Blog: Office of the Prime Minister-Gender and Child Affairs
Port of Spain: The Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (Gender and Child Affairs) is aware of the disturbing video being circulated on Social Media which shows a young female stating that she is being sexually harassed by three young men while walking in Port of Spain after she was finished exercising.
The Office of the Prime Minister (Gender and Child Affairs) strongly condemns these acts of harassment and is reminding the public that every woman and girl should be allowed to walk the streets freely without the fear of being abused by others.
It gives me great pleasure to share with the nation, the second edition of the Office of the Prime Minister’s “Children Who Inspire “publication. The stories of the children featured in this publication fill me with a sense of pride as they show that our nation’s children, despite their circumstances, are resilient, talented, courageous and humane.
The Office of the Prime Minister (Gender and Child Affairs) on Sunday 21st August, 2016, celebrated the graduation of three hundred and three (303) men, women from the Women in Harmony, Defining Masculine Excellence and Food Preparation and Home Management for Men and Boys Programmes.
In commemoration of World Population Day 2016, the United Nations Population Fund and the UN System in Trinidad and Tobago, in collaboration with the Office of the Prime Minister, Tobago House of Assembly, Ministries of Planning and Development, Sport and Youth Affairs, Social Development and Family Services, and members of civil society held a forum for youth, government officials, civil society and representatives from the UN on the issue of Investing in Teenage Girls to address teenage pregnancy.
The Honourable Ayanna Webster-Roy, Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (Gender and Child Affairs) delivered the feature address at the Launch of the State of the World’s Children Report 2016: on Wednesday 29th 2016 at the Hilton Trinidad and Conference Centre.
The Children's Authority of Trinidad and Tobago is seeking to build a preliminary database of persons who are willing to foster children in their homes.
We are therefore inviting persons to apply to be considered as foster parents.
The Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs is inviting all members of the public to assist in the development of changes to the National Sport Policy which is now available for review and download at the Ministry’s website (www.sport.gov.tt.)
Click here for a direct link to the document for review.