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Committees and their members

Seven committees do the Chamber’s work between meetings. Each one below shows who chairs it, when it meets, what it is for and who sits on it. Members of the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Tobago Division, can ask to join any of them.

Kai Townsend

Editorial committee

Chaired by Kai Townsend

Meets4 – 5 PM, third Thursday of the month (none in December)
WhereZoom

Decides what the Chamber publishes and says: the themes for the website’s articles, pieces for the TTCIC’s Contact Magazine and the local papers, and the press releases. It also runs the Division’s website and social media pages.

Members

Jason ArthurAkil TaylorLatoyaa Roberts
Hayden Miller

Brand development and events committee

Chaired by Hayden Miller

Meets5 PM, third Thursday of the month
WhereThe Chamber’s office

Plans the Chamber’s events so they match what the Division is trying to do, and looks after how the Chamber is seen. The aim is events people enjoy and that pay for themselves.

Members

Jemie GoddardAkil TaylorLiselle Henry-WilsonJason ArthurKurt Wilson
Demi-John Cruickshank

Sea and airlift committee

Chaired by Demi-John Cruickshank

Meets4 – 5 PM, third Thursday of the month (none in December)
WhereZoom

Finds what is going wrong with getting people and goods on and off the island, proposes fixes, and works with the authorities to get them done — between the two islands, and between Tobago and the rest of the world.

Members

David WongKurt WilsonPhilip AlmandozClaude Almandoz
Natalie Mahabir

Environment, social and governance committee

Chaired by Natalie Mahabir

Meets4 – 5 PM, third Thursday of the month (none in December)
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Works on protecting the island for the next generation: waste management, energy use and pollution. It helps shape the policies behind that, and works with government agencies and community groups to raise awareness.

Members

David WongPhilip AlmandozKurt WilsonKen Jones
Ken Jones

Crime and justice committee

Chaired by Ken Jones

Meets4 – 5 PM, third Thursday of the month (none in December)
WhereZoom

Works with the police and other agencies to make the business community safer, and teaches businesses what security measures are worth taking.

Members

Curtis WilliamsDemi-John Cruickshank
Janet Parks

Business development and membership committee

Chaired by Janet Parks

Meets4 – 5 PM, third Thursday of the month (none in December)
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Looks for practical ways to help Tobago businesses grow, and gets resources and information into the hands of the people running them.

Members

Kai TownsendLesa Cruickshank-SimonJosanne RojasAndrese Parks
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Brendon Gray

Tourism committee

Chaired by Brendon Gray

Meets4 – 5 PM, third Thursday of the month (none in December)
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Works with local businesses, government agencies and tourism bodies on what brings visitors here and keeps the island easy to reach.

Members

Janet ParksRyan LalchanChaz ArgoonAmelia CiprianiClaire Davidson-WilliamsNatasha AdamsBernardine Warwick

Want to sit on one?

Committees are how members shape what the Chamber pushes for. Tell the office which one interests you.

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