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Principal Director in the Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (MSME) Division, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Oral Shaw, has called on operators in the sector to engage more in business continuity management and disaster risk reduction.

Speaking at a Business Continuity Workshop at The Knutsford Court Hotel on May 21, Mr. Shaw said MSMEs account for 70 to 85 per cent of investments in the private sector, and many of them are not engaging in business continuity management and disaster risk reduction practices.

He said if these preparations are...

Principal Director, Micro Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) Division in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Oral Shaw (left), in dialogue with Initiative Manager, Enhancing Knowledge and Application of Comprehensive Disaster Management Initiative, Dr. Elvis Nurse (centre); and Managing Director, Institute of Business Continuity, Michael Bittle, at the Business Continuity Workshop, held at the Knutsford Court Hotel, on Monday, May 21, 2018. The two-day workshop, held from May 21-22 under the theme ‘Positioning our MSMEs to be Disaster Resilient’ was hosted...

Managing Director, Institute of Business Continuity (workshop facilitator), Michael Bittle, addresses participants during a group exercise at the Business Continuity Workshop, held at the Knutsford Court Hotel, on Monday, May 21, 2018. The two-day workshop, held from May 21-22 under the theme ‘Positioning our MSMEs to be Disaster Resilient’ was hosted by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries in partnership with the Organization of American States and the University of the West Indies, Institute for Sustainable Development.