The Manufacterer Newsletter 8.5 x 11 E-MAG

TIC2018 also welcomes the face of a
new sponsor- S.M. Jaleel Company
Limited- Mr. Marlon Newallo who
delivered remarks on behalf of the
company as a first time sponsor of TIC.
In his remarks, he highlighted the need
to be “innovatively disruptive” given the
current economic climate and the need
to continue expanding the Trinidad
and Tobago brand both regionally and
internationally. Mr. Newallo spoke of
some of the innovative steps that S.M.
Jaleel Co. Ltd. was taking in order to
continue to reinvent itself in today’s
market such as putting out 23 new
products in 2017 alone. In this vein,
Mr. Newallo emphasized that S.M.
Jaleel Co. Ltd’s endorsement of TIC via
sponsorship is another way in which
the company shows its commitment
to local manufacturing, expansion of
markets and its trust in the work of the
TTMA.
Permanent Secretary Norris Herbert
also delivered remarks on behalf of
the Ministry of Trade. The Permanent
Secretary once again outlined the wellestablished
relationship that exists
between the TTMA and the Ministry
of Trade over the last 18 years and
spoke with excitement of continuing
this relationship as TIC entered into its
19th year of existence with TIC 2018.
He also emphasized the important
roles that the Ministry of Trade and
the TTMA will play in securing the
financial future of Trinidad and Tobago
as the government continues to drive
diversification.
Valued sponsor representative, Mr.
Vishnu Balroop of Balroops Vistrac
was also in attendance at the event
offering his best wishes and support
for TIC2018.
The launch of TIC2018 was twinned
with the launch of TTMA’s “Proudly
Manufactured in T&T” campaign.
Speaking to this campaign was TTMA
Director Mr. Ryan Lewis. Mr. Lewis
indicated that among the many calls
for citizens of Trinidad and Tobago to
support local or buy local, the TTMA
wished “to widen that discussion and
encourage persons to think what it
means to be a Trinbagonian again”.
He invited the citizens of Trinidad and
Tobago and members of the media to
He highlighted that,
“the core message
of who we are
should be the
guiding principle
for every action
we take, word we
speak & decision
we make”.
look out for videos being produced
by the TTMA which hope to show the
people of Trinidad and Tobago the
value of our local manufacturers as
they share their stories.
The event closed with a networking
session in which all attendees were able
to exchange ideas and visions for the
new horizons and new opportunities
which TIC2018 holds.
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