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Her Excellency
Reema Harrysingh-Carmona
First Lady of Trinidad and Tobago
In role
March 18, 2013 – March 19, 2018
PresidentAnthony Carmona
Preceded byJean Ramjohn-Richards
Succeeded byKerwyn Garcia (As First Gentleman, 2023)
Personal details
Born
Reema Harrysingh

(1970-11-22) November 22, 1970 (age 53)
Hoboken, New Jersey, United States
SpouseAnthony Carmona (m. 1997)
Alma materUniversity of Ottawa (A.B.)
ProfessionEconomics

Reema Harrysingh-Carmona (born 22 November 1970) is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian economist who served as the First Lady of Trinidad and Tobago from 2013 until 2018. She is the wife of the fifth President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Anthony Carmona.

Early life

Reema Harrysingh Carmona was born in Hoboken, New Jersey.[1] Her father, the late Cobee Harrysingh, was a retired engineering contractor and her mother is Savitri Seeteram-Harrysingh.[citation needed] She was the daughter of Indo-Trinidadian parents, and attended St. Brigid's Girls' Roman Catholic and Iere High School, both in Siparia, Trinidad and Tobago. After passing ninth, she passed 'O' Level from the Caribbean Examinations Council. She migrated to Canada where she attended Cairine Wilson High School in Ottawa. She subsequently attended the University of Ottawa, from which she obtained a degree of Bachelor of Science in Economics.[citation needed] She and the President Carmona have two children, Christian (b. 1999) and Anura (b. 2002). Her religious affiliation is Sanātanī Hinduism, although her husband President Anthony Carmona is a Roman Catholic Christian of Cocoa panyol descent.[citation needed]

Harrysingh-Carmona lived in the United States and Canada before relocating to Trinidad.[citation needed]

Career

After 11 years in Canada, Harrysingh-Carmona returned to Trinidad and Tobago, where she worked both at the Point Lisas Industrial Port Development Corporation (PLIPDECO) and the Small Business Development Corporation.[citation needed]

First Lady

She is married to Anthony Carmona, who served as the fifth president of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago from 2013 to 2018. In 1997, they exchanged vows in the Catholic La Davina Pastora Church in south Trinidad. Her social work includes support for the Diabetes Association, Children Obesity prevention, and Autism Awareness, among others.[2]

References

  1. ^ Harrysingh-Carmona, Reema. "Reema Harrysingh-Carmona". LinkedIn. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "Reema champions women, children at UN - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 2017-10-01. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
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