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CCC Provides Training In Competition Law In Trinidad And Tobago

CCC PROVIDES TRAINING IN COMPETITION LAW IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

On 25-26th September, 2014, the CARICOM Competition Commission (CCC) provided training to the recently appointed Commissioners of the Trinidad and Tobago Fair Trading Commission (TTFC) on competition law and policy. The two-day training session was conducted at the office of the Ministry of Trade, Industry, Investment and Communication which is located in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The areas covered in the training included the core principles of competition law and policy and the economics of competition law.

Chairman of the CCC, Dr. Kusha Haraksingh, who was available to congratulate the Commissioners on their appointments, also discussed the international dimension of competition law and stressed the importance of cooperation with other national competition authorities on competition enforcement matters. Dr. Haraksingh also pledged the continued support of the CCC towards the full operationalisation of the TTFC.

Chairman of the TTFC, Justice Amrika Tiwary-Reddy, hailed the training as an important step in Trinidad and Tobago fully implementing its national competition framework.