CPI introduces the third intensive in the Procurement Intensive Seminar Series - The Precision Drafting Intensive.  It is a brand new course based on the new text The Laws of Precision Drafting : A Handbook for Tenders and RFPs authored by leading procurement lawyer and CPI Faculty Member Paul Emanuelli leading Canadian author and procurement lawyer.

The OECD Council has approved the Principles for Enhancing Integrity in Public Procurement in the form of OECD Recommendation on 16 October, with the OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria emphasizing the importance of the Recommendation.  The Recommendation demonstrates the political commitment of OECD countries to tackle risks of waste, fraud and corruption in the whole procurement cycle, from needs assessment to contract management and payment.

Christ Church, Barbados – Member States of the Caribbean Forum of African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States (CARIFORUM) and the European Community (EC) assembled in Barbados at the Sherbourne Conference Centre yesterday October 15, 2008 to commemorate the beginning of a new chapter in the history of their economic relationship by signing of the CARIFORUM-EC Economic Partnership Agreement. DOWNLOAD the final EPA text here.

Leading world expert in public procurement Professor Khi V. Thai, is the latest addition to the CPI faculty of professors and experts.  CPI is privileged to have Professor Thai on board given his extensive research and experience in public procurement.  Professor Thai is the founder and Director of the Public Procurement Research Center at Florida Atlantic University and Chair of the Advisory Board of the International Public Procurement Conference (IPPC) Body.

With close to 300 registered participants from 43 countries and 81 presentations from all the continents IPPC was very succesfull. Not only was the amount of papers enormous but also the quality of these papers was impressive.

Margaret Rose, Chief Executive of the Caribbean Procurement Institute has been appointed to serve on the Advisory board of the International Public Procurement Conference (IPPC).  Ms. Rose is the first Caribbean National to be appointed to the IPPC Board. 

The third International Public Procument Conference (IPPC) will be held on 28th -30th August in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.  IPPC facilitates in the international exchange of knowledge and knowhow on public procurement. In the footsteps of IPPC 1 (Fort Lauderdale, USA) and IPPC 2 (Rome, Italy), the third IPPC in 2008 under the central theme "Enhancing Best Practice in Procurement" will once again provide an opportunity for practitioners and reseachers in the field of public procurement to share best practices, discuss critical issues of concern and exchange work experiences.

Officials of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) and CPI are planning a series of meetings during September 20th - 27th 2008 in Trinidad to explore with the 500 members of CIPS and 126 CAPP members the development of strategic alignment initiatives between the two bodies. It is expected that out of these meetings, an MOU will be signed between the two bodies to pursue joint membership benefits and initiatives in the region.

The Government of Canada has decided that the Caribbean Community will be a region of focus for international development assistance for the next ten years. In line with this priority, CIDA has approved a Strategic Programming Framework for the region and is in the process of designing a new initiative on Strengthening Democratic Governance and Accountability in the Caribbean.

The Caribbean Procurement Institute has been invited to participate and make a presentation to Government Procurement experts and professionals from throughout the CARICOM at the Government Procurement Workshop ....

In another Caribbean exclusive deal, CPI has partnered with RFP Mentor, premier trainers in RFP methodologies headed by leading expert Michael Asner to develop region specific courses to sharpen the skills of procurement professionals in the Caribbean. Michael Asner is recognized as one of North America\'s leading speakers, consultants and authors dealing with both public and private sector procurement and specifically the Request for Proposal....

The Caribbean Procurement Institute is proud to announce the negotiation of an exclusive contract with Northern Standard Institute, Canada to facilitate and provide training programmes developed by leading Canadian Procurement Lawyer Paul Emanuelli, author of the Governement Procurement Text, in the Caribbean region....

With over 170 persons from throughout the Caribbean and North America, including Ministers of Government, Professors, Senior Public Sector Officials, lawyers, architects, engineers, quantity surveyors, project and finance managers and auditors in attendance, CPPC 2008 was a resounding success!....

The Caribbean Procurement Institute was launched on the 19th March 2008 at the Regency Ballroom, Hyatt Regency Trinidad.  The Institute with a vision to be the premier resource for specialised procurement education and expertise was founded by its three directors, Helen Drayton (Chairman), Margaret Rose (CEO) and Woodrow Whiteley (Dir. Finance).  The objective of the Institute is to respond specifically to the needs of the regional community with training ....