training. CARIRI and RBL have partnered to continue to educate our nation’s youths virtually in a time…
On Friday 19th February 2021, the Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) hosted the Grand Reveal and Prize Giving Cereomy for its AR/VR Challenge. The winner was revealed as Roam Reality which was developed by Arielle Du Quesnay, Zwede Hewitt and Mahmoud Mattan. Roam Reality is a game created to mirror the popular Pokemon Go in…
On Wednesday 20th February, 2019, The Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) signed a General Technical Cooperation Agreement at CARIRI’s Head Office in St. Augustine. Cognizant of their key roles and responsibilities in the overall development of the region; this agreement seeks to provide a unique environment for…
On Friday 16th November 2018, the Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) hosted the PitchIT Caribbean’s Alumni Network Launch at the Trinidad Hilton and Conference Centre, which represents an important next step in promoting a vibrant regional mobile Start Up community. The hosting of this event in Trinidad and Tobago represented an opportunity to bring the stakeholders…
The Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) has launched a new project which aims to encourage the innovative spirit of the national community. This 3-year project is backed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and will target the various communities, individuals and companies across Trinidad and Tobago. Aptly called ‘Bridging the Gap to Commercial Application of…
This was the theme of the Caribbean Industrial Research Institute’s (CARIRI’s) mega Conference entitled Innovating with Emerging Technology which was held on Wednesday 18th April at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad. Chief Executive Officer of CARIRI, Mr Liaquat Ali Shah, gave the Opening remarks and stated ‘As part of our strategic approach, we are seeking to…
The Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI), in collaboration with Kidavo Creations, celebrated World Book Day 2018 on Monday 23rd April 2018 with the launch of “My Tropical ABCs” at its Centre for Enterprise Development (CED), Innovation Avenue, Freeport. One facet of the Centre is the Idea Advisory Service (IAS) which is an initiative geared towards…
During the period June 23rd to July 4th 2014, Ms. Rhea Koylass (Technologist – Food & General Microbiology) and Ms. Amanda Lalla (Technologist – Food Technology), attended a training program in Bandung, Indonesia titled “Technology in Fermented Foods Based on Soy“. Special attention was given to the manufacture of Tempe from Soybeans since Tempe is not…