Archive for the 'Trinidad and Tobago' Category

More from Trinidad & Tobago

01Oct07

Another opinion piece urging transparency in political finance in Trinidad & Tobago, by William Lucie-Smith at T&T Express. Among other things, it draws attention to government-financed propoganda and a statement by Transparency International condemning such behavior as corrupt.

Filed under: Disclosure, Politics of reform, Trinidad and Tobago
 

Trinidad & Tobago: Campaign finance reform

14Sep07

The Secret Blog of Patrick Manning argues (correctly) that I know little about Trinidad & Tobago and concludes that higher-priced internet access is the only way to prevent foreign ideas about campaign finance reform from contaminating the country. But, a report from the Trinidad & Tobago Express shows contamination has already occured (and probably not because of anyone reading EF, although that really goes [...]

Filed under: Disclosure, Politics of reform, Trinidad and Tobago
 

Dining out in Trinidad & Tobago

25Aug07

I dont know when else I’ll see another story on campaign finance in Trinidad & Tobago, so:  
Minister in the Finance Ministry Christine Sahadeo has said that the $100,000 a plate fund raising dinner with Prime Minister Patrick Manning was in keeping with the transparency procedures of the ruling party.
The XE Currency Converter puts that [...]

Filed under: Fundraising and expenditure, Trinidad and Tobago