Appointments to the Procurement Board and Equal Opportunity Commission

May 29, 2024

Appointments to the Procurement Board and Equal Opportunity Commission

Ms. Sparkle Kirk Selman and Dr. Krystal-Jane Verasammy take oaths of Office before Her Excellency Christine Carla Kangaloo, O.R.T.T., President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

The Office of the President is pleased to announce that Ms. Sparkle Kirk Selman, an accomplished attorney with 15 years of experience in dispute resolution, Family and Criminal Law, and General Civil Litigation, took her oath of office as a Member of the Procurement Board before Her Excellency Christine Carla Kangaloo, ORTT, President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, today, Wednesday, May 29, 2024.

Ms. Kirk Selman is also the legal advisor for the Girl Guides Association of Trinidad and Tobago, a contributor to the World Bank Group’s “Women, Business and the Law” project, and a member of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts and the Commonwealth Lawyers Association.

Dr. Krystal-Jane Verasammy has been reappointed as a Commissioner of the Equal Opportunity Commission and also took her oath of today. Dr. Verasammy is a member of the Trinidad and Tobago Association for Psychologists and the British Psychological Society.

Her Excellency Christine Carla Kangaloo, ORTT, President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, congratulated both Ms. Sparkle Kirk Selman and Dr. Krystal-Jane Verasammy and wished them well in the execution of their duties.

Join us in congratulating Ms. Kirk Selman and Dr. Verasammy on their significant achievements.

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