T&T’s Waterfront project builds profile

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidad and Tobago has yet again appeared on international radar as Canadian construction giant GENIVAR copped the coveted 2009 Canadian Leonard Prize Award for their management of the Port of Spain International Waterfront Centre Project. The project, which fell under the portfolio of the Urban Development Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago (UDECOTT), concentrated  on the waterfront revitalization of Port of Spain with the goal of injecting life into the city and improving the urban quality of the environment.

The four year US$300M project which began in 2004 and concluded in 2008 won GENIVAR the best managed international project which was one of nine categories out of a jury evaluating forty three (43) international projects. Hosted by the Association of Consulting Engineers of Quebec, the awards ceremony, “Grands Prix du génie-conseil québécois”, was in its 7th year. It honours and celebratesthose who have demonstrated the highest standards in consulting and engineering expertise.

Guyana’s PMI Chapter

GEORGETOWN, Guyana- The Board of the PMISCC formally inaugurated its Guyana Committee which will be the focus group for Project Management in that country. The mandate of the Committee is to create awareness of the profession, create a professional network of PMPs (Project Management Professional), promote educational programmes in project management and develop the PMP credential. The Committee used the opportunity to host a Project Management Conference as part of its official kick-off. The venue was Le Meridien Pegasus and the theme was “Project Management: Methods and Practices for Sustaining Business and Development”. There were 115 professionals representing public and private sectors as well as Donor Funded Agencies in attendance. The discussion areas presented were Bid Preparation, Project Leadership, Improving IT Project Management for Regional Transformation, Cash Flow Management for Construction Projects and Recognizing the Need for Project Management in Guyana.

The President of the PMISCC, Mr. Michael Charles, kicked-off the proceedings and the keynote address was given by the Honorable Minister Jennifer Webster of the Ministry of Finance who pledged her support for this initiative and hailed project management as an important mechanism which can promote and sustain Guyana’s economic, social and infrastructural development. She further encouraged the private sector to pick up the mantle of project management as this can lead to their entry into regional and global markets. She closed by calling for private and public sector partnerships to capitalize on Guyana’s human resource capability

The PMI Southern Caribbean Chapter (PMI SCC) is the leading non-profit advocacy organization
and professional network for the project management profession in our region and is a chartered component of the Project Management Institute (PMI). There are currently over 550 members representing the construction, contracting, engineering, consulting and various other industries. 60% of our members are PMI credential holders. PMI is the global membership association for the project management profession with more than 269,000 members in over 171 countries and 251 Chapters around the world. PMI sets professional standards, conducts research, provides access to information and resources and empowers practitioners to become catalysts for organizational transformation

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