DESPITE an early-morning announcement from the British High Commission that all Trinidad and Tobago nationals would require a visa to travel to the UK, British High Commissioner Jon Dean, on March 12, hosted a luncheon celebrating International Women's Day, internationally observed on March 8.

The function was also meant to honour women of the Warao tribe who participated in a Warao Women Upliftment Programme via The Vetiver House.

In his address, on March 12 at the High Commissioner's residence on Beaumont Road, Glencoe, Dean said, “You may have seen I’ve been in the news this morning, and many people have already asked me about this. But I think we’re here today to focus on something far more important: International Women’s Day – and to celebrate over a spot of lunch.”