OMG Digital Magazine OMG Issue 267 13th July 2017 COMPLETE | Page 40
OMG Digital Magazine | 267 | Thursday 13th July 2017 • PAGE 40
WELL DONE: Male valedictorian
Jeremiah De Leon receives a
special award from Secretary
for Tourism, Culture and
Transportation and past
student Councillor Nadine
Stewart-Phillips. De Leon
received prizes for the Most
Outstanding Student in English
‘A’ and Mathematics, Most
Dedicated in Biology and
Information Technology and
Best Academic.
Tobago
8 for Trade
Convention
ETHICS TRAINING
FOR RESEARCHERS
Better research, better health care.
That’s how Secretary of Health, Wellness
and Family Development Dr. Agatha
Carrington is leading the island’s
approach to health. It’s the reason a
Research Ethics Committee has been
established to enhance the current
efforts in this area.
It’s also the inspiration behind a
three-day Research Ethics Training
Workshop at the Scarborough General
Hospital, which began yesterday (July
3). The workshop is being hosted in
Eight entrepreneurs will represent Tobago at the upcoming Trade and Investment
Convention at the Centre of Excellence in Trinidad. The Convention, which is
hosted annually by the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers Association (TTMA),
starts Thursday (July 6), and runs until Sunday (July 9).
The event allows regional companies of various sizes to showcase their products
and services in one location, and network in search of opportunities for trade and
investment. The participants selected by the Business Development Unit (BDU)
are: Savour De Isle, Pinkberri Kosmetique, Osanie Designs, Schel’s Simple Solutions,
Cee Wee Designs, Cooper S. Productions, Tobago Media Concepts and Chenseya’s
Fishing Services.
The Eco-Industrial Development Company of Tobago Ltd (E-IDCOT) will also
participate in the convention, which will feature over 200 booths, and more than
500 regional and international buyers.
collaboration with the Caribbean Public
Health Agency (CARPHA).
The training will deepen the knowledge
of medical staff, especially on the ethical
review of research proposals involving
humans, human tissue and human data.
“We expect that the quality of our work
in research will improve,” Dr. Carrington
said. In all, 25 people are participating in
the workshop, including representatives
from the University of Trinidad and
Tobago and the University of the
Southern Caribbean.