Barbados ranked as least corrupt

PORT-OF-SPAIN (CMC):

 Tanzania ina index 3 na kushika nafasi ya 100 kati ya nchi 182 duniani. Ukilinganisha na mwaka jana Tanzania ilikuwa na index 2.7 na ilikuwa katika nafasi ya 116 duniani. Hii inamaanisha kuwa Tanzania imezipita nchi 16 kwa kipindi cha mwaka mmoja. Nchi zinazoshika mkia ni pamoja na Somalia, Afghanistan na Korea Kusini. Wakati New zealand, Denmak na Finland zikiongoza kwa kufanya vizuri.
Transparency International's 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) yesterday ranked Barbados as the least corrupt country in the region.
A report released by the Trinidad and Tobago Transparency Institute (TTTI) said Barbados and Dominica maintained their rankings well ahead of Trinidad and Tobago at 16 and 44, respectively, out of 178 countries.
Of the 11 CARIFORUM countries ranked, five were above the midpoint score of five points.
Barbados was followed by The Bahamas at 21; St Lucia at 25; St Vincent at 36; Dominica, Jamaica at 86; Trinidad and Tobago at 91, Suriname at 100; Dominican Republic at 129; Guyana at 134; and Haiti at 175.
The country ranked first in 2011 with the highest score is New Zealand, with a score of 9.5, and the lowest-ranked country is Somalia, with a score of 1.0.
Survey of surveys
The CPI is a measure of perceptions of public-sector corruption.
It is a survey of surveys undertaken by international institutions ranking various countries based on the perceptions held by senior resident business leaders and non- resident analysts.
It should be noted that the CPI is a perceptions test and does not aim to capture the reality of corruption on the ground.
The TTTI said the 2011 CPI results suggest that there is a widely held perception that the issue of corruption in Trinidad and Tobago has not as yet been comprehensively addressed by the authorities.