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Anti-Corruption Conference, 2011
TTTI‟s Anti-Corruption Conference was held on November 1, 2011 at the Trinidad Hilton and Conference Centre. We were honoured to have the Minister of Housing and the Environment, the Honourable Dr. Roodal Moonilal present to give the opening address on behalf of the Prime Minister who was unable to attend the proceedings and the newly […]
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Anti-Corruption Practices & You: AMCHAM Breakfast Meeting
AMCHAM BREAKFAST MEETING 24 MAY 2011 THEME: ANTI CORRUPTION PRACTICES AND YOU Address: Anti Corruption Practices and the EITI By Victor Hart, Chair, Trinidad and Tobago EITI Steering Committee Introduction Today is a day of a few firsts for me. It is the first time that I am attending a meeting of the American Chamber […]
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Introducing Transparency Institute Guyana Inc.
Guyana stood at 126 on the Transparency International 2010 Corruption Perception Index. That means that of the countries included in the last survey, our country was in the bottom third of the world’s most corrupt countries. We agree that numbers and statistics alone do not tell the whole story. Like any perception, the ranking may […]
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‘Corrupt people will think twice before getting in…’
By Denyse Renne April 28, 2011 Representative of the Trinidad and Tobago Transparency Institute Boyd Reid said the Joint Consultative Council (JCC) for the construction industry supports government in its quest to reform procurement legislation. Reid was speaking at a press conference yesterday at the Professional Centre, Woodbrook. He said the JCC’s draft legislation which […]
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The Corruptions Perceptions Index and the Private Sector
The role of the private sector in any economy is to generate income by creating and supplying goods and services which leads to national development and growth. Businesses produce economic wealth that can be redistributed to alleviate poverty and provide access to social services as well as create economic opportunities for the youth, poor and […]
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NGOs Combating Corruption: Theory & Practice
Corruption, in its many guises, is a global phenomenon to be contended with in the context of commerce, politics and day to day life. And in some countries, according to Transparency International (TI), it has become deeply embedded in the very fabric of society. The international community consisting of lending institutions such as the World […]
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Improving Transparency & Accountability in the Electricity & Water Sectors
Regulated Industries Commission: Improving Transparency and Accountability in the Electricity and Water Sectors, December 2010 Many governments, advocacy groups and international agencies dedicate substantial resources to identify and deter corrupt practices. Often, however, little emphasis is placed on eradicating the factors that breed corruption, such as lack of accountability, transparency and adequate public information, which […]
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TT gets its first transparency committee in energy
By DARCEL CHOY Thursday, December 9 2010 Corruption and secrecy in the energy sector according to Energy Minister, Carolyn Seepersad- Bachan,would become a thing of the past. And in order to backup her statement the minister has appointed a committee headed by Victor Hart, former chairman of the local Transparency Institute. The Energy Minister spoke […]
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Address by Richard Joseph on Financial Impropriety, to the British-Caribbean Chamber of Commerce
ADDRESS BY RICHARD JOSEPH, CHAIR, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TRANSPARENCY INSTITUTE TO THE BRITISH- CARIBBEAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING “TRINIDAD & TOBAGO – PROSPECTS FOR 2010 – MAKE OR BREAK? November 30, 2010 FINANCIAL IMPROPRIETY – THE IMPACT ON LEGITIMATE BUSINESSES The term ‘Financial impropriety’ has a genteel ring to it. It sounds like an understandable […]
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