The Turks and Caicos Youth Parliament was established by the Local Commonwealth Parliamentary Association designed to award the youth a forum in which they can discuss issues they feel are important.
The objectives of the Youth Parliament is to:
- Provide the young people the opportunity to express their ideas and concerns with regard to governing the country
- To develop their interest in the parliamentary system
- To provide the government with a document expressing the views of the young people
- To develop confidence and encourage teamwork
This past weekend a two day training session was hosted by the TCI Youth Department to explain to the youth the Role of the Opposition, Bills, Standing Orders, the Role of the Speaker and more.
RTC spoke with Leader of of the Opposition Hon. Edwin Astwood to get his views on the importance of the TCI Youth Parliament.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rachel Taylor was also present at the training session and noted that we must prepare the youth from an early stage.
The Turks and Caicos Islands Youth Parliament is open to the ages of 18 to 30 years old. Some young people are not strangers to the platform having served in the parliament for years. Here’s what some of the participants had to say:
The TCI Youth Parliament is set to have their first sitting in the House of Assembly the first week of December. There are 14 participants in this sitting.
