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Janelle Penny Commissiong, TC born in 1953, was the first woman of African descent and the first woman from Trinidad and Tobago to win the Miss Universe competition, which was held in 1977. She was awarded the Trinity Cross, the nation’s highest award in 1977 and on September 22, 2017, a street in Port of Spain , the capital of Trinidad and ...
Tobago is known as a destination for female sex tourism. [8] European and American women come to the island seeking local men. [7] There is an organised tourist trade for the sex tourism; sometimes a local male is included in the price. [7] In 2016, Shadae Lamar Smith directed the short film The Resort based on sex tourism
Trinidad and Tobago, [a] officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean.Comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with numerous smaller islands, it is located 11 kilometres (6 nautical miles) northeast off the coast of Venezuela, 130 kilometres (70 nautical miles) south of Grenada, and west of Barbados.
The Coterie would be the leading women's rights organization for middle-class women in Trinidad and Tobago from the 1920s to the 1940s. [ 9 ] In 1936, the Coterie hosted a conference in Port of Spain and invited social workers from throughout the British West Indies and British Guiana .
Donna Cox was first elected the 2007 Trinidad and Tobago general election as the member of the House of Representatives for Laventille East/Morvant. [1]In 2007, Cox was appointed Minister of State in the Ministry of Community Development, Culture and Gender Affairs.
Brown and 13 others founded the Network of NGOs for the Advancement of Women in 1985, an umbrella organisation for non-governmental organisations that focus on women's issues. [5] It was formed to present the position of women in Trinidad and Tobago at the 1985 World Conference on Women in Nairobi. [3]
Jowelle De Souza (born May 12, 1974) is a hairdresser and community organizer active in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago. She is well known for being an activist for gay and transgender rights [1] and animal welfare. She is a successful business owner known for being the first transgender woman to sue the government for harassment. [2]
Leonora Pujadas-McShine (1910 – 2 April 1995) was a Trinidadian women's rights activist and community worker. When Trinidad and Tobago granted universal suffrage, she established the first League of Women Voters in the country to educate women on their civic roles. She also was an advocate of equal pay and labour practices.