The victory of the People's Partnership on May 24 2010 in Trinidad & Tobago was to be followed by another trouncing of the People's National Movement in the Local Government elections on July 26. Under the leadership of Kamla Persad-Bissessar a fresh breath of unity, freedom and hope blew across the islands. KAMLA: Ascent Of A Woman is the culmination of fifty-five weeks of a diligent recording of the political history of this Caribbean paradise.
The victory of the People's Partnership on May 24 2010 in Trinidad & Tobago was to be followed by another trouncing of the People's National Movement ...
The Essential Benedict Wight and other writings by Owen Baptiste is a political history of Trinidad and Tobago in the tumultuous years after its Independence on 31 August 1962. A no-holds barred newspaper column, Benedict Wight grew out of the turbulence of black power politics and the efforts of governments to stop the tide of racial conflicts. Says Baptiste: "My plan for Benedict Wight was to create a newspaper personality that was informed, wise and courageous. That was the reason for the frequent references to writers like Shaw, Camus and Nietzsche. I wanted Trinidadians and Tobagonians...
The Essential Benedict Wight and other writings by Owen Baptiste is a political history of Trinidad and Tobago in the tumultuous years after its Indep...