Hon. Patterson attending Energy conference in Barbados

28th October, 2015

KINGSTON - Hon. David Patterson, Minister of Public Infrastructure is currently representing Guyana at the inauguration of the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) in Barbados today, October 28, 2015.

CREE was endorsed by Caricom heads in July 2015 as the implementation hub for sustainable energy activities and projects within the region.

This is the result of a partnership between the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO); the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Sustainable Energy and Climate Resilience Initiative – SIDS DOCK; and the Secretariat of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

The inauguration ceremonywasheld at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre in Bridgetown where Hon. Freundel Stuart, Barbados Prime Minister and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM delivered the key note address.

Shevon Wood, an Economist from the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) accompanied Minister Patterson on the trip.