Caribbean Export and Business Support Organizations

BSO Success Highlights

recognises investors in strategic niche areas of importance to the region, e.g. green energy, research and development, and those that involve a high degree of innovation and creativity or are championed by women. Receiving the award for Foreign Investor of the Year in 2013 was Qualfon Guyana Inc., a business process outsourcing and call centre service provider based in Georgetown, Guyana. ARS Humano, a privately held insurance company in the Dominican Republic, was awarded for both the local and overall winner of the Regional Investor of the Year. The recipient of the Special Award was Cayman Enterprise City (CEC), a Special Economic Zone compliant with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the World Bank. CEC is located in the Cayman Islands, and offers jurisdictional and tax benefits, as well as access to global markets. The Award garnered 34 applications from 10 CAIPA Member states. These best practices of the Award will be heralded as role models, demonstration projects or success stories within the region, the promotion of which may attract similar investment.

Caribbean Institute of Certified Management Consultants The Caribbean Institute of Certified Management Consultants (CICMC) was established in 2007 is a regional membership organisation made up of a network of individual management consultants and interim Chapters. It is the sole agency in the Caribbean through which the international accreditation of Certified Management Consultant (CMC) can be received. The CICMC currently has 10 regional chapters: Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago. There is also an affiliate chapter in the US.

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