DR MARGARET NAKHID-CHATOOR SCHOOL violence in TT is no longer an issue that can be examined through passive lens. Reports, debates, research, and political rhetoric have all flooded the national conversation over the last few weeks and decades. From newspaper…
This year, Mother’s Day is celebrated on May 11. Motherhood is often portrayed as a joyful and fulfilling experience, but for many women, it is also a time of emotional and psychological strain. While society celebrates mothers for the many…
INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day is celebrated every year on March 8. The theme for 2025 is Accelerate Action – to move beyond ineffective strategies for women and increase efforts to promote gender equality. Ineffective policies concerning women and girls in TT…
Children’s Mental Health Week takes place from February 3-9, 2025 and focuses on the theme “Know Yourself, Grow Yourself”. This theme encourages children and young people to explore self-awareness and build resilience. It gives parents and teachers, whether at home…
Part 2 DR MARGARET NAKHID-CHATOOR IT MUST have been more than 20 years ago when I encountered Lucas (not his real name), a nine-year-old boy who was referred to our programme that we were doing in some schools on youth empowerment….
An average of 443 criminal matters have been filed against children annually in last four years. From February 2018 to May 31, this year a total of 1,771 criminal matters have been filed in the Children Court between the ages…
