Country	Project Title	Date	Client	Subject/Description
ACP COUNTRIES - CARIBBEAN
Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St Lucia, St Kitts, St Vincent, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago	Study on Temporary Entry Regimes (Mode 4) in CARIFORUM and 5 Selected EU States	2005	Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM)	European Union funded project for the CRNM requiring visits to all countries listed, interviews with key Ministry and agency officials and private sector interests to determine the regime for the ability of individuals to stay in the country to carry out work.
Barbados	Strengthening of the Tourism Sector through the Development of Linkages with the Agriculture Sector in the Caribbean	2008	Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)	An Organization of American States (OAS) funded project to guide community leaders on how to identify economic opportunities in agro-tourism, mobilize resources and implement projects.
Barbados	The Challenge of Transformation	2008	Caribbean Cooperative Credit Union League of Trinidad and Tobago	Presentation at the 8th Annual Leadership Conference in Barbados.
Barbados	Behaviour Change Communication and Condom Control Workshop	2008	United Nations Development Program (UNDP)	Consultancy to facilitate the logistics for the participants from some selected Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to attend.
Barbados	Regional Youth Ministers Meeting	2010	Commonwealth Secretariat/ Ministry of Youth, Family and Sports	Rapporteur for Regional Youth Ministers Meeting
Barbados	National Consultation	2010	Ministry of Youth, Family and Sports	Rapporteur/Facilitator for National Consultation on Reporting Protocol for Child Abuse
Barbados & Guyana	Strategic Planning Workshop with a Gender Perspective	2010	Inter-American Commission for Women (CIM)/OAS	Assistant Facilitator and Rapporteur for the workshop
Dominican Republic		1999-2000	AFS International	Year exchange study and language immersion program.
Jamaica	Aid for Trade Symposium	2008	International Trade Centre	Analyzed and shared experiences with other panelists focusing on the business dimension in trade development.
Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago	Central Finance Facility	2000-2002		Arranging consultations on the establishment of the Central Finance Facility in Trinidad and Tobago and presentation to the Caribbean Conference on Credit Unions on the CFF model for Trinidad and Tobago.
Margarita	The Impact of Trade Liberalisation	2004	Co-Operative Credit Union League of Trinidad and Tobago	Presentation to the 3rd Annual Leadership Conference of the Co-Operative Credit Union League of Trinidad and Tobago in Margarita, a paper entitled “The impact of trade liberalisation”.
Saint Lucia	Policy Options from a Private Sector Point of View	2008	Commonwealth Secretariat	Presentation to the SME Workshop facilitated by the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce.
Saint Lucia	Strengthening the Central Finance Facility	2009	Office of Private Sector Relations	Project funded by the European Community to strengthen the Central Finance Facility of the credit unions of Saint Lucia.
Saint Lucia	Implementation of the National Export Development Strategy	2009	Office of Private Sector Relations	Project funded by the European Community for “The Implementation of the National Export Development Strategy (NEDS)” for the development of trade and export promotion opportunities in Saint Lucia.
The Bahamas	The Challenges and Benefits of Accession to the WTO & Implementation of the EPA to SMEs in The Bahamas.	2009	The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce	Project funded by the Multilateral Investment Fund of the Inter-American Development to finance the implementation of a project designed to integrate the SMEs of The Bahamas more fully into external trade negotiations process in order to maximize the benefits of resulting agreements.
The Bahamas	The Impact of Trade Agreements and Negotiations	2008	The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce	Participation at a Globalization Conference and Bahamas Business Trade Show.
Trinidad and Tobago	Study on the Services capacity and capability of Trinidad and Tobago	2004	International Trade Centre (ITC)	Commissioned by the International Trade Centre, Geneva under Dorothy Riddle as lead, resulting in a report used to inform the National Export strategy and as well several trade negotiating positions.
Trinidad and Tobago	Mission Enterprise: Promotion of Rural Economic Development.	2001	Organisation of American States (OAS)	Assessment, Training, Network Development, Technical Assistance and Business Plan Preparation for Organisation of American States (OAS) funded project which sought to implement a practical set of programs that would develop the revenue generating capacity of the identified rural economies.
Trinidad and Tobago	The Impact of the Economic Partnership Agreement on Trade in Services	2008	Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers Association	Presentation of an overview of the impact and opportunities for the private sector based on the Economic Partnership Agreement between Cariforum and the EU
Trinidad and Tobago	Management of the Central Finance facility	2003	Cooperative Credit Union League of Trinidad and Tobago	A nine month consultancy project which entailed the management and administration of an intermediary organization for the Credit Union movement of over 100 units. After its first five years the asset size was in excess of USD 20m
Trinidad and Tobago	Market Research	2010	Barbados Investment and Development Corporation	Conducted a market research mission in Trinidad and Tobago for companies in the Barbadian furniture market.
EUROPE
United Kingdom	Alternative Investment Approaches to the Caribbean	2008	Wilton Park Conferences	Presentation at the 900th Wilton Park Conference on the Caribbean – Surviving, Sinking or Swimming.
ASIA - PACIFIC
India	International Congress and Exposition	2006	ServinXpo	Participation in a world class event highlighting the global business opportunities in the services sector.
Malaysia	The Role of Public-Private Sector Partnerships	2008	Commonwealth Secretariat	Featured presentation at the Pan-Commonwealth Conference on Professional Services Trade.
Mauritius	Developing a Road Map for Export of Services from Mauritius	2006	Commonwealth Secretariat	Development of an Export of Services Strategy Document to encourage diversity in the economy and decrease the reliance on the sugar industry.
AFRICA
Ghana	Community Development Projects	2010	Youth Challenge International	The development and implementation of the Gender Equality and Active Citizenship Program, as well as discussions on Job Skills and Sexual Reproductive Health issues in Accra and Takoradi.
South Africa	International Youth Crime Prevention and Cities Summit	2008	UN-Habitat and Baobab Connections	The Summit is the culmination of a series of regional forums that began in June 2002 to find new ways of tackling urban youth crime and violence in Africa and Latin America.
NORTH AMERICA
Boston	Advancing the Credit Union Philosophy in a Competitive Environment	2008	Connecticut Credit Union League	Presentation to members of the League on issues affecting them in the midst of the global financial crises.
Miami	Panel on EU-Cariforum Economic Partnership Agreement	2008	Miami Caribbean Central-American Action Conference	Moderator of panel discussion focusing on benefits and disadvantages of the agreement to the Caribbean.
Northern California & Southern Oregon	Group Study Exchange	2010	Rotary International	A unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for businesspeople and professionals who are in the early stages of their careers.
Washington, DC	Women Deliver	2010	Women Deliver	Delivering solutions for women and girls (www.womendeliver.org)
CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
Colombia		2002	Universidad Nacional de Bogotá	Spanish Language and Cultural Exchange
Costa Rica	International Election Observor	2007	Organisation of American States	Participated in the observation of the electoral procedure for the Public Referendum on the CAFTA-DR Agreement
Mexico	ITC Executive Business Forum	2003	International Trade Center	Participated in the ITC Executive Business Forum prior to the World Trade Organisation Trade Meeting.
Nicaragua	Youth Intern Election Observor	2006	Organisation of American States	Observed electoral practices for the 2006 elections in Nicaragua in a rural setting and produced report.
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