ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC -Trinidad and Tobago’s Commerce and Trade Minister, Paul Gopee-Scoon, says she is happy with the result of a commerce delegation to Dominica and that the island represents a “good vacation spot to proceed to do enterprise.”
Gopee-Scoon is main a 29-member commerce mission from the twin-island republic, which is able to wrap up its actions right here afterward Wednesday.
“It’s our responsibility as enterprise individuals to attempt to discover new markets and to have a better market presence in these markets the place we don’t have a powerful foothold,” she stated, including, “I’d say Dominica is of that kind.”
She stated that whereas items are being supplied to shoppers right here, “we wish to see extra Trinidad and Tobago items in Dominica.
“For us, it has been excellent,” she stated, noting a number of business-to-business conferences in addition to her interplay together with her Dominican counterpart, Dr. Vince Henderson, who had, whereas welcoming the commerce mission, underscored the significance of collaboration between the 2 nations in strengthening the regional integration motion.
“We’re related in so some ways; I’m completely happy we’re assembly and collaboration alternatives for our individuals’s mutual profit. That is additionally inside the framework of the CARICOM Single Market and Economic system (CSME),” Henderson stated.
The CSME permits for the free motion of products, expertise, labor, and providers throughout the area.
“For us, it has gone effectively, however we all know it may solely do effectively with two issues: higher connectivity, for which we’re additionally having discussions with the delivery traces…(and) aside from that, the opposite factor that we wish to see is whether or not or not we are able to have a few of Dominica’s enter into our manufacturing.”
She stated Dominica produces all kinds of agricultural merchandise. Trinidad and Tobago manufactures “fairly a little bit of drinks, so that will be a superb enter into the drinks.
“We additionally make the most of seamlessly, and I do know you develop quite a lot of seamless right here, so this can be a good supply,” she stated, noting {that a} Trinidad and Tobago producer imports seamlessly from Vietnam.
“I believe you may be aggressive, and as soon as we get acceptable high quality, we are able to take the seamless from right here. In fact, we wish to discover the import of garlic and turmeric…into our markets…and into the manufacturing course of as effectively.”
Gopee-Scoon stated that, typically, there’s lots to discover by way of enterprise alternatives, and “we’ve got to make sure there may be reciprocity by way of the enterprise that we do.”
The commerce mission additionally included Emil Ramkissoon, the Trinidad and Tobago Producers Affiliation (TTMA) vice chairman, and its chief government officer, Dr Mahindra Ramdee.
Earlier than departing for Roseau, the ministry stated the mission was the primary of the yr. It signifies a pivotal step in the direction of mutual development and partnership between the 2 nations, which is able to set up frameworks for future enterprise alternatives. “
