The International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR) in collaboration with the Bureau of Standards,
Jamaica (BSJ) and the Bamboo Industry Association of Jamaica will be hosting the Inaugural Caribbean
Bamboo Conference from 06 November 2018 to 08 November 2018 at the Jamaica Conference Centre
in Kingston, Jamaica. The Conference aims to bring together participants and experts from the Caribbean,
Central America, China and other INBAR member countries as well as North America to raise awareness
about the economic value that can be achieved from the development of this USD 60 billion industry.
(Left-Right) TPDCo’s Craft Coordinator Violet Crutchley, Special Projects Coordinator Carol Rose Brown and
Training Officer Belinda Dowe host a meeting at TPDCo’s headquarters for the upcoming Bamboo Conference
RYERSON UNIVERSITY VISITS TPDCO
Students from the American based university visited the Kingston ofice to learn about Jamaica’s
tourism product and the way forward