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Latest items for Trinidad/Tobago

April 17, 2024, 12:49 p.m.
Countries: Trinidad/Tobago
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1

"If the intestate— (1) leaves— (a) no issue; and (b) no parent, or brother or sister of the whole blood, or issue of a brother or sister of the whole blood the estate shall be held in trust for the surviving spouse absolutely. (2) (a) leaves one child (whether or not persons mentioned in sub-paragraph (b) above also survive); the surviving spouse shall take one-half absolutely of the estate and the other half shall be held on the statutory trusts for the child. (b) leaves more than one child (whether or not persons mentioned in subparagraph (b) above also survive) the surviving spouse shall take one-third of the estate absolutely...more
April 2, 2024, 5:05 p.m.
Countries: Trinidad/Tobago
Variables: LO-LAW-1

"3. Subject to this Act, a married woman shall— (a) be capable of acquiring, holding, and disposing of any property; (b) be capable of rendering herself, and being rendered, liable in respect of any tort, contract, debt or obligation; (c) be capable of suing and being sued, either in tort or in contract or otherwise; and (d) be subject to the law relating to bankruptcy and to the enforcement of judgments and orders, in all respects as if she were a feme sole. 4. Subject to this Act, all property which— (a) immediately before 1st January 1937 was the separate property of a married woman or held for her separate...more
March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Belarus, Bolivia, Botswana, Brunei, Bulgaria, Congo, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Montenegro, Mozambique, Serbia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Swaziland, Syria, Trinidad/Tobago, Vanuatu, Vietnam
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1

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March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Trinidad/Tobago
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1

According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Trinidad and Tobago ranks as a Tier 2 Watch List country (85).
March 16, 2024, 4:05 p.m.
Countries: Trinidad/Tobago
Variables: IRP-LAW-6

"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 4).
March 16, 2024, 4:05 p.m.
Countries: Trinidad/Tobago
Variables: IRP-LAW-4

"Is there mandatory registration? No" (para 5).
March 16, 2024, 4:05 p.m.
Countries: Trinidad/Tobago
Variables: IRP-LAW-2

"Are there travel restrictions that apply only or specifically to sex workers? Immigration law gives right to refuse entry if reasonable belief that coming to country for the 'purposes of prostitution'" (para 6).
March 16, 2024, 4:05 p.m.
Countries: Trinidad/Tobago
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"Is selling sex criminalised? Soliciting in any place for immoral purposes is criminalised" (para 1). "Is buying sex criminalised? No" (para 2). "Is organising/managing criminalised? Living on earnings, procuring and brothel-keeping criminalised" (para 3).
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Trinidad/Tobago
Variables: DV-DATA-1

According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Trinidad and Tobago who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 28 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Armenia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Egypt, Georgia, Hungary, Iran, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Moldova, Oman, Palestine, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Armenia, Trinidad/Tobago
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Palestine, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1

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Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Trinidad/Tobago
Variables: MMR-DATA-1

According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Trinidad and Tobago was 27 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Trinidad/Tobago
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2

According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Trinidad and Tobago is 46.8% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Trinidad/Tobago
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Trinidad and Tobago is 76 years for women and 70 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Trinidad/Tobago
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Trinidad/ Tobago is 72.5 years for men and 79.9 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 12, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Korea, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: BR-SCALE-1

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Sept. 29, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: Kosovo, Trinidad/Tobago
Variables: BR-DATA-1

"11.1 births per 1000 population"
June 22, 2023, 5:47 p.m.
Countries: Trinidad/Tobago
Variables: MARR-LAW-7

"If any persons to any marriage are within the prohibited degrees of consanguinity or affinity according to the law of England in force on 30th August 1962 the marriage of such persons shall be null and void."
June 17, 2023, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Cameroon, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Kosovo, Latvia, Malta, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad/Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2

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June 17, 2023, 1:27 p.m.
Countries: Trinidad/Tobago
Variables: IAD-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Succession Act, Art. 88(1)(a).
June 17, 2023, 1:27 p.m.
Countries: Trinidad/Tobago
Variables: LO-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), the law prohibits discrimination in access to credit based on gender. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Equal Opportunity Act, Art. 17(2)(C). According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), a woman can sign a contract in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Married Persons Act, Art. 3. According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), a woman can register a business in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Registration of Business Names Act, Arts....more
June 17, 2023, 1:27 p.m.
Countries: Trinidad/Tobago
Variables: IAW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), female and male surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit assets. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Succession Act, Art. 88(1)(a).
June 2, 2023, 9:15 a.m.
Countries: Trinidad/Tobago
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8

"Since a marriage represents not only the bringing together of two people, but the bringing together of two families, it would naturally see the involvement of the family members in its arrangement, subject to the marriage partners expressing a likeness for each other, and being desirous of getting married in the first place. Such an arrangement, however, is not one in which a contract is signed on behalf of a potential bride and she has no say in the matter. In fact, the 'arrangement' includes: a meeting in which the families of the parties become formally introduced, and the appointment of a wedding date, after consultation with two pundits (spiritual...more
May 2, 2023, 8:25 p.m.
Countries: Trinidad/Tobago
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-4

"[Trinidad and Tobago has] low women’s participation rates in their military and police forces…There is also a waitlist for women who want to join the police" (12).
May 2, 2023, 8:23 p.m.
Countries: Trinidad/Tobago
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-1

"[Trinidad and Tobago has] low women’s participation rates in their military and police forces" (12).
May 2, 2023, 8:19 p.m.
Countries: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad/Tobago
Variables: ATC-DATA-6

Table 3 titled “National Action Plans- status”, indicates the level of NAPS in these countries. Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Guatemala, and Paraguay are countries with NAPS. Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Trinidad & Tobago, and Uruguay are countries with NAPS under development. Colombia, Dominican Republic, Panama, and Peru are countries without NAPS (9).
May 2, 2023, 8:13 p.m.
Countries: Trinidad/Tobago
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"Trinidad and Tobago [is] in the process of developing a NAP" (2). Table 5 titled “Gender Advisors and Gender Equity Offices,” lists the countries in the survey, the first column states whether the country has appointed Gender Advisors (GENAD), the second column indicates if the country has appointed gender focal points (GFP), the third column indicates if GENADs are assigned for [s]pecific missions, and the last column highlights if the country has gender equality offices/units. Argentina is the only country that has appointed Gender Advisors (GENAD). Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay are the only countries that has appointed gender focal points (GFP). Brazil, Chile, Dominican Republic, and Uruguay are the only...more