Two members of TCI’s Youth Parliament are in Trinidad and Tobago for the 11th sitting of the Caribbean Youth Parliament from November 20th through 24th.
The 11th Commonwealth Youth Parliament will bring together 58 young people, aged 18 to 29 from 33 commonwealth jurisdictions. During the week long events, youth participants will act as elected representatives of a fictional jurisdiction and debate a mock parliamentary bill related to remote working and alternative working patterns.
Two of TCI’s Youth parliamentarians are in attendance, Shakiyah Lewis and Darron Hillare. Jr representing our Beautiful by nature islands. Hillaire spoke with RTC news about the event and the opportunity awarded to them.
The Commonwealth Youth Parliament is an annual event designed to introduce the young commonwealth citizens to the role and purpose of parliaments as democratic institutions and providers of good governance. It allows attendees to meet and network with other youth parliamentarians from across the region, empower them to shape their own jurisdictions and engage with local legislature.
The commonwealth youth parliament has been organized since 1997, however this is the first time since 2019 that the event is being held in person due to restrictions from the COVID 19 pandemic.
The Turks and Caicos youth parliament has been selected and their first sitting in the House of Assembly will be the first week of December.
