Trinidad and Tobago Corruption Watch

Trinidad and Tobago Corruption Watch Trinidad and Tobago Corruption Watch is a civil society organisation that gathers, analyses and shares information on corruption in Trinidad and Tobago

Our Goal is to fight corruption by exposing corrupt Public Officials and promoting Good Governance in Trinidad and Tobago . We are particularly targeting Political Corruption. Political corruption is the use of power by government officials for illegitimate private gain. An illegal act by an officeholder constitutes political corruption only if the act is directly related to their official duties,

is done under color of law or involves trading in influence. Forms of corruption vary, but include bribery, extortion, cronyism, nepotism, patronage, graft, and embezzlement. Corruption may facilitate criminal enterprise such as drug trafficking, money laundering, and human trafficking, though is not restricted to these activities. Misuse of government power for other purposes, such as repression of political opponents and general police brutality, is not considered political corruption. Neither are illegal acts by private persons or corporations not directly involved with the government. The activities that constitute illegal corruption differ depending on the country or jurisdiction. For instance, some political funding practices that are legal in one place may be illegal in another. In some cases, government officials have broad or ill-defined powers, which make it difficult to distinguish between legal and illegal actions. Worldwide, bribery alone is estimated to involve over 1 trillion US dollars annually.[1] A state of unrestrained political corruption is known as a kleptocracy, literally meaning "rule by thieves". Some forms of corruption – now called “institutional corruption”[2] – are distinguished from bribery and other kinds of obvious personal gain. Campaign contributions are the prime example. Even when they are legal, and do not constitute a quid pro quo, they have a tendency to bias the process in favor of special interests and undermine public confidence in the political institution. They corrupt the institution without individual members being corrupt themselves. A similar problem of corruption arises in any institution that depends on financial support from people who have interests that may conflict with the primary purpose of the institution.

06/08/2024
https://newsday.co.tt/2020/09/29/rowley-tstt-overbilled-taxpayers-by-300m/
29/09/2020

https://newsday.co.tt/2020/09/29/rowley-tstt-overbilled-taxpayers-by-300m/

State telecoms company TSTT overcharged taxpayers by $300 million for providing cameras to the government, the Prime Minister said Monday. Dr Rowley did not specify what type of cameras, but in 2016 the Ministry of National Security partnered with TSTT to set up a pilot CCTV/surveillance project. Ro...

https://newsday.co.tt/2020/09/21/state-dept-hits-corrupt-tt/
23/09/2020

https://newsday.co.tt/2020/09/21/state-dept-hits-corrupt-tt/

CORRUPTION and bureaucracy are impeding foreign investments into TT, said a recent report by the United States State Department, 2020 Investment Climate Statement on Trinidad and Tobago. It said TT is a high-income developing country with an annual GDP of $23.9 billion, which the International Monet...

Latest Developments. I foresee a massive bail out of this Telco. A need for incorruptible leadership.
05/09/2020

Latest Developments. I foresee a massive bail out of this Telco. A need for incorruptible leadership.

For the fis­cal year end­ed March 31, 2020, Na­tion­al En­ter­pis­es Ltd (NEL) record­ed a loss of $327.5 mil­lion com­pared to a prof­it of $12.5 mil­lion in the com­pa­ra­ble pe­ri­od last year.

19/08/2020

Its time to become active .....stay tuned.

05/01/2019

Corruption is rampant in Trinidad and Tobago. It appears that nothing and no one can stop it.. We are mobilizing the public for a national launch of the TTCW Group. Please message me for those who are interested in officially joining the board of management.

Could this happen in Trinidad and Tobago?
25/12/2018

Could this happen in Trinidad and Tobago?

ISLAMABAD (AP) — An anti-graft tribunal sentenced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to seven years in prison for corruption on Monday, drawing criticism from his party, which said the decision

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