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Flow's Trinidadian showcase

Published:Friday | September 24, 2010 | 12:00 AM
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Selby Wilson (left) of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union raps with John Reid, Flow's president and chief operating officer for the southern Caribbean, at the Flow's World Expo reception, held in Port-of-Spain. - Photos by Daviot Kelly
Flow Trinidad quartet (from left) Jacinta Pinard, Christa Rampersad, Ria Maharaj and Candice St Hill say 'cheese' at the Flow's World Expo reception.
Daniel Scott (left) of Kids In Need of Direction raps with Brian Collins, vice-president and general manager of Columbus Communications, Trinidad and Tobago.
Flow's president and chief operating officer for the southern Caribbean, John Reid (centre), chats with Paula Cook MacKinnon of EduNova and Brian Collins, VP and general manager of Flow Trinidad.
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Before the lights came on officially for the inaugural Flow's World Expo, it was time for a little relaxation.

The Port of Spain Ballroom at the Hyatt Regency, where the expo was held, provided a great spot for government officials, media and other prominent citizens to not only mingle with Flow Trinidad staff and their business partners, but also to get a sneak peek of the expo's offerings. The reception was held last Friday, the day before the two-day expo kicked off.

At the reception, Selby Wilson of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), was both full of praise and caustic in his address. He lauded Flow for being a good corporate citizen and for building awareness of information and communication technologies (ICT) through its expo. But he also lambasted Flow's competitors for adopting a non-collaborative approach to funding worthwhile initiatives with its competitors. He said the Flow's World Expo was similar to the CTU's own initiatives in encouraging the use of ICT to all people, especially the man in the street.

Flow Trinidad also used the reception to make donations to two charity organisations - Kids In Need of Direction (KIND) and the Just Because Foundation. The former is based in Laventille and offers literacy training for children left out by the system. The Just Because Foundation provides care for children inflicted with cancer. After the formalities, guests were given a sneak peek of what the public would see at the expo.

daviot.kelly@gleanerjm.com