November 2012


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The 10th National Youth Parliamentary Debate took place on October 29th, 2012. UWI’s Abike Doughty and Isaiah Eastmond were selected as Opposition Chief Whip and Speaker of the House, respectively. The two undergraduate students are majoring in International Relations. The National Youth Parliament is held under the auspices of the Trinidad and Tobago Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA).

The Debate examined the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). The proposal put before the House was “BE IT RESOLVED that the Government of Trinidad and Tobago take all measures to become a full member of the EITI by adopting the systems and procedures of the EITI to facilitate transparency and accountability in the management of the country’s non-renewable natural resources.”