In the House of Representatives today, Members of Parliament will have an opportunity to prove they are serious about tackling corruption. The main item for debate is the Whistleblower Protection Bill, 2022, which in its previous incarnation failed to get Opposition support. On that occasion in May 2019 when the legislation was before the Lower […]

by Urvahsi Twiari Roopnarine Anti-corruption efforts across the globe remain dormant with Trinidad and Tobago being no exception, moving up by just one in its score as assessed by Transparency International, moving from a rank of 86 to 82. Source: TV6 News

by Akash Samaroo Trinidad and Tobago’s public sector is being perceived as slightly less corrupt than it was a year before. Moving from a score of 40 in 2020 to 41 in 2021 in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), the Trinidad and Tobago Transparency Institute (TTTI) called it a good platform but “statistically insignificant.” “The […]

by Andrea Perez-Sobers Transparency International’s global Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) says Trinidad and Tobago improved slightly from a score of 40 out of 100 in 2020 to 41 in 2021 with regard to corruption. The CPI ranked 180 countries and territories around the world by their perceived levels of public sector corruption. T&T’s rank also moved […]

by Joel Julien Trinidad and Tobago has been ranked 86 out of 180 countries on the Corruption Perception Index 2020. This was a drop from one place compared to 2019. The country maintained the same score of 40 between the two years. “It means we are at a point where we are not moving,” stated […]