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Life after indentureship
People erroneously assume that upon expiration of their five year indentureship contracts, coolie labourers from India (1845-1917) were automatically handed five acres of land in lieu of a return...
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Water Riots of 1903
In this season of drought, when every newscast is embellished with at least two fiery protests for the crystal element of life (a necessity your humble correspondent is now straitened for), it may be...
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Colonial gems in T&T
Angelo generated a lot f of public awareness of ‘saving’ or preservation of what he considered historically important architectural indigenous buildings, structures, distinctly unique to our country....
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The Godineau’s well-kept secret
February 27, 2011 The actual name of this river is the South Oropouche River. It is called the Godineau because in the 1840s, the French owner of St John’s Estate along its banks opened up a navigable...
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The passage of shame
Rape, mutilation, sexploitation of women of African descent were skeletons in the closet of civilised European historians of the day.So too was the new horror of East Indian women who were either...
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The Indian belle
Published May 27, 2012 This Wednesday, the nation celebrates the 167th anniversary of Indian Arrival. While it is a time for much grandiose exhibition and soliloquy, it would be well to look back on...
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The Police Headquarters
In many First World nations, institutions, in order to foster closer ties with the wider community and especially schools, set aside spaces within their structures that contain the history of the...
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Old and new Fyzabad mix
After more than 100 years of crude oil removal by international and national agencies, Fyzabad and surrounding areas remain largely underdeveloped and main street Fyzabad seems to be frozen in time....
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The coming of Islam
The contribution of our Muslim brothers and sisters in the field of art, music, education, medicine, business and politics cannot be overstated. Their contribution to the ever changing landscape of...
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The mosques of Port-of-Spain
Trinidad’s landscape has been enriched by the fine example of Islamic architecture in mosques scattered throughout the land. While there are many facets of this architecture that were extracted from...
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San Fernando Regatta
History teaches us not only the resilience of our ancestors but their economic vision and their economic symbiosis with our countries’ natural resources. The early San Fernandians saw the potential of...
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The Cedros Races
It becomes vitally important for outlying rural areas to create their own brand of tourism. This encourages the flow of traffic into these areas and the investment in trade and development. Paramin and...
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