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My Source: An extract I took from from a speech by Trinidad & Tobago’s Prime Minister Patrick Manning as he launched the construction of the Tamana Intech Park in Wallerfield, April 9, 2007.
As a location, it is clear that Wallerfiled is emerging as a geographical indicator of north eastern development in Trinidad, a development which must in time bring Trinidad and Tobago even closer to each other in all kinds of ways. The consequence of closer ties must redound to the benefit of both islands, in terms of transportation, shared development of all kinds and a genuine forging of mutual identity.
But more than that, the Wallerfiled Estate, the home of The University of Trinidad and Tobago and The Tamana InTeck Park now for me the nucleus of a new city to emerge in the East. Balanced with ecological sensitivity to industrialization, I see no reason at all to prevent the outcome of prosperity in an environment, which is healthy and beautiful, for all of our people.
Today, therefore, is undoubtedly one of celebration. Anchored in our tradition, driven by our new University of Trinidad and Tobago with its cutting edge education for contemporary thought and action, and sustained by solid governmental support, we can be certain that Vision 2020 will achieve its objective long before the year 2020.
There are of course those who have never understood the government’s industrial development policy since 1976.
Some, either ostensibly or otherwise, appear unwilling to relate positively to any aspect of what we have achieved and are seeking to do.
Ladies and gentlemen, I recall very vividly the coming into being of Point Lisas which has since then taken us into natural gas, iron and steel, ammonia, urea and methanol.
Point Lisas constitutes our first industrial revolution. Let us make no mistake about what is happening here today.
We are today taking the industrial development and transformation of Trinidad and Tobago into a whole new realm, into the start of our second industrial revolution.
This will see the realization of our industrial revolution in terms of the non- oil sector.
New sectors, Merchant Marine, Printing and Packaging, Music and Entertainment, Yachting.
This is the newest industrial centre in Trinidad, at which new non oil industries are going to be developed so that in respect of these industries Trinidad and Tobago will take its rightful place in the world regarding any of the products and services to be developed here, in much the same way as we have already done in respect of natural gas, ammonia, urea and methanol and so on.
Ladies and gentlemen, Tamana InTeck Park and Wallerfiled now forms the core of the new industrial sector of Trinidad and Tobago, and all aspects of the development of the non energy sector have now been placed in the hands of eTeck.
The long desired path to outright economic diversification is now firmly in our grasp, and the government is extremely confident about the rapid industrial development that will now take place in the non oil sector and in the industrial zone, so much so that, in light of our full employment situation, the Government believes that it is now necessary to review our position on immigration.
We are determined to press ahead for the fullest development of the Caribbean Single Economy and trade liberalization within our region and in the external context.
The fact of the matter is that Tamana InTeck Park now promises us a forum for present and future producers and leaders to develop knowledge, products and services so as to shape the next economy of Trinidad and Tobago.
As a location, it is clear that Wallerfiled is emerging as a geographical indicator of north eastern development in Trinidad, a development which must in time bring Trinidad and Tobago even closer to each other in all kinds of ways. The consequence of closer ties must redound to the benefit of both islands, in terms of transportation, shared development of all kinds and a genuine forging of mutual identity.
But more than that, the Wallerfiled Estate, the home of The University of Trinidad and Tobago and The Tamana InTeck Park now for me the nucleus of a new city to emerge in the East. Balanced with ecological sensitivity to industrialization, I see no reason at all to prevent the outcome of prosperity in an environment, which is healthy and beautiful, for all of our people.
Today, therefore, is undoubtedly one of celebration. Anchored in our tradition, driven by our new University of Trinidad and Tobago with its cutting edge education for contemporary thought and action, and sustained by solid governmental support, we can be certain that Vision 2020 will achieve its objective long before the year 2020.
There are of course those who have never understood the government’s industrial development policy since 1976.
Some, either ostensibly or otherwise, appear unwilling to relate positively to any aspect of what we have achieved and are seeking to do.
Ladies and gentlemen, I recall very vividly the coming into being of Point Lisas which has since then taken us into natural gas, iron and steel, ammonia, urea and methanol.
Point Lisas constitutes our first industrial revolution. Let us make no mistake about what is happening here today.
We are today taking the industrial development and transformation of Trinidad and Tobago into a whole new realm, into the start of our second industrial revolution.
This will see the realization of our industrial revolution in terms of the non- oil sector.
New sectors, Merchant Marine, Printing and Packaging, Music and Entertainment, Yachting.
This is the newest industrial centre in Trinidad, at which new non oil industries are going to be developed so that in respect of these industries Trinidad and Tobago will take its rightful place in the world regarding any of the products and services to be developed here, in much the same way as we have already done in respect of natural gas, ammonia, urea and methanol and so on.
Ladies and gentlemen, Tamana InTeck Park and Wallerfiled now forms the core of the new industrial sector of Trinidad and Tobago, and all aspects of the development of the non energy sector have now been placed in the hands of eTeck.
The long desired path to outright economic diversification is now firmly in our grasp, and the government is extremely confident about the rapid industrial development that will now take place in the non oil sector and in the industrial zone, so much so that, in light of our full employment situation, the Government believes that it is now necessary to review our position on immigration.
We are determined to press ahead for the fullest development of the Caribbean Single Economy and trade liberalization within our region and in the external context.
The fact of the matter is that Tamana InTeck Park now promises us a forum for present and future producers and leaders to develop knowledge, products and services so as to shape the next economy of Trinidad and Tobago.
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