Publishing
Trinidad and Tobago: 50 Years of Independence
Official Publication produced and published by FIRST to celebrate 50 years of Independence
HE Professor George Maxwell Richards
President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Punching above our weight in the world
President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Punching above our weight in the world
The Hon Kamla Persad-Bissessar
Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Rising together towards greater prosperity
Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Rising together towards greater prosperity
Dr Hamid Ghany
Senior Lecturer and Former Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, UWI, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad
Overture
Senior Lecturer and Former Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, UWI, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad
Overture
Rhoda Bharath
Lecturer, Faculty of Humanities and Education, UWI, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad
A tale of diversity
Lecturer, Faculty of Humanities and Education, UWI, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad
A tale of diversity
Dr Jo-Anne Ferreira
Lecturer in Linguistics, UWI, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad
The Portuguese of Trinidad and Tobago
Lecturer in Linguistics, UWI, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad
The Portuguese of Trinidad and Tobago
Dr Anthony Maingot
Professor Emeritus of Sociology, Florida International University
Foreign social scientists look at Trinidad at Independence
Professor Emeritus of Sociology, Florida International University
Foreign social scientists look at Trinidad at Independence
Father Anthony de Verteuil CSSP
Isle of immigrants - confrontation to cooperation
Isle of immigrants - confrontation to cooperation
Professor Selwyn Ryan
Professor Emeritus, UWI, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad
Black entrepreneurship in post-independence Trinidad and Tobago
Professor Emeritus, UWI, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad
Black entrepreneurship in post-independence Trinidad and Tobago
Gérard A. Besson HBM
Historian and Author, Trinidad
Sidney Knox and the birth of the conglomorate
Historian and Author, Trinidad
Sidney Knox and the birth of the conglomorate
Angelo Bissessarsingh
Laying the foundations of the modern energy industry
Laying the foundations of the modern energy industry
Everard Medina
From state control to the marketplace
From state control to the marketplace
Angelo Bissessarsingh
Chaguaramas: gateway to Trinidad
Chaguaramas: gateway to Trinidad
Dr Hamid Ghany
Senior Lecturer and Former Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, UWI, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad
Understanding our national anthem
Senior Lecturer and Former Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, UWI, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad
Understanding our national anthem
Gérard A. Besson
Historian and Author, Trinidad
Mermaids, imps and goddesses: the folklore of Trinidad and Tobago
Historian and Author, Trinidad
Mermaids, imps and goddesses: the folklore of Trinidad and Tobago
Dr Hamid Ghany
Senior Lecturer and Former Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, UWI, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad
Understanding our constitutional foundations
Senior Lecturer and Former Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, UWI, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad
Understanding our constitutional foundations
Professor Anthony Bryan
Senior Associate, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CISI), Washington DC and Senior Fellow, Institute of International Relations, UWI, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad
Trinidad and Tobago's foreign relations since independence
Senior Associate, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CISI), Washington DC and Senior Fellow, Institute of International Relations, UWI, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad
Trinidad and Tobago's foreign relations since independence
Dr Anthony Peter Gonzales
Former Director of the Institute of International Relations, UWI, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad
Trinidad and Tobago and Latin America after 50 years
Former Director of the Institute of International Relations, UWI, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad
Trinidad and Tobago and Latin America after 50 years
Professor Bridget Brereton
Emerita Professor of History, UWI, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad
Putting down the cross: independence and national honours
Emerita Professor of History, UWI, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad
Putting down the cross: independence and national honours
The Honourable Herbert Volney MP
Minister of Justice, Trinidad and Tobago
The post-independence Chief Justices of Trinidad and Tobago
Minister of Justice, Trinidad and Tobago
The post-independence Chief Justices of Trinidad and Tobago
Dr Kim Johnson
Writer, Journalist and Steelband Scholar
Pan the instrument that built a nation
Writer, Journalist and Steelband Scholar
Pan the instrument that built a nation
Mark Loquan
Composer and Honorary Founding Director, Music Literacy Trust
Achieving sustainability in our music for the steelband
Composer and Honorary Founding Director, Music Literacy Trust
Achieving sustainability in our music for the steelband
Dr Bhoendradatt Tewarie
Minister of Planning and Sustainable Development and former Principal UWI, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad
V.S. Naipaul: not just one out of many
Minister of Planning and Sustainable Development and former Principal UWI, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad
V.S. Naipaul: not just one out of many
Professor Hollis Liverpool (aka the Mighty Chalkdust)
Calypsonian and Educator, University of Trinidad and Tobago
Calypso: speaking truth to power, 1962-2012
Calypsonian and Educator, University of Trinidad and Tobago
Calypso: speaking truth to power, 1962-2012
Brian Macfarlane
Artist and Entrepreneur, Trinidad
Brian Macfarlane: Mas'man supreme
Artist and Entrepreneur, Trinidad
Brian Macfarlane: Mas'man supreme
Dr Satnarine Balkaransingh
Scholar and Specialist in Indian Dance and Culture, Trinidad
Redefining Trinidad and Tobago's cultural boundaries
Scholar and Specialist in Indian Dance and Culture, Trinidad
Redefining Trinidad and Tobago's cultural boundaries
Peter Ray Blood
Journalist and Entertainment Editor, Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
50 years of Trinidad and Tobago culture
Journalist and Entertainment Editor, Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
50 years of Trinidad and Tobago culture
Rafi Mohammed
Mastana Bahar and the Mohammeds
Mastana Bahar and the Mohammeds
Professor Patricia Mohammed
Professor of Gender and Cultural Studies, UWI, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad
An untapped treasure: the Trinidad and Tobago film industry
Professor of Gender and Cultural Studies, UWI, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad
An untapped treasure: the Trinidad and Tobago film industry
LeRoy Clarke
Poet, Artist and Author Extraordinaire
Obeah in our fifty years
Poet, Artist and Author Extraordinaire
Obeah in our fifty years
David Renwick
Caribbean Energy Correspondent, Trinidad
Oil, natural gas and diversification
Caribbean Energy Correspondent, Trinidad
Oil, natural gas and diversification
Dr Manfred Jantzen
Former Senior Advisor to Minister Winston Dookeran and Business Studies Scholar, Trinidad and Tobago
New economic spaces for the development of Trinidad and Tobago
Former Senior Advisor to Minister Winston Dookeran and Business Studies Scholar, Trinidad and Tobago
New economic spaces for the development of Trinidad and Tobago
Dr Sharon Hutchinson
Lecturer, Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Faculty of Food and Agriculture, UWI, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad
Agriculture in Trinidad and Tobago: how do we move forward?
Lecturer, Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Faculty of Food and Agriculture, UWI, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad
Agriculture in Trinidad and Tobago: how do we move forward?
Denzil Mohammed
Writer, Editor and Journalist, Trinidad and Tobago
Opportunities for young people over the next 50 years
Writer, Editor and Journalist, Trinidad and Tobago
Opportunities for young people over the next 50 years
An overview from InvesTT
An historic window of opportunity for FDI in Trinidad and Tobago
An historic window of opportunity for FDI in Trinidad and Tobago
Dr David Rampersad
Director, Office of Research, Development and Knowledge Transfer, UWI, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad
Research in Trinidad and Tobago
Director, Office of Research, Development and Knowledge Transfer, UWI, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad
Research in Trinidad and Tobago
Anna Bella Thorne
Youth Ambassador, Environmental Management Authority, Trinidad and Tobago
Sustainable Business of the future now!
Youth Ambassador, Environmental Management Authority, Trinidad and Tobago
Sustainable Business of the future now!
Professor John Agard
Professor of Tropical Island Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, UWI, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad
Environmental challenges in T&T over the last 50 years
Professor of Tropical Island Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, UWI, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad
Environmental challenges in T&T over the last 50 years
Dr David McDermott Hughes
Associate Professor of Anthropology, Rutgers University, USA
Debating the per capita measure of carbon emissions
Associate Professor of Anthropology, Rutgers University, USA
Debating the per capita measure of carbon emissions
Dr Marlene Attzs
Ag. Coordinator, Sustainable Economic Development Unit (SEDU), Department of Economics, UWI, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad
Sustainable development - Trinidad and Tobago at the crossroads
Ag. Coordinator, Sustainable Economic Development Unit (SEDU), Department of Economics, UWI, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad
Sustainable development - Trinidad and Tobago at the crossroads
Orville London
Chief Secretary, Tobago House of Assembly
Tobago at fifty
Chief Secretary, Tobago House of Assembly
Tobago at fifty
Dr Rita Pemberton
Senior Lecturer, Department of History, UWI, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad
An indomitable search for an elusive autonomy
Senior Lecturer, Department of History, UWI, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad
An indomitable search for an elusive autonomy
Neil Wilson
Senior Consultant, Division of Tourism and Transportation, Former Secretary of Tourism and Transportation, Tobago House of Assembly
Reflections on Tobago's tourism challenges
Senior Consultant, Division of Tourism and Transportation, Former Secretary of Tourism and Transportation, Tobago House of Assembly
Reflections on Tobago's tourism challenges
Kevin Baldeosingh
Journalist, Novelist and Author, Trinidad
Tobago: A socio-historical portrait
Journalist, Novelist and Author, Trinidad
Tobago: A socio-historical portrait
Fazeer Mohammed
Locating our cricket heritage
Locating our cricket heritage
Valentino Singh
Celebrating our sports personalities
Celebrating our sports personalities
Anthony Harford
Sporting accomplishments and their tourism potential
Sporting accomplishments and their tourism potential
John Bell
Former Director General and CEO of the Caribbean Hotel Association
Fulfilling Trinidad and Tobago's tourism promise
Former Director General and CEO of the Caribbean Hotel Association
Fulfilling Trinidad and Tobago's tourism promise
Courtenay Rooks
Advernturer, Naturalist and Eco Tourism Professional, Trinidad and Tobago
The evolution of ecotourism in Trinidad and Tobago
Advernturer, Naturalist and Eco Tourism Professional, Trinidad and Tobago
The evolution of ecotourism in Trinidad and Tobago
Anya Ayoung-Chee
Fashion Designer and Entrepreneur, Trinidad
It's cool to be a Trinbagonian
Fashion Designer and Entrepreneur, Trinidad
It's cool to be a Trinbagonian