Consultation for the Development of a MSE Policy in T&T

Under the theme: “National Consultations for the Development of a Micro and Small Enterprise Policy: Empowering Micro and Small Enterprises for Success”, the Ministry hosted a consultation which represented the first of five (5) stakeholder meetings which targeted both current and potential entrepreneurs in order to solicit their respective input towards the creation of a policy that treats adequately with the concerns of both the Ministry and the MSE Sector.

The Deputy Permanent Secretary said it was forecasted that the five (5) consultations - which sought to facilitate discussion on administration and regulation; MSE financing; MSE Support Services and; utilizing MSE development in order to achieve social objectives - will yield a comprehensive and approved policy before the end of 2012.  

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Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the HIV and AIDS Workplace Policy and Programme Development

The National HIV/AIDS Workplace Advocacy and Sustainability Centre (HASC), a division of the Ministry of Labour and Small and Micro Enterprise Development partnered with sixteen (16) entities from the trade union movement, the informal economy as well as the public and private sectors for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the HIV and AIDS Workplace Policy and Programme Development on Tuesday 11th September, 2012, at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad in Port-of-Spain.

The MOU signing event witnessed the Ministry of Tourism; British Gas Trinidad and Tobago (BGTT); Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago (Petrotrin); the Federation of Independent Trade Unions (FITUN); and the National Trade Union Centre (NATUC) among those stakeholders which agreed to be actively engaged in the process of policy development and training related to addressing HIV and AIDS in the workplace and ensuring decent work environments for all.

The objectives of the MOU event were to:

• Promote the National Workplace Policy on HIV and AIDS;
• Publicise the existence, activities and technical assistance offered by the HASC, and by extension the Ministry of Labour and Small and Micro Enterprise Development; and
• Encourage entities within the public and private sector and informal economy to adopt workplace policies and or programmes to mitigate the impact of HIV / AIDS in the workplace.

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MOLSMED Golden Jubilee Independence Celebrations

Addressing some 250 members of staff, Minister McLeod said Trinidad and Tobago needed to learn from the misfortunes of those islands whose natural resources have suffered at the hands of mismanagement and advised those present that if we are to be formidable for the next fifty (50) years, then we must remain committed to change.

Meanwhile, in her maiden address since assuming the post of Deputy Permanent Secretary (Ag.) in the Ministry of Labour and Small and Micro Enterprise Development in July, 2012, Ms. Sheryl-Anne Haynes reminded staff that "growth and development" were ongoing processes and while it was necessary to "ensure that we nurture creativity and innovation", the challenges "which brought our many diverse ancestors to these islands" made us resilient and we should "always celebrate our differences and never see them as drawbacks."

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