Trinidad Slave Census of in1813 And other population numbers
Total number of African slaves in Trinidad in 1813 was 25,696. Of these 11,633 were Creole slaves, that is, born on the estates or in the households of their owners. These can be broken down thus:...
View ArticleCocoa estates owned by French Creole families 1916
A list of cocoa estates owned by French families in 1916, a period that may be considered a high point in the economy of Trinidad.Out of some one thousand cocoa estates in 1916 (Franklyn's Year Book...
View ArticleThe Agricultural and Livestock economy in Trinidad & Tobago in 1954-55
In 1955 there were 409 agricultural credit societies with 16,000 members, assets $300,000 and working capital of $1,067,140.Sugar estates canes acreages 36,000. Farmers' canes acreage 44,000; number of...
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THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF TRINIDADAND TOBAGOPublication No 483.The Minister of the Colonies, le Duc de la Luzerne,to the Administrators of Tobago. 1790.Source: Paris. Archives Nationales.State Papers...
View ArticleAngelo Bissessarsing's gift to Trinidad
Angelo ‘a scavenger of the past’SEAN DOUGLAS Sunday, February 5 2017HISTORIAN Gerry Besson had seen the late Angelo Bissessarsingh as a youngster onto whom a small and aging cohort of local historians...
View ArticleCycles of Revolt
It has been noted that Trinidad, not Tobago, possesses a cycle of violence. From the time of Governor Sir Tomas Picton, slave insurrection, official violence, torture, public execution, public display...
View ArticleThe reaction of ethnic minorities to black power in trinidad and Tobago, 1970
The reaction of ethnic minorities to black power in trinidad and Tobago, 1970by Gerard A. Besson. This abstract is based on conversations with five Trinidadians of European descent, three...
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BARRISTERS-AT-LAW AND SOLICTORS PRACTISING IN TRINIDAD & TOBAGO IN 1916
From The Trinidad Year Book, 1916. Compiled by C.B. Franklin
View ArticleTHE COURT. TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 1916
From C.B. Franklin Year Book 1916Past Chief Justices1849 William George Knox1870 Sir Joseph Needham, Kt.1885 Sir John Gorrie, Kt.1892 Sir John Goldney, Kt.1900 Sir William John Anderson, Kt.1903 Sir...
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The Water Riots of 1903
“De brave, de brave De brave, de brave Many were sent to eternity In the riots of 1903.” (Fijornel)A large crowd gathers outside the Red House in Port of Spain in protest to the proposed...
View ArticleGrenada Revolution 1795
Extract of a letter from Mr.President Mackenzie to theDuke of Portland dated Grenada15th September 1795 I am honoured with your Grace’s letter of the 8thJuly, and was happy in...
View ArticleThe Memorial of Kenneth Francis Mackenzie Esquire Attorney General of the...
To his Grace the Duke of Portland, one his Majesty’sPrincipal Secretaries of State322The Memorial of Kenneth Francis MackenzieEsquire Attorney General of the Island of Grenada and the Grenadines in...
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Extract of a letter from Mr.President Mackenzie to theDuke of Portland dated Grenada15th September 1795 I am honoured with your Grace’s letter of the 8thJuly, and was happy in...
View ArticleCircumstances surrounding the Fedon Revolution of 1795, Grenada
Grenada 28th February 1795My Lord Duke, I have the honor to receive Your Grace’s Circular Letter of the 3rd December enclosing copies of the Regulations adopted by the Board...
View ArticleOur Independence Legacy—Fifty-Five Years On
By Gérard A. Besson When asked to write on independence I remembered a line in the foreword of a book of Angelo Bissessarsingh’s that read, “. . . Angelo is concerned with legacy. Legacy in this case...
View ArticleReview of Cult of the Will. Dr. Selwyn Ryan.
Professor Selwyn Ryan's comments on the publication of Cult of theWill by Gerard BessonIt is perhaps a coincidence that the publication of Gerard Besson's controversial book, The Cult of the Will,...
View ArticleThe 18th century Brigand War in the Caribbean
Perhaps if you have the kind of romantic imagination that is now going out of style you may feel yourself drawn towards a Caribbean experience that goes beyond being baked to a crisp while becoming...
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The First People of Trinidad & Tobago
ConquerabiaPhoto: Kurt Jessurun/www.tropilab.comThe place of the silk cotton trees. The city of Port-of-Spain and its environs was once distinguished by the large quantity of Ceiba pentandra, Silk...
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The First People of Trinidad & Tobago (Part II)
Christopher Columbus approached the island that he would name for the Holy Trinity out of a rolling Atlantic Ocean from the north-east. To persons sailing from Barbados, for example, who would want to...
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The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service
St. James Barracks in the 1850s. M.J. CazabonThe Trinidad & Tobago Police Service is the oldest public institution in Trinidad & Tobago. The Spanish presence in Trinidad was to last from 1498...
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