Stories about Trinidad & Tobago from May, 2011
Trinidad & Tobago: Time for Land Use Policy
Plain Talk calls for reason in the ongoing battle between local farmers and the Housing Development Corporation, saying, “I have called for a land use policy from this government and...
Trinidad & Tobago: Valley Dies
Trinidad and Tobago News Blog reports that “former government minister and People’s National Movement (PNM) stalwart, Kenneth Valley died this morning.”
Trinidad & Tobago: Knowledge-Based Region
Gerard Best suggests that “the Trinidad and Tobago media [must] go beyond the discussion of Press Freedom and begin to re-examine its role in advancing the development of this small,...
Trinidad & Tobago, U.S.A.: Politics, Osama & Obama
Diaspora blogger Jumbie's Watch calls the death of Osama Bin Laden “a political coup…political survival at its best, and apparently it has worked…”
St. Lucia, Trinidad & Tobago: Walcott Wins Bocas Prize
Caribbean Book Blog reports that Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott has won the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature for his “seemingly effortless flow of language and imagery.”
Caribbean: Reactions to News of Bin Laden's Death
Diaspora bloggers comment on the news of Osama Bin Laden's death.
Trinidad & Tobago: “Bocas” a Success
“Bocas left me replete, yet hungry for more”: Lisa Allen-Agostini shares some of the highlights of the recently-concluded Bocas Lit Fest.
