The Trinidad and Tobago Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative ( TTEITI ) held a Regional Symposium on Strengthening CARICOM Energy Collaboration today in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The symposium was attended by representatives from government ministries and agencies, private sector, academia, media and civil society. This symposium expounded the importance of transparency and accountability of extractive industries, particularly revenue generation, in the fight against corruption as well as the need for improved integration of the EITI process in national governance systems for the extractive industries (whether voluntary or mandatory). Senator the Honourable Franklin Khan, Minister of Energy and Energy Industries delivered the keynote address. Interestingly, he opened his speech with a controversial statement on his views about participatory democracy. According to him, participatory governance should be the remit of the Government who have been constitutionally e...
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