NASSAU, Bahamas — Engineers in The Bahamas are looking forward to the rules the World Trade Organization (WTO) will bring to their profession, which is already wide-open to foreign participation, Bahamas Society of Engineers President Quentin Knowles said yesterday, the Nassau Guardian reported January 18.
Knowles, who was a panelist at the Bahamas Business Outlook at Baha Mar, said, at the risk of being branded a “heretic”, he looks forward to the trade rules that will come along with The Bahamas’ accession to the WTO.
He explained that presently foreign engineers can work in The Bahamas with minimal red tape.
“Our profession is wide-open,” said Knowles. “Anybody anywhere can do engineering work in this country. We welcome it (accession) to a certain degree, because at least you will have rules. The World Trade Organization has trade rules. Right now in the local engineering and architectural fields, there are no rules. So at least we’ll have that to fall back on. If we find there are abuses taking place, we have somewhere we can appeal.” https://thenassauguardian.com/2019/01/18/engineers-looking-forward-to-wto-accession/
