Profiles: Heroes, Role Models and Pioneers of Trinidad and Tobago - by Nasser Khan

130 --Tony Hall’s play Miss Miles: Woman of the World, 2011 • 1989: Medal of Merit, Gold JESSICA PHILLIPS (1925-1986) S he was one of 12 women selected to join the Police Service in 1955. She represented T&T in table tennis and also played netball and hockey. She retired as Senior Superintendent in 1984 in charge of the Women’s Police Branch which she was mainly responsible for forming earlier. ENOS SEWLAL (1917-1979) G overnment Archivist. He was an important person in the Office of the Prime Minister when the need to start keeping better records (archives) was recommended. Sewlal was appointed to be in charge of this process in 1960 and was responsible for setting up the National Archives as we know it today. He held the position of Government Archivist from 1960-1979. He was awarded the Public Service Medal of Merit Silver in 1970. JOYCE WONG SANG (1931-2017) S he spent almost 30 years in the Public Service and is best remembered for her pioneering efforts in the setting up of the Best Village program in the 1960’s which she coordinated until 1986.