Cabinet to Host National Workshop for Building Contractors
The government is organizing a national workshop for building contractors aimed at improving construction standards, strengthening compliance with the national building code, and expanding access to financing opportunities.
The event, which will take place after the Independence celebrations, is being coordinated by the Minister for Works and will bring together contractors from across Antigua and Barbuda.
According to Director General of Communications Maurice Merchant, the workshop will cover critical areas such as contract preparation, construction standards, project management and planning, quality control, collaboration with government agencies, and workforce development.
Merchant said the sessions will also feature presentations from senior members of the Cabinet, including Prime Minister Gaston Browne and Sir Molwyn Joseph, Minister for Health, Wellness and the Environment.
He explained that the workshop is designed to build stronger partnerships between government and the private construction sector while identifying areas for training and certification. It will also explore financing initiatives to help small and medium contractors grow their businesses and better compete for government and private sector projects.
The move follows the Cabinet’s continued efforts to modernize the construction industry and promote greater efficiency, safety, and quality in national development projects.
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Will the government be teaching them how to inflated contracts so as to guve kick backs????
Will the prime minister be the featured speaker at this seminar?
Will the contractors be twined with a minister who will.assign contracts to them and so they know who they are to give kick back to?
This is well needed. Antigua and Barbuda need to catch up with modern day practices to protect new homeowners who want to build. There are too many dutty tiefing contractors in Antigua. There is a need for a governing committee to monitor these contractors and hold them accountable so they can stop scamming hare working homeowners. Homeowners also need to be taught how to avoid scamming contractors.