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Ms. Trudy LEWIS
Senior Economist (Ag.)
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Trade Directorate - Goods Unit
Level 14, Nicholas Tower
63-65 Independence Square
Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago
Telephone: (868) 627-8418
Fax: +1 624 9594
E-Mail: lewist@gov.tt
Ms. Adriana George-Sharpe
Director (Ag.)
Ministry of Planning and Sustainable Development
Level 12, Technical Cooperation Unit
Eric Williams Finance Building
Independence Square
Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago
Telephone: +1 (868) 627 9700 ext. 2090
Fax: +1 (868) 625 6608
E-Mail: adriana.sharpe@planning.gov.tt
Mr. Ornal Barman
Second Secretary
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to
the United Nations Office at Geneva
37-39 rue de VERMONT
1202 GENEVA
Switzerland
Telephone: +41 22 918 0380
Fax: +41 22 734 9138
E-Mail: barmanor@foreign.gov.tt
Ms. Yasmin Harris
Collector (Ag)
Customs and Excise Division, Ministry of Finance
Government Campus Plaza
1 Ajax Street
Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago
Telephone: +1 (868) 625 5525
Fax: + (868) 625 4138
E-Mail: yasmin.harris@customs.gov.tt
Reports, Studies, etc.
TFA implementation assistance
Partner organizations
Long-term projects
Short-term projects
Information Extracted from Article 22 Notifications
| Description of the assistance | Committed / Disbursed | Beneficiaries | Implementing agencies | Procedures for disbursements | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | ||||
| Capacity building resources | Disbursed USD 7000 | Latin America & The Caribbean | Government of Japan | ODA |
| Capacity building resources | Disbursed USD 4000 | Latin America & The Caribbean | Government of Japan | ODA |
| Canada | ||||
| ITC Institutional Support 2016-2019: This grant represents Canada’s institutional support to the International Trade Centre, the technical co-operation agency of the World Trade Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. The Centre provides assistance by making policy environments friendlier for export business, by strengthening the institutions that provide support to exporters, and by assisting small export enterprises and communities to reach global markets with products and services. Its activities take into account crosscutting development issues such as gender equality, sustainable development and poverty reduction. | Committed CAD 2850000 Disbursed CAD 950000 | Africa, Latin America & The Caribbean, Asia | International Trade Centre | http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/D002475001 |
| Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre - Phase IV: Technical assistance and training through the IMF. Activities include training for government officials in the area of customs policy and administration and improved customs administration units implementing post clearance audit and risk management programs. | Committed CAD 20000000 | Caribbean | International Monetary Fund | http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/a034618001 |
| Support to the Regional Integration Fund: fund will support the following priority areas to facilitate both public and private infrastructure investments: (1) Strengthening best practices in regional regulatory frameworks by removing regulatory bottlenecks at border crossings; (2) Promoting investments that reduce the logistics costs of regional trade by investing in infrastructure corridors, ports and maritime services, and improving market structures for air cargo services; and, (3) Enhancing transnational regulatory frameworks for key regional markets, such as energy and telecommunications. | Committed CAD 10000000 | Latin America & The Caribbean | Inter-American Development Bank | http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/m013611001 | 2018 |
| United States | ||||
| Border and related agencies capacity building | Committed USD 105000 Disbursed USD 105000 | Latin America & The Caribbean | Department of Energy (DOE) | ADS 201 |
| European Union | ||||
| Support to CARIFORUM States in furthering the implementation of the Economic Partnership Agreement and in meaningfully reaping the benefits of the Agreement | Under approval Committed EUR 21000000 | Caribbean | European Commission DG DEVCO | Contact regional EU Delegation in Barbados | 2015 |
| Canada | ||||
| ITC Institutional Support: This grant supports the ITC's operational plan for 2015. The Centre provides assistance by making policy environments friendlier for export business, by strengthening the institutions that provide support to exporters, and by assisting small export enterprises and communities to reach global markets with products and services. Its activities take into account crosscutting development issues such as gender equality, sustainable development and poverty reduction. | Committed CAD 950000 Disbursed CAD 950000 | Africa, Latin America & The Caribbean, Asia | International Trade Centre | http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/d000971001 |
| Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre - Phase IV: Technical assistance and training through the IMF. Activities include training for government officials in the area of customs policy and administration and improved customs administration units implementing post clearance audit and risk management programs. | Committed CAD 20000000 | Caribbean | International Monetary Fund | http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/a034618001 |
| Support to the Regional Infrastructure Integration Fund: Fund will support the following priority areas to facilitate both public and private infrastructure investments: (1) Strengthening best practices in regional regulatory frameworks by removing regulatory bottlenecks at border crossings; (2) Promoting investments that reduce the logistics costs of regional trade by investing in infrastructure corridors, ports and maritime services, and improving market structures for air cargo services; and (3) Enhancing transnational regulatory frameworks for key regional markets, such as energy and telecommunications. | Committed CAD 10000000 | Latin America & The Caribbean | Inter-American Development Bank | http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/m013611001 | 2017-2019 |
| Canada | ||||
| Women in Trade: aims to increase the number of women from developing countries involved in international trade as exporters, and to increase the share of exports generated by women-led small and medium enterprises (SMEs), while seeks to address the main constraints faced by women exporters. | operational Committed CAD 11700000 Disbursed CAD 900000 | Africa, Latin America & The Caribbean, Middle East, Asia | Trade Facilitation Office (TFO) Canada | https://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/P006355001 | 2019-2020 |
| Japan | ||||
| High-level customs policy dialogue on trade facilitation and anti-smuggling | Disbursed USD 76000 | Caribbean | Ministry of Finance | ODA |
| United States | ||||
| Border and related agencies capacity building | Disbursed USD 445049 | Caribbean Central America | AID | ADS 201 |
| Border and related agencies capacity building | Disbursed USD 42873 | Caribbean Central America | AID | ADS 201 |
| Border Measures | Disbursed USD 84335 | Caribbean Central America | DOS | ADS 201 |
Information updated on 27.09.2021.
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