Event

On Thursday, March 21, 2024, The Department of Political Science, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine (The UWI) will host a Crime Symposium entitled, “Simulating Solutions: Combating Crime and Criminality in Trinidad and Tobago”.

The in-person event starts at 1:00 p.m. (AST/Eastern Caribbean) | 12 Noon. (EST/Jamaica). The symposium features perspectives from a distinguished panel of experts:

- The Hon. Mr. Justice Winston Anderson – Judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ)

- Mr. Ugo Blanco – Resident Representative for the UNDP Multi-Country Office

- Ms. Hasine Shaikh – Chief Public Defender, Trinidad & Tobago

- Ms. Lynette Seebaran-Suite SC – President, Trinidad and Tobago Law Association

- Mr. Martin Lum Kin – President, Trinidad and Tobago Unified Teachers Association

- Cpl. Zaheer Ali - Special Investigations Unit, Trinidad and Tobago Police Service

Dr. Indira Rampersad, Head, Department of Political Science, The UWI, St Augustine will serve as moderator of the panel discussion. The forum is strictly solutions-oriented.