The Safety, Health and Empowerment of Women in Trinidad and Tobago. (SALISES Forum)
Date: Wednesday 8th March 2017 Time: 10AM Venue: Institute of International Relations, The University of the West Indies St. Augustine Campus. This event was held to commemorate International Women's Day and featured four speakers who elaborated on the theme 'The Safety, Health and Empowerment of Women in Trinidad and Tobago. Mr Ansley Garrick (Ag Commissioner of Police, TTPS) brought forward the existence of certain organizations which were formed to assist in various crimes against women and children. These include: The Child Protection Unit The Counter Trafficking Unit The Victim and Witness Support Unit. Prof. Gerard Hutchinson (Head, Psychiatry Unit UWI St. Augustine) started off by quoting Orlando Octave's popular song 'Plenty gyal have man and acting like dey single' . He then describes the phenomenon of men who seem to respond negatively to these types of women, whereas when the roles are reversed the women are made to feel...