Mrs. Alicia Pauline Lalite-Ettienne was appointed Independent Senator on May 23, 2025 at the start of the 13th Republican Parliament.

Mrs. Lalite-Ettienne is an MBA graduate trained in the human resources field with specialised experience in the area of disability training and employment. She is the first visually-impaired person to sit in the Senate.

Mrs. Lalite-Ettienne is an experienced trainer/teacher, consultant, marketer and conference presenter in the areas of computer access technology, development of specialised libraries for the blind and visually impaired, disability awareness and attitudinal change towards persons with disability. Mrs Lalite-Ettienne is currently pursuing a PhD in business administration at UWI, St Augustine.

(bio source: newsday.co.tt)