02 May
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Rede de Governo Eletrônico da América Latina e do Caribe
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The Honourable Maxie Cuffie (in the picture), Minister of Public Administration and Communications and Shelley-Ann Clarke-Hinds, Executive Manager, External ICT Relations, will represent Trinidad and Tobago in the Ministerial Meeting of Electronic Government of Latin America and the Caribbean and the Annual Meeting of Red Gealc.
Minister Maxie Cuffie
BACKGROUND
Parliamentary representative for La Horquetta/Talparo Area
Appointed as Minister of Communications on September 11, 2015
On March 17th 2016, Minister Cuffie was reassigned as Minister with responsibility for Communications to Minister with responsibility for Public Administration and Communications.
CAREER HIGH
Chief Executive Officer at Integrated Media Company Limited
Government Information Services Limited (GISL) as its Chief Executive Officer for three years
Advisor, Policy and Media Research at the Ministry of the Attorney General
Sport Reporter at the Express Newspaper in 1983
Editorial role by leading the Sunday Guardian and then the Trinidad Guardian at Trinidad Publishing Company
Head of News and Current Affairs and Sunday Express Editor from 1998-2003
ACCOMP
Minister Cuffie successfully reversed the circulation slide and maintained the number one market position for CCN and took the TV6 network to over 500,000 viewers for the first time since its establishment in 1991.
He was awarded the One World Broadcasting Trust Fellowship for senior Commonwealth Broadcast Executives.
Won an award as Sunday Express Editor for producing one of the three top Commonwealth newspapers.
EDUCATION
Minister Cuffie is the holder of:
Master in Public Administration (M.P.A.) from the Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge U.S.A.
Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Economics and Accounting from the University of the West Indies (Mona Campus).
He has also received training in the Economics of Information, Media Industries and Systems (while enrolled at Harvard University).
Shelley-Ann Clarke-Hinds
Mrs Clarke-Hinds served as an Officer in Trinidad and Tobago’s Foreign Service for over fifteen years during which she held a number of positions including Charge d’Affaires a.i. and Deputy Permanent Representative of the Trinidad and Tobago Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Geneva and Deputy Director of the Multilateral Relations Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Her career to date has involved representation of the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in various regional and international fora including the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Caribbean Telecommunications Union, the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Telecommunication Union. It was during her assignment as one of the country’s primary representatives in the preparatory process for the World Summit of the Information Society (WSIS) that her interest was sparked in Information and Communication Technology as an enabler for development (Development (ICT4D). This facilitated a course change in her diplomatic career to the position she now holds.
Mrs Clarke-Hinds holds the following academic qualifications:
Masters, Public Policy and Management (MSc), University of London
Graduate Diploma in International Relations (Hons), University of the West Indies (St. Augustine)
Bachelor of Arts, (BA) in History and Government (2nd Class Hons), University of the West Indies (St. Augustine)
She also possesses a range of diplomas and certificates from diverse international organisations including the UN Department for Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), the United National Commission for Trade and Development, the Diplo Foundation, the International Telecommunications Satellite Organisation and the Andres Bello Diplomatic Academy of Chile.
