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The Trade Centre

As part of its public education and capacity-building mission, FIPA Global connects individuals, families, organizations, and communities with experienced professionals and specialist service providers.

These experts operate independently and are not employees, agents, or representatives of FIPA. They are listed as a public resource based on experience, alignment with our values, or prior collaboration.

Where applicable, providers may charge fees directly to clients.

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FIPA Global does not supervise, manage, or control the services delivered and does not participate in contractual or business arrangements between clients and providers.

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FIPA Global applies basic screening criteria before listing professionals, including credentials, experience, and alignment with ethical standards. However, final suitability must be determined by the client.

Skill building and Economic Empowerment

Role: In partnership with other organizations, we offer workshops, and to help individuals gain valuable skills, particularly in areas like entrepreneurship, and trade-specific expertise.

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 Market Access and Relationship Building

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Role: With partners, help individuals and businesses connect with local and international markets by organizing networking events and partnerships with other organizations.s.

 

We aim to play a role in boosting trade throughout the Caribbean and its Diaspora.  Platinum (below) is located in Trinidad. 

Support for Socially Responsible Professionals and Businesses

Role: Encourage the creation and growth of social enterprises that align with the NGO’s mission, focusing on service professionals and businesses that positively impact society while remaining economically sustainable.

 

Help to boost the services of those persons who have reputations for offering outstanding professional services, including health care professionals, attorneys, engineers, architects, computer experts and others. 

Innovation and Technology Adoption

  • Role: Promote the use of innovative practices and technologies in trade by providing the necessary resources, training, and support to help businesses stay competitive.

  • Link with the other three Centres: Innovation leads to better job prospects and services that benefit families, linking to the Family Centre. The Mental Health Centre can use technology to enhance mental health services, and the Centre for Critical Thinking in Leadership plays a role in helping people think critically about implementing new technologies.

  • Innovation does not only mean the new technologies, of course, such as AI but also technology that enhances products, such as Durastone Jamaica Limited  Products that have additional polymers in them to provide a special bond. 

  • FIPA from its establishment in 1917 had a special relationship with agriculture, and we also celebrate Ray and Trudi of Cobra Ranch, one of three goat dairies operating in Jamaica.  

Keeping a Close Eye on AI for Trade 

Important Notice

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  • The professionals and organizations listed on this page operate independently.

  • They are not employees, contractors, or agents of FIPA

  • FIPA does not receive compensation for referrals unless explicitly stated

  • FIPA does not guarantee outcomes, service quality, or suitability

  • All agreements are made directly between the client and the provider

  • FIPA accepts no responsibility or liability for services delivered, fees charged, or business interactions arising from these referrals

  • Users are encouraged to conduct their own due diligence before entering into any professional or commercial arrangement.

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