SUNDAY 6TH DECEMBER, 2015 – UWI TODAY
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FACULTY AWARDS
Faculty of Social Sciences
The prize- winners of the Oral and Poster Presentations
of the Department of Behavioural Sciences Postgraduate
Conference (The Caribbean Today: Facing Challenges and
Assessing OpportunitiesThrough Postgraduate Research) pose
with the Conference chairs… and their prizes.
Back row: From right, Conference co-chair, Dr. Wendell
Wallace, First Prize Winner (Oral Presentation), Keron M.K.
King, and Conference co-chair, Dr. Dylan Kerrigan Front row:
From right, Dr. Nasser Mustapha (representing the Head of the
Department of Behavioural Sciences), Head of Department of
Management Studies, Dr. Acolla Lewis-Cameron, Conference
co-chair, Dr. Christine Descartes, Third Prize Winner (Oral
Presentation), Katherine Inniss, and Best Poster Presentation
Winner, Rhonda Jaipaul-O’Garro. 2nd Prize Winner (Oral
Presentation), Sherry Ann Ramdeo was absent from photo.
Faculty of Engineering
Akua Sasha Clerfond, graduated with a BSc in Land management (Valuation), from
Geomatics and LandManagement. Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, StephanGift, presents
her with her award at the annual ceremony.
Faculty of Law
The Faculty of Law held its first formal prize-giving ceremony on October 30,
and Reginald Armour, SC, President of the Law Association of Trinidad & Tobago
gave the feature address, which ended as follows.
“As part of its statutory mandate of self-regulation, the legal profession of
Trinidad and Tobago has its own Disciplinary Committee which enforces that Code.
This Disciplinary Committee consists of voluntary, hard-working senior members
of the profession; they take their job very seriously. Among the provisions of the
Mandatory code is Rule 10 of Part B of the 3rd Schedule:
An Attorney shall not charge
fees that are unfair or unreasonable.
The Rule further particularises the criteria by
which the unfairness and unreasonableness of a fee may be assessed.
Much has been on the front pages of the local media in Trinidad and Tobago
recently, including what is being referred to as wholly outrageous fees charged by
certainAttorneys. As Graduands, youmust be discerning. It is inappropriate to discuss
publicly or to comment on the work or matters before or likely to come before the
Disciplinary Committee. Nevertheless, it must be accepted by the legal profession
and I acknowledge that there is work to be done to redress the damage being done
by a few. It is the responsibility of all of us, in the best interest of our Community and
Humanity to do all that we can humanly, to lift the regard which our Community has
for the legal profession. Never forget that in this community of Trinidad & Tobago
Attorneys are prohibited in mandatory terms
[“shall not”]
from charging unfair or
unreasonable fees. All clients who are of the view that they have been wronged in
this regard, including the State as Client, have the right according to law, the Legal
Profession Act, to lay their complaints before the Diciplinary Committee of the Law
Association. The complaint once laid will be adjudicated on, in accordance with due
process.
As you embark on this very noble and exciting profession, mindful of your
responsibilities to community and humanity, go forth with confidence, with moral
force, with commitment to integrity and excellence. Go forth as social engineers,
trained in the law. We have a national and a Caribbean community to build; that
community needs you, each one of you today, for the future of the tomorrow that
is yours.”
Faculty of Food and Agriculture
The top students who received prizes pose with Dean Isaac Bekele at the Faculty of Food
and Agriculture’s Awards ceremony. From left: Ronen Francis, BSc General with double
majors inGeography &ENRM, Neila Ramjattan, BSc General Agriculture; Aria Laidlow, BSc
General with double majors in Geography & ENRM; Ariel Mohan, BSc General with double
majors in Agricultural Science &ENRM; Mitch Jno-Charles, BSc AgribusinessManagement;
Parbatie Ramgoolie, BSc Human Nutrition and Dietetics; Jameisia Legall, BSc Human
Nutrition and Dietetics; RoniqueThomas, BSc Human Nutrition and Dietetics; Astrid Leon,
BSc General with a major in ENRM and minors in Entrepreneurship and Communication
& Extension and (missing) Vishram Bickaree, BSc General Agriculture.
PHOTO: TERRY SAMPSON
Students receiving first-class honours from left: John Lee, Shalini Teekasingh,
Esther Gaston, Tara Fitzwilliam, Odette Clarke and Maria Sawh.
