The Republican Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago which entered into force in 1976 differs in several ways, from the Independence Constitution of 1962. It created some institutions to for example, safeguard our democracy and criminal justice system from political interference, manipulation and partisanship. One such institution is the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions…
Chester Sambrano The Women’s Institute for Alternative Development (WINAD) has called for an investigation into the indemnity deal offered to Vincent Nelson KC (King’s Counsel) to prosecute former Attorney General Anand Ramlogan and former UNC (United National Congress)senator Gerald Ramdeen. The deal was reportedly offered to Nelson in exchange for his testimony against Ramlogan and…
Women’s Conversations: Empowering Women and Girls to Prevent and Address the Impact of Small Arms in Communities across Trinidad and Tobago This report presents the findings of the Women’s Conversations component of the UNICEF funded,Women’s Institute for Alternative Development (WINAD) implemented project entitled, Empowering Women and Girls to Prevent and Address the Impact of Small…
A Human Security Concern: The Traffick, Use and Misuse of Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Caribbean This paper looks at the place of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) as a threat to Human Security with specific reference to the Caribbean context. The concept of Human Security for the purpose of this paper…
Collaborative Planning Report: Building a Sustainable Governance Model In Trinidad and Tobago there has been a consistent chorus for review and reform of the democratic mechanisms which govern the country for some time leading to several iterations of citizen action and government led constitution reform. Citizen action has ranged from sectoral initiatives to cross-sectoral collaboration…
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Gender Perspectives on Local Government Reform: Securing Women’s Rights Submission to the Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government Local Government Reform Consultations “WINAD welcomes the focus on reforming local government to make Trinidad and Tobago’s governance system more responsive to citizens’ needs. We have taken note of Government’s intention to “remove all of the…
Cafra TT tribute to Tara Ramoutar: Walk good Sistah! Folade Mutota on the Passing of Tara Ramoutar: “She was “a leader in the TT women’s movement.” The Family Planning Association of TT noted on its Facebook page, “It is a tribute to her passionate determination that so many of us, particularly in civil society, feel…
WINAD’s Executive Director shares her perspective with TV6 News Article: Folade Mutota Shares Her Perspective on Protests Source: Tv6 News Published: June 30, 2020
Road Map to Recovery – business as usual Folade Mutota on the government’s ‘Road Map to Recovery’ and approaches to managing the COVID-19 pandemic. Article: Road Map to Recovery – business as usual Source: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday Published: May 2, 2020