Proclaimed by an Act of Parliament, the official abolition of slavery in the British West Indies, what has come to be termed Emancipation, came into official effect on August 1, 1834. This year marks 181 years since this historical proclamation. For over 25 years, Trinidad & Tobago has officially commemorated this significant landmark. Following its policy Read More
The Remember When Institute of the Ministry of the Arts and Multiculturalism, in keeping with its mandate to preserve and promote our nation’s unique tangible and intangible heritage, proudly offers a new virtual exhibition: The 1990 Coup: A Retrospective. This ground-breaking presentation takes the form of an interactive multimedia webpage which recounts the various happenings, during Read More
One of the recommendations coming out of the Commission of Enquiry into the 1990 Coup was for Trinidad and Tobago to have on each anniversary of the Coup, a day of National Significance: a time of REFLECTION. It is with this in mind, that the Culture Division has embarked on a few interactive activities today, Monday Read More
Affidavits Courtesy: University of the West Indies, West Indiana & Special Collections Division. The Alma Jordan Library. St. Augustine
Artiste Songs Year Chalkdust Chaffeur Wanted ; Carnival is the Answer 1989 Monkey If the Prime Minister Dead’ 1989 Watchman Race Eh Done 1989 Allrounder Robbie Say 1989 Penguin Refugee 1989 Valentino Razor Man 1989 Bally Vallantine Party Time 1989 The Mighty Duke I Tried do That 1989 Sugar Aloes The Judge 1990 Black Stalin Read More
What is Terrorism? At its most basic level, most terrorism involves the use of unlawful force to effect a change. In November 2004, a United Nations Secretary General report described terrorism as any act “intended to cause death or serious bodily harm to civilians or non-combatants with the purpose of intimidating a population or compelling Read More
NAME OF AUTHOR NAME OF BOOK ISBN NUMBERS YEAR PUBLISHED/ PUBLISHER Pantin .Raoul Days of wrath ISBN-10: 0595886469 ISBN-13: 978-0595886463 iUniverse, Inc. (August 24, 2007) Esposito. John L. The Oxford Dictionary of Islam ISBN-10: 0195125592 ISBN-13: 978-0195125597 Oxford University Press; 1 edition (October 21, 2004) Curtis Edward E. The Call of Bilal: Islam in Read More
A collection of Photos Courtesy Trinidad Express Newspapers .
TITLE DESCRIPTIVE URL Documentary: Kaiso for July 27 (1990 Attempted Coup in Trinidad & Tobago) This documentary gives us an idea of the state of the country before the attempted coup as well as people’s views about what took place. 1990 Coup Special on Gayelle TV (Clip 3) Abu Bakr being arrested. 1st August Read More
