THE ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF PORT OF SPAIN ON FRIDAY 10TH JUNE, 2022, ANNOUNCED THE TEAM APPOINTED TO UNDERTAKE A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF CHILDREN’S HOMES UNDER ITS CARE AND TO IMPLEMENT POLICIES AND GUIDELINES WHICH MEET INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS. • IN A PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED EARLIER TODAY, THE ARCHDIOCESE SAID VINCENT PEREIRA, CHAIRMAN OF REPUBLIC HOLDINGS LIMITED, WILL CHAIR THE COMMITTEE.
• THE OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE: DR. KAREN MOORE, A CLINICAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGIST; MS ANGELA HAMEL-SMITH, AN INDUSTRIAL COURT JUDGE; AND MS. ANABELLE SOOKLAL, AN ATTORNEY AT LAW. • THE APPOINTMENT OF THE COMMITTEE COMES ON THE HEELS OF THE 1997 SABGA REPORT AND THE 2021 JUDITH JONES REPORT WHICH HIGHLIGHTED INCIDENTS OF ABUSE AT CHILDREN’S HOME.