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{gallery}http://www.flickr.com/photos/theuwi/sets/72157634581632384/{/gallery} The Trade and Economic Development Unit (TEDU) of the Department of Economics, UWI, St. Augustine hosted the conference "Achieving Sustainability in Regions with Extractive Industries" on June 14th 2013 at Paria Suites, South Trunk Rd, La Romaine.
The conference sought to examine the Economics of Regions with Extractive Industries; Governance Issues in Regions with Extractive Industries; Managing Multi-stakeholder Development In Regions with Extractive Industries; Local Content and Development in Regions with Extractive Industries; Macroeconomic Challenges: Linking Extractive Industries to the Wider Economy; Corporate Social Responsibility in Regions with Extractive Industries; Economic Diversification In Regions with Extractive Industries; and The Role of Civil Society in Regions with Extractive Industries.
Additionally, as part of the community outreach TEDU also hosted a secondary school’s 3-D poster competition. This competition sought to highlight and encourage sustainable development in communities that house extractive industries.

 On July 4, 2013, the newest campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), the Open Campus, turns five.

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