6 Caribbean Innovation Challenge Winners Selected
Apr 30, 2013
Winners of the first Caribbean Innovation Challenge
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Sub-regional Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean and the Young Americas Business Trust (YABT), a nonprofit organization that works in cooperation with General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS), are pleased to announce the 6 winners of the First Edition of the Caribbean Innovation Challenge (CIC).
During the Finals, held in Barbados on April 25-26, 2013, 20 teams, selected from 493 competition entries, showcased and presented their projects to international and regional business experts for the final stage of judging. The winners' selection includes two teams in each award category: Social, Economic and Environmental.
Congratulations to the following teams on their outstanding achievement in the CIC 2013!
Team | Category | Country | Profile |
Hivesource | Best Economic Entrepreneur | Trinidad and Tobago | View |
LCP Industries | Best Economic Entrepreneur | Antigua and Barbuda | View |
Mr. Tallyman's Sun Dried Bananas | Best Social Entrepreneur | Trinidad and Tobago | View |
Book Line | Best Social Entrepreneur | Barbados | View |
Emerald Energy | Best Enviromental Entrepreneur | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | View |
Tambran by Tamara | Best Enviromental Entrepreneur | Grenada | View |
These 6 teams will now have the opportunity to compete on the Hemispheric level in the TIC Americas and Eco-Challenge Caribbean 2013.