Corporate Social Responsibility

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Focus on youth development - particularly through education, training and sport and cultural programmes

Petrotrin, in its effort to balance the often-conflicting objectives of commercial viability and corporate & social responsibility, offers various forms of assistance within the parameters of its financial, material and manpower resources.

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EDUCATION & TRAINING

Petrotrin is heavily involved in the implementation of various skills development programmes and initiatives throughout its fenceline communities as well as many other communities throughout the country. Among the many opportunities that the company affords the youth of the nation, It provides annual scholarships to students entering The University of the West Indies (UWI), on the job training for secondary school graduates, corporate training for post 2nd Year university students and apprenticeship training (internship) for selected graduates.

Its Petrotrin Learning Centre (PLC) is also accessed by extra-Company organisations for personnel training. The Company also sponsors the Young Achievers programme, which honours outstanding students for their achievements in the Primary and Secondary Schools Final Examinations. It also awards prizes to graduating UWI students.

Petrotrin is a major benefactor to all schools in its areas of operation, to the Ministry of Education generally and to institutions of tertiary learning, including the Technical Institutes and the University of the West Indies (UWI).

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The Southern Games - Petrotrin is the main sponsor of this track & field and cycling event that caters for the more established local athletes with increasing levels of regional and international participation

Petrotrin Marabella Basketball Tournament (MBL) and Petrotrin Marabella Football League (MFL) – Organised to cater for the youth of Marabella and environs, the host community of Petrotrin’s Corporate Headquarters and refining operations

Petrojazz Basketball Team – Perennial southern champions, who consistently represent the region in national competitions

Petrotrin Tobago Lawn Tennis Tournament – Staged jointly with the Tobago House of Assembly to cater for school children throughout the sister isle. Over 200 children from Tobago with increasing numbers from Trinidad, participate in this annual tournament

Petrotrin Community Football League – Caters for Community Leagues organised in Point Fortin, La Brea, Fyzabad, Siparia and Santa Flora and serves as the nursery for budding talent and inter-community interaction. The matches are played on the various Petrotrin Club facilities

United Petrotrin Football Club – A Company –sponsored club that participates in the competitions of the Trinidad and Tobago Professional Football League. The administration and technical staff are mainly Company employee volunteers and the players are drawn primarily from the Company’s fenceline communities

Petrotrin Football Teams – Company Sports Clubs’ teams participate at national and regional level in Senior, Juvenile and Women’s competitions. Besides winning national championships, several players from the teams have graduated to compete at international and professional levels

Petrotrin’s contribution is focused on providing opportunities for personal development through sport and assists with donations to deserving national endeavours.

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Steelband – The Company continues to provide opportunities for interested participants in steelpan culture through its sponsorship of Siparia Deltones and Hatters, two of the older steel orchestras in Trinidad. It also provides significant assistance to other steel orchestras, especially those located in communities adjacent to its operating areas

Calypso – Petrokaiso which basically is an employees competition, has spawned several calypsonians who have graduated to the national arena. Its popularity with the wider community has earned it a niche in the national carnival calendar

Tassa – The Boodoosingh Tassa Group from Santa Flora has won a number of national and international competitions over the years and ranks among the top tassa bands in the country

Classical Indian Music – The Rangeela Orchestra from Marabella, which continues to enhance its reputation as one of the better Indian Orchestras in the nation

Parang – Apart from the use of its facilities for parang events, the Petrotrin Parang Playoffs, which is a competition for parang groups in South Trinidad, contributes to the survival of the artform. The Company-sponsored Levantamientos Parang Group, made up largely of employees and pensioners is one of the more popular Bands exploring this genre of our local cultural expression

Petrotrin Cadet Corps – Over the past three decades this group has trained young musicians and provided music for ceremonies and marches throughout the nation

Voices of Petrotrin – An employee based choir that continues to delight audiences through song

Significant sponsorship assistance is provided for the two of the country’s main Jazz Festivals, The Trinidad and Tobago Pan Jazz Festival and the San Fernando Jazz Festival – Trinidad and Tobago

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