Marcus Garvey and CLR James

AS young men in Trinidad, both CLR James and George Padmore were familiar with the writings…

CLR James and Pan-Africanism

    WALTER Rodney, a Pan-Africanist and scholar, described CLR James as a “revolutionary intellectual.” Another…

The Blackest Thing in Slavery wasn’t Slaves

  THE dastardly and cruel system of slavery robbed Mother Africa of hundreds of millions of…

Importance of Emancipation Day

  MANY of us overlook the significance of the annual observance of Emancipation Day in Trinidad…

A Failed Embargo on Cuba

  SOME would be familiar with the infamous embargo that the United States imposed on Cuba…

Muslim Camp on Nelson Island

    SOME of us are aware of the historic linkages of Nelson Island to indentureship…

Tobago’s Working Class in the 1920s,1930s

THE Workingmen’s Association (WMA) formed in Port of Spain in 1894, was the first labour fraternity…

Academic Legend Brinsley Samaroo Passes Away

‘He not only moulded and empowered young minds but also helped create a genre of civic-minded…

Missing that Sweet Sugar         

    SUGAR workers in T&T once displayed sacrifice, persistence, hard work and loyalty. Today, this…

Are Humble, Caring Fathers Champions?

  ‘Black Stalin was one of the great calypsonians of the post- independence era. But, how…