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ABBREVIATIONS
ADAPP
Alcohol Drug Abuse and Prevention Programme
BDU
Business Industrial Research Institute
CARIRI
Caribbean Industrial Research Institute
CAST
Central Administrative Services Tobago
CDB
Caribbean Development Bank
CEDP
Comprehensive Economic Development Plan
CUC
Caribbean Union College
EC
European Community
EDC
Enterprise Development Company
EDMS
Electronic Document Management System
ECCE
Early Childhood Care and Education
EHS
Emergency Health Services
EMA
Environmental Management Authority
FIRST
Family Institute of Research, Science and Technology
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
GIS
Geographic Information System
GORTT
Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
HACCP
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points
HDC
Housing Development Corporation
HIV/AIDS
Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndrome
IDB
Inter-American Development Bank
IHRIS
Integrated Human Resource Information System
IRIS
Integrated Human Resource Information System
LAN
Local Area Network
MIC
Metal Industries Company
MYHELP
Mobile Youth Healthy Lifestyle Programme
NGC
National Gas Company
NHA
National Housing Authority
NGO
Non Governmental Organization
NIHERST
National Institute of Higher Education, Research, Science and
Technology
NSDS
National Spatial Development Strategy
PAM
Provision of Assistance to Adolescent Mothers
PRDI
Policy Research and Development Institution
PSIP
Public Sector Investment Programme
PTSC
Public Transport Service Corporation
REACH
Realization of Economic Achievement
RHA
Regional Health Authority
SIP
School Improvement Plan
SPINE
Social Services and Prison Integrated Network
SPL
Sound Pressure Level
TSDS
Tobago Spatial Development Strategy
THA
Tobago House of Assembly
TTHTI
Trinidad and Tobago Hospitality and Tourism Institute
