tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79699693825125931982022-06-23T10:27:30.363-07:00Paria PublishingParia Publishing Company Limited in Trinidad, West Indies is a graphic design and communications company. We publish, produce and distribute books, conceptualise, design and produce corporate collaterals, annual reports, brochures, webpages, exhibitions, advertising and much more.Paria Publishing Trinidadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389151095531615360noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969969382512593198.post-32325948107567653572020-12-05T07:01:00.004-08:002020-12-05T07:04:10.933-08:00Jimmy and Doonie<p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_G_vLz7G1LI/X8ugutgjhUI/AAAAAAAALsc/qnBd5OvjxqEkxlx9qgup6kACpo4odEgBQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1024/JImmy%2Band%2BDoonie%2Blow%2Bres.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="779" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_G_vLz7G1LI/X8ugutgjhUI/AAAAAAAALsc/qnBd5OvjxqEkxlx9qgup6kACpo4odEgBQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/JImmy%2Band%2BDoonie%2Blow%2Bres.jpg" /></a></b></div><b><br />Written by Gary Voss - Illustrations by Shawn Chong-Ashing</b><p></p><p>Gary Voss wrote the CUTEST book about a little boy, Jimmy, and his dog Doonie, who have a series of exciting adventures in Trinidad and Tobago... Really great writing and wonderful, expressive illustrations that will make reading the book aloud to small children an interactive joy!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vw0AZinR9vM/X8uhIKhYNXI/AAAAAAAALso/Sp29jnP2wNoL0zJxmzMNgwNzRP3KdjQowCLcBGAsYHQ/s2020/Alice%2Band%2BGary%2BVoss.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1447" data-original-width="2020" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vw0AZinR9vM/X8uhIKhYNXI/AAAAAAAALso/Sp29jnP2wNoL0zJxmzMNgwNzRP3KdjQowCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Alice%2Band%2BGary%2BVoss.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Producer Alice Besson handing over the first copy of the book to author Gary Voss.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Paria Publishing Trinidadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389151095531615360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969969382512593198.post-66966420667032497592020-12-04T06:58:00.003-08:002020-12-04T06:58:12.828-08:00Finding a New World<p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R7WE4MqdNdU/X8pOebhKitI/AAAAAAAALro/FO3JJonMqLcag0x2VmXQr9iLL4qY1wxoQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1257/Finding%2Ba%2BNew%2BWorld%2BCover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1257" data-original-width="839" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R7WE4MqdNdU/X8pOebhKitI/AAAAAAAALro/FO3JJonMqLcag0x2VmXQr9iLL4qY1wxoQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Finding%2Ba%2BNew%2BWorld%2BCover.jpg" /></a></b></div><b>A History of Syrian-Lebanese Settlement and Culture in Trinidad and Tobago and in Barbados 1900s–2010s</b><p></p><p>George Nader traces the growth of Syrian Lebanese settlement in Trinidad from the arrival of a few determined immigrants in the late 1800s to the present day. Using information from multiple sources, he describes its gradual transformation into the vibrant and multifaceted Trinidadian society which exists today.</p><p>This seminal study undertaken by Nader in the 1990s and finalized by him and his daughter in the 2000s, examines the data gleaned from population surveys and censuses in Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and the wider Caribbean which was regularly undertaken by the British Colonial governments of the Caribbean, and, after independence, by the governments of Caribbean nations occasionally from the early 60s to the present. This is the first time that the Syrian Lebanese diaspora in the southern Caribbean has been examined in detail against the backdrop of the indisputable data gleaned from those sources.&nbsp;</p><p>Feeling an obligation to the Syrian Lebanese community to write a history of their society, where they came from, how they came to be in Trinidad and how they became a part of their new home, Nader was able to tell the story of the community as a whole and at the same time provide glimpses into individual experiences. This was an academic pursuit, but also one that aimed to tell the stories of those who settled in Trinidad and those who were born in this new world.</p><p>Set against the backdrop of the history of the former Ottoman Empire and that of Trinidad and Tobago, this book gives a fresh and scientific view of why the Syrian-Lebanese had to choose to leave their former home, setting sail with the intention of “Finding a New World”.</p>Paria Publishing Trinidadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389151095531615360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969969382512593198.post-47023677895007326942020-12-04T06:54:00.004-08:002020-12-04T06:54:19.575-08:00Inheritance<p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xodsHlhXP9A/X8pNdbEStCI/AAAAAAAALrc/HGXZU5b33pIhOEzupanrmP21KvNv5uQqQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1024/Inheritance-Ian-McDonald.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="677" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xodsHlhXP9A/X8pNdbEStCI/AAAAAAAALrc/HGXZU5b33pIhOEzupanrmP21KvNv5uQqQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Inheritance-Ian-McDonald.jpg" /></a></b></div><b><br />by Ian and Robin McDonald</b><p></p><p>West Indian poet Ian McDonald journeys down the generations of his family, describing with a loving and fascinated eye his ancestors, including warriors, poets, actors, doctors, merchants, sportsmen and civil servants, and concluding with his grand-parents and beloved parents.</p><p>“Delve a little deeper get to know the people more, what they did and tried to do, their dreams and desires and hurts and joys, how they lived and loved and worked and fought and played and died, their triumphs and tragedies: that is no foreign country of the heart and soul – that is home to all of us. What one inherits, and what one in turn passes on, is the stuff of life itself and always will be.”</p>Paria Publishing Trinidadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389151095531615360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969969382512593198.post-20092203570869585332020-12-04T06:52:00.005-08:002020-12-05T07:05:20.574-08:00Archie - The Memoir<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pwdF5LTB6zk/X8pMpuvDZ5I/AAAAAAAALrU/a8dzEMG1j4oK_YMarHQ3EEaoL2-bNfBNQCPcBGAYYCw/s1024/Archie-Cover.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="679" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pwdF5LTB6zk/X8pMpuvDZ5I/AAAAAAAALrU/a8dzEMG1j4oK_YMarHQ3EEaoL2-bNfBNQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/Archie-Cover.jpg" /></a></div><b>In this companion volume to “Beloved”, Thelma Seheult’s memoir, we now meet her husband Archie.&nbsp;</b><p></p><p>From the origins of the McDonald clan in the misty heights of Scotland, to roaming the hills of Northern Trinidad on horseback to examine cocoa plantations for witches broom, to the matter of how to win Thelma’s heart and hand: Archie’s memoir gives us a glimpse into the life and love of a young man in Trinidad and Antigua in the early decades of the 20th century.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z1_7TBRBUZc/WQDz0rJrfcI/AAAAAAAAFag/ycpnlyGlCs82UTAf6WBLnE9h0sE8u339wCPcBGAYYCw/s438/Beloved%2B150%2Bdpi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="300" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z1_7TBRBUZc/WQDz0rJrfcI/AAAAAAAAFag/ycpnlyGlCs82UTAf6WBLnE9h0sE8u339wCPcBGAYYCw/s320/Beloved%2B150%2Bdpi.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Paria Publishing Trinidadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389151095531615360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969969382512593198.post-32946553594987045472020-01-07T07:58:00.003-08:002020-01-07T07:58:34.023-08:00More Language Matters<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bGIKZTdsoSg/XhSqM2NWP8I/AAAAAAAAJAs/Id8K4iH1ZDA1tDd9BP4T0MzTnDetsFHuACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/More%2BLanguage%2BMatters.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1361" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bGIKZTdsoSg/XhSqM2NWP8I/AAAAAAAAJAs/Id8K4iH1ZDA1tDd9BP4T0MzTnDetsFHuACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/More%2BLanguage%2BMatters.jpg" width="211" /></a><br /><b>Volume 2 of Marlene Davis' classic "Language Matters - Matering the English Language for Trinis".&nbsp;</b><br /><br />“With humour and wit, Marlene Davis helps us all—young and not so young, in school or long out—to improve our command of written and spoken Standard English, while also celebrating the richness of Trinidad English Creole.”<br /><div style="text-align: right;"><b>Bridget Brereton, Professor emerita</b></div><br />“This sequel to Language Matters is a welcome addition to what is best thought of as an aid to good language, for which Marlene is to be congratulated. The book should be on the desk of every secretary, in the collection of every student, and indeed in every home, for where formal communication is concerned, language matters.”<br /><div style="text-align: right;"><b>Julian Duncan, Professor emeritus&nbsp;</b></div><br />“In this her second volume of Language Matters Marlene Davis offers readers of her popular weekly newspaper column another bite of that juicy cherry that so often bites back with sharp wit. Here you will find a guide and a map through the thorny thicket of peculiarities and idiosyncrasies, illogicalities and irrationalities of the English language. Along the way you are sure to pause and laugh at the anecdotes and jokes that blaze like bright blooms where you least expect to find them.”<br /><div style="text-align: right;"><b>Barbara Jenkins, author</b></div><br />“MORE LANGUAGE MATTERS, Marlene Davis’ second book of her popular newspaper columns, starts with the Story of The English Language, the only ‘studious’ part of her book. Marlene’s book is neither text book nor novel; whether you start from the very first page or wherever you may open her book, the pages are filled with humorous thoughts and quotes to make reading enjoyable and to impart knowledge at the same time in a fun way.”<br /><div style="text-align: right;"><b>Angela Pidduck, retired journalist&nbsp;</b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Softcover, 170 pages</div><div>ISBN&nbsp;978-976-8289-22-3</div>Paria Publishing Trinidadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389151095531615360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969969382512593198.post-34900148382077748582020-01-07T06:36:00.001-08:002020-01-07T07:53:13.607-08:00The Triumph of the People of Modest Means through the Volunteer Spirit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G-4ezkenbuU/XhSXSGOSaEI/AAAAAAAAJAg/WnxEzFM4LmgMYXScT50h4GlzzxoaBe0fwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/TECU%2BBook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1192" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G-4ezkenbuU/XhSXSGOSaEI/AAAAAAAAJAg/WnxEzFM4LmgMYXScT50h4GlzzxoaBe0fwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/TECU%2BBook.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><b>70 Years of TECU Credit Union Co-operative Society Limited in Trinidad and Tobago</b><br /><b>Researched and written by Mary Shand and Alice Besson</b><br /><b><br /></b><b>This account of TECU Credit Union, founded in 1946, chronicles the institution’s first seven decades in Trinidad and Tobago.</b><br />Born out of the necessities of a post-war, colonial society in which access to credit was limited to few, &nbsp;TECU’s membership grew and prospered over the years to shape the outstanding success that their credit union is today. As times became ever more modern, political and economic realities changed, and technology revolutionised society over the last decades, TECU grew from strength to strength, adhering firmly to the co-operative principle.<br />Many principled and upstanding men and women guided TECU over the years. They unselfishly and with great tenacity gave of their time and expertise on a voluntary basis, and worked as employees unstintingly for the credit union’s members. This book lets you meet some of them, and records their wonderful contributions over the years.<br />TECU today is one of the most celebrated and financially successful credit unions in the Caribbean. Nevertheless, &nbsp;it has not lost sight of its reason for being: to stand tall as a symbol of The Triumph of People of Modest Means.<br /><br />230 pages<br />ISBN: 978-976-8244-27-7 (hardcover)<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 978-976-8244-28-4 (softcover)<br />Cover Design: Alice BessonParia Publishing Trinidadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389151095531615360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969969382512593198.post-57638418325207720852020-01-07T06:30:00.004-08:002020-01-07T06:30:55.949-08:00A Rada Community in Trinidad<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RfZar_lqfNY/XhSV_QkD8kI/AAAAAAAAJAU/qQtmC2jRUdI7xdJmNGRNXZ2NUjTmNG30gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Rada%2BCommunity%2BCover%2Blow%2Bres.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="460" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RfZar_lqfNY/XhSV_QkD8kI/AAAAAAAAJAU/qQtmC2jRUdI7xdJmNGRNXZ2NUjTmNG30gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Rada%2BCommunity%2BCover%2Blow%2Bres.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><b>To republish this small part of a much larger body of work, written by Andrew Carr some thirty years after its first publication, is a real privilege. To seek to ensure that the knowledge contained in it continues to be available to coming generations is an important duty and one that we are proud to execute.</b><br />Of the several elements today that comprise our very cosmopolitan nation, the Rada, from that part of West Africa now called Nigeria, as they have existed in Trinidad, have contributed significantly to our overall national character and heritage. The existence, up until recently, of the Belmont Rada Community, has helped in no small way to mould the personality of that very particular part of our capital city, bringing to that area a special distinction. One that has, over some 100 years, affected in a positive manner the community on the whole and especially the lives of the extended families and the descendants of those who have made up the compound over the years.<br />Indeed, to all those whose lives have been touched by this unique body of knowledge, has come a greater sense of the richness of the human experience and the understanding of the universality of God. In truth: “In my fathers house there are many mansions”.<br />We would like to say a word of thanks to those who have contributed in making this publication a reality. Our original mentor in publishing, Mrs. Olga Mavrogordato, who first drew our attention to the work of Andrew Carr, and to Mrs. Joslynne Sealey, his daughter, who has allowed us to reproduce her father’s work and who has written the Foreword for this edition. Also Mr. Victor Ducurew, a descendant of one of the original founders, whose help and friendship over many years has been of a great value, Ms. Rita Antoine, lovingly called “Gang Gang’’ today by the young ones who run through her yard at Antoine Place, Belmont, and who is presently the keeper of the cemetery, and to Peter Shim who, with great understanding, painted the pictures that are reproduced on the cover.<br />In loving memory of my grandfather André Joachim of Mayaro and our great friend Miss Rosa Remy who, with much love, great wisdom and on-going generosity of spirit, gave freely to all who, in need, found their way to her door.<br />As the founder of the compound was himself a Diviner, the cover depicts a Rada Diviner’s Table, used however as a door from beneath which a bright light shines. On either side of the door stands Papa ∑lЄgba on the left and Sobo on the right. May they act as guardian and guide to all those who may knock, seeking entry, in search of truth.<br /><br />Gerard Besson<br />November, 1989<br /><br />Softcover, 46 pages<br />ISBN 978-976-8054-27-2<br />Cover Design by Peter ShimParia Publishing Trinidadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389151095531615360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969969382512593198.post-66495573739923617182020-01-07T06:25:00.000-08:002020-01-07T06:25:11.252-08:00Islands at War<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mTJy2tMfB3o/XhSUnYQ84TI/AAAAAAAAJAI/jWbpHs8Hnvwf-iXVckd5y20Far6i_4zYQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Islands%2Bat%2BWar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1286" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mTJy2tMfB3o/XhSUnYQ84TI/AAAAAAAAJAI/jWbpHs8Hnvwf-iXVckd5y20Far6i_4zYQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Islands%2Bat%2BWar.jpg" width="223" /></a></div><b>World War II (1939-1945) had a profound impact on nearly every facet of Trinidad &amp; Tobago’s political, economic, social and cultural life.&nbsp;</b><br />The inter-related essays in this book examine some hitherto little researched aspects of this impact, such as the role and situation of women in wartime, and the ways in which left-wing, nationalist, and labour leaders and writers engaged with the war. One chapter provides the first detailed analysis of Tobago’s experience in these years, and another examines how the war helped to shape Carnival, calypso, steel band music and literature, and to accelerate a shift from British to American cultural influences.<br /><br />Bridget Brereton is Emerita Professor of History at the St Augustine campus of The University of the West Indies, and the author or editor of several books and many articles on the history of Trinidad &amp; Tobago and of the Caribbean.<br /><br />Karen Eccles is Librarian III at the Alma Jordan Library at the St Augustine campus of The University of the West Indies, the co-editor of World War II and the Caribbean, and author of several articles on Trinidadian women during World War II.<br /><br />Softcover, 224 pages<br />ISBN: 978-976-8244-39-0<br />Cover Design by Alice BessonParia Publishing Trinidadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389151095531615360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969969382512593198.post-82530305591126278302020-01-07T06:21:00.004-08:002020-01-07T06:25:44.358-08:00At your Service<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-96GVHJ0gLOs/XhST0_DLIjI/AAAAAAAAI_8/jF4ro5NsQrctxU2Svfa7Ag2N-nnkWXD1gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/At%2BYour%2BService.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1273" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-96GVHJ0gLOs/XhST0_DLIjI/AAAAAAAAI_8/jF4ro5NsQrctxU2Svfa7Ag2N-nnkWXD1gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/At%2BYour%2BService.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><b>In 2019, on the occasion of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago’s 55th Anniversary, the institution compiled two historical publications—a comprehensive study entitled “An Art Perfected by Practice” and a compendium in magazine format, “At Your Service”, both researched, written and designed by Alice Besson.</b><br />The articles in this magazine were drawn from the research done in the years leading up to the anniversary, and give the reader a comprehensive overview of milestone events in the history of the Central Bank.<br />The magazine also features staff developments and highlights the Central Bank’s contributions to the arts and society in general.<br /><br />Softcover, 90 pages<br />ISBN: 978-976-8134-32-5<br />Cover Design: Alice BessonParia Publishing Trinidadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389151095531615360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969969382512593198.post-85789469670455451022020-01-07T06:16:00.000-08:002020-01-07T06:26:09.307-08:00An Art Perfected by Practice<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ooOjsoHwylk/XhSR4JbkErI/AAAAAAAAI_k/U_ZeLxlkz_wyP7vHxzDtLL1UwPVD44omwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Art%2BPerfected%2Bby%2BPractice.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1214" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ooOjsoHwylk/XhSR4JbkErI/AAAAAAAAI_k/U_ZeLxlkz_wyP7vHxzDtLL1UwPVD44omwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Art%2BPerfected%2Bby%2BPractice.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><b>“An Art Perfected by Practice” — this is how the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago’s first local Governor, Victor Bruce, described Central Banking.</b><br />This book is an historical account of the first 55 years of the institution, formed in the first years after Trinidad and Tobago achieved Independence. It traces the milestones of Central Banking against a wider economical, political and social backdrop, beginning in the 1930s and 40s when the first Central Bankers would have been in their formative years.<br />Wherever possible, the book lets the Governors and many other key persons in the history of the Central Bank relate their own memories and viewpoints, bringing to life their important work in the financial sector of Trinidad and Tobago and the wider Caribbean region over five decades.<br /><br />ISBN: 978-976-8134-30-1 (hardcover)<br />978-976-8134-31-8 (softcover)<br />Researched, written and designed by Alice Besson<br /><br />"Dear Alice, today I received “An Art Perfected by Practice” authored by you. <br />It is a marvellous publication, well structured and captures the history in an attractive way.<br />On my page, I thank you for selecting the photos you included (apart from my portrait) as you chose reading my emotion - I am grateful for your apt choices. <br />The “At Your Service” compendium was spectacular.<br />I just wanted to share my immediate reaction with you. &nbsp;No doubt, this is an exceptional publication, took enormous effort and your artistry is superb. &nbsp;We owe a debt of gratitude to the Central Bank and Governor Dr. Hilaire for bringing it home."<br />Winston Dookeran, former Governor of the Central Bank, 12 December 2019<br /><br /><b>About the Author:</b><br />Alice Besson née Schwarz moved to Trinidad and Tobago from her native Germany in the late 1990s following the winning of a scholarship by the German Academic Exchange Service to conduct a year of field research in Trinidad on the topic of Mass Media and the Carnival Arts—a topic on which she had written her Master’s thesis, which was published by the Institute of Popular Music at Humboldt University, Berlin.<br />She holds a Master’s of Arts Degree in Communication Arts from University of the Arts in Berlin, an institution that can look back on a 300-year history. She also holds a Journeyman’s Certificate in Photography from the Photographers’ Guild, Berlin.<br />After her move to Trinidad, she took the helm of Paria Publishing Company Limited, a communications company with a publishing arm that specialises in the recording of the history and folklore of Trinidad and Tobago.<br />Besson has co-authored with her husband Gérard A. Besson a number of historical accounts of institutions and corporations, namely Alstons/McEnearney (today ANSA McAl), Scotiabank, M. Hamel-Smith and Co. and the family history of the Harford and the Lewis families.<br />She co-authored the history of Cannings/HiLo (today Massy Stores) with Gillian Royes and that of TECU Credit Union with Mary Shand.<br />She researched and wrote the first draft of the history of Neal &amp; Massy, the Syrian Lebanese Women’s Association and the biography of architect Anthony Lewis.<br />Books solely researched and written by Besson are the history of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, Royal Bank of Trinidad and Tobago—today RBC Financial (Caribbean) Limited, Republic Bank Limited’s second historical account, and the history of Laughlin &amp; De Gannes. She also wrote the biographical section of masman Wayne Berkeley and designed his book on costume design. With the exceptions of the first drafts, all books mentioned above were designed by her and produced by Paria Publishing, as were the historical accounts of Citibank, Naparima Girls’ High School, the Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago, and the biographies of Anthony Sabga (ANSA McAl), written by Bridget Brereton and Raymond Ramcharitar, Sidney Knox (Neal &amp; Massy), written by Robert Clarke, Dr. Rupert Indar (Southern Medical), written by Hamid Ghany, Abdou Joseph Sabga, written by Joseph Abdo and Natalya Sabga, and the autobiographies of Clinton Bernard (Chief Justice) and Therese Mills (Newsday).<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lxrXmH5MD2A/XhSSetzyntI/AAAAAAAAI_s/M36ufdKwuZ8Aqyb4ADoA6zlXlVPCN2CRgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Anniversary%2BPoster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lxrXmH5MD2A/XhSSetzyntI/AAAAAAAAI_s/M36ufdKwuZ8Aqyb4ADoA6zlXlVPCN2CRgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Anniversary%2BPoster.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br />Paria Publishing Trinidadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389151095531615360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969969382512593198.post-22295876221885913782020-01-07T06:03:00.000-08:002020-01-07T06:26:23.327-08:00Ryan Recalls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_eRuxYAq5wY/XhSPhKCgvsI/AAAAAAAAI_Y/UYSqEWqGKBozXg96CCBqsz2YSsY8PT9ugCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Ryan%2BRecalls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1303" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_eRuxYAq5wY/XhSPhKCgvsI/AAAAAAAAI_Y/UYSqEWqGKBozXg96CCBqsz2YSsY8PT9ugCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Ryan%2BRecalls.jpg" width="221" /></a></div><b>"Ryan Recalls" is not a typical autobiography for while it contains personal memories and preoccupations, it also contains book reviews, book launches, published and unpublished papers as well as various newspaper articles put together by the author,&nbsp;Selwyn Ryan.</b><br /><br />Professor Selwyn V.D. Ryan is the author of over 25 books, including Race and Nationalism in Trinidad &amp; Tobago (University of Toronto Press), The Disillusioned Electorate, Sharks and Sardines, Winner Takes All, The Westminster Experience in the Caribbean, Deadlock, Ethnicity and Electoral Competition, The Biography of Dr. Eric Williams, The Myth and the Man, and, together with Dr. Roy McCree, Behind the Bridge, the iconic study of Laventille.<br /><br />Professor Ryan obtained his early education from St. Madeline Government School, Princes Town, Naparima College, San Fernando and further education, (B.A. Hons) from the University of Toronto, (PhD) from Cornell University Ithaca, New York. He taught at York University in Toronto, The University of Ghana in Accra, and Makerere University Uganda. Dr. Ryan was Professor of Political Science at the University of the West Indies and also Director of ISER (Institute of Social &amp; Economic Research). He served on several National Constitutional Commissions of Trinidad &amp; Tobago and Chaired the Public Utilities Commission for several years. Professor Ryan in 2012 received a National Award “Chaconia Medal Gold” for his contribution to Higher Education.<br /><br />Hardcover, 462 pages<br />ISBN:&nbsp;978-976-8244-40-6<br /><br />Paria Publishing Trinidadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389151095531615360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969969382512593198.post-54826403391356202192020-01-07T05:54:00.002-08:002020-01-07T06:26:50.229-08:00The Birth of the Kabir Panthi Movement<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SlQMyIWtoZQ/XhSNb0cYfRI/AAAAAAAAI_M/MvYTg1wxPWYRVPUjhdEEDnTuuRkHs7J5wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Kabir%2BPanthi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1373" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SlQMyIWtoZQ/XhSNb0cYfRI/AAAAAAAAI_M/MvYTg1wxPWYRVPUjhdEEDnTuuRkHs7J5wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Kabir%2BPanthi.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><b>In this book Colbert I. Nepaulsingh documents, for the first time, that the role of the Kabir Panthi Movement in the development of Trinidad from the mid-nineteenth century onward should not be underestimated.&nbsp;</b><br /><br />Despite their small numbers, it is clear that the impact of the Kabir Panthis has been by no means small. Because they are persistent non-violent practitioners of “Truth” and the “Equality” of all human beings as one family, the Kabir Panthis were able to undermine intolerance not only among the Christians, Hindus, and Muslims around them but also among all denominations of Catholic and Protestant Christians, among all Hindu castes, and between the major Muslim sects, all the above without compromising their own Kabir Panthi beliefs. By quietly working against prejudice and intolerance, Kabir Panthis played a significant role in building the nation.<br /><br />Professor Nepaulsingh was born in Sangre Grande, Trinidad. He taught Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University at Albany, New York, for 42 years before he retired in 2015. In 1981, he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. He served as Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs from 1988 to 1991. His edition (jointly with Professor Edward Baugh) of Derek Walcott’s Another Life was published in 2004. Since his retirement, Professor Nepaulsingh has been scholar-in-residence at the Walter Elwood Museum in Amsterdam, New York.<br /><br />Softcover, 174 pages<br />ISBN 978-976-8244-37-6<br />Cover design by Alice BessonParia Publishing Trinidadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389151095531615360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969969382512593198.post-1534660112387647842019-01-06T08:14:00.000-08:002019-01-06T08:14:13.495-08:00Called to Serve<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b0OCoPLYa8Q/XDIpMtAPZaI/AAAAAAAAHj4/J0JQVsJa9jElagVSuh_Tzkt69BBt9PCugCLcBGAs/s1600/Called%2Bto%2BServe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1447" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b0OCoPLYa8Q/XDIpMtAPZaI/AAAAAAAAHj4/J0JQVsJa9jElagVSuh_Tzkt69BBt9PCugCLcBGAs/s320/Called%2Bto%2BServe.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><b>This third revised edition of “Called to Serve” is virtually a new book with an enormous amount of information added by the nonagenarian author, Sister Marie-Thérèse Rétout.</b><br />It was published to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Order of St. Catherine of Siena in Trinidad.<br />The old content was rearranged in chronological order and by topic, covering the work of the Sisters at the Leper Asylums at Cocorite and at Chacachacare, their founding of St. Dominic’s Orphanage and of Holy Name Convent. The new content added updates the reader about new developments in these ventures, and features “Sister-by-Sister” milestone achievements and information about the Order’s founder. Lots of additional visuals and interesting photos can be found in this third edition, along with a detailed index and last but not least a list of Sister Marie-Thérèse’s other books.<br /><br />“This new venture of love by Sr. Marie Thérèse Rétout, at age 96, to undertake an update of her book, Called to Serve, speaks of an indomitable spirit/soul, that refuses even to be regimented by age.<br />God has given Sr. Marie Thérèse a wonderful gift for writing which she is compelled to use as long as she has life and strength. I admire her persistence in wanting to give of herself—even as she faces her frailties and limitations—to accomplish all that this arduous task demands of her.<br />The Congregation of St. Catherine of Siena, this year 2018, celebrates 150 years of being established in Trinidad and Tobago. It is fitting that this new edition of Called to Serve is published during this year to mark the Jubilee.” (Sr. Thérèse Antoine, O.P.)<br /><br />Softcover,362 pages<br />ISBN 978-976-8054-12-8<br />Cover design by Debbie BoosParia Publishing Trinidadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389151095531615360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969969382512593198.post-17803504817500365032019-01-06T08:03:00.001-08:002019-01-06T08:03:41.568-08:00For the Love of Pan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kRGK6QHJWWw/XDImrMmad_I/AAAAAAAAHjg/WTKX5RviRic8eHkA25KqZgMvFar1wInNwCLcBGAs/s1600/For%2Bthe%2Blove%2Bof%2BPan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kRGK6QHJWWw/XDImrMmad_I/AAAAAAAAHjg/WTKX5RviRic8eHkA25KqZgMvFar1wInNwCLcBGAs/s320/For%2Bthe%2Blove%2Bof%2BPan.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><b>A Novel by Prithiviraj Bahadursingh</b><br /><br />Be brave and walk the path of Ezekiel, a boy with special needs who rises to the very pinnacle of success in his life. The challenges and tragedies he faced were overwhelming and heartbreaking, but his successes were sublime, poignant and awe-inspiring. The author takes us on a truly emotive journey seen through the eyes of Ezee, his mother and and his sister. Feel their joys and sufferings as you experience their amazing story. Keep an open heart and they will inspire you for a lifetime.<br /><br />“So many of us go through life hearing the words ‘dunce’ or ‘weird’ aimed at us by our peers who oftentimes fail to recognise the brilliance. Some of us unfortunately never live down the stigma and have a rough life’s journey, paying the price for simply being different. Someone’s impression of you should not be the catalyst that determines how you live your life.<br />This book will go a long way towards creating a deeper awareness of what those with autism and their families go through on a daily basis.<br />Hopefully, many of us reading this enlightening book can go out and spread the message. The more we become aware, the more we grow as a society.” (David Michael Rudder)<br /><br />ISBN: 978-976-8244-36-9<br />Cover image: Randy RambhaiParia Publishing Trinidadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389151095531615360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969969382512593198.post-23130187359936590452019-01-06T07:59:00.001-08:002019-01-06T07:59:44.570-08:00Gillie's World<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-weA9_-_9-eI/XDIj2r3VltI/AAAAAAAAHjE/hrBzDuMIGFoyiTAj1ITzKcvWJJ42iyOigCLcBGAs/s1600/Gillie%2527s%2BWorld.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1529" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-weA9_-_9-eI/XDIj2r3VltI/AAAAAAAAHjE/hrBzDuMIGFoyiTAj1ITzKcvWJJ42iyOigCLcBGAs/s320/Gillie%2527s%2BWorld.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><b>Short Stories from Trinidad and Antigua by Gillian McDonald Howie</b><br /><br />"I have been writing memories of events in my life since I was a teenager and all these ‘stories’ are to be found jotted down in bits and pieces of my diaries throughout the years.<br />The stories, based on very young childhood memories, though not written out in any diary, are events that still stand out clearly in my mind. They formed a deep impression on me when they occurred." (Gillian McDonald Howie)<br /><br />"Now and then Gillie would send a “story,” an extended memory of hers. I recognised them as special when I got them. No one else could have written them for sure. They were water-marked Gillie. I was very pleased whenever she found the inspiration to expand a memory, add details, make it more complete.<br />So these stories have accumulated over the years and have given me and other family members much pleasure. They deserve to be published and given the chance of another life. In one or two instances I heard Gillie tell the story. She had a tentative but serious way of telling what she remembered which was absolutely Gillie, &nbsp;and added beautifully to the telling.<br />As it is on the page they are marvelously alive. For me, her brother who loves these stories, they will always be “Gillie’s World” where our human nature is seen with singular compassion and the light of a special understanding and love shines on all the players." (Ian McDonald)<br /><div><br /></div>Softcover, fully illustrated, 118 pages<br />ISBN 978-976-8244-25-3<br />Available online on Amazon and Barnes &amp; Noble.<br /><br /><br />Paria Publishing Trinidadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389151095531615360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969969382512593198.post-3954502815091769692017-04-26T12:25:00.001-07:002017-04-26T12:25:17.104-07:00Beloved<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z1_7TBRBUZc/WQDz0rJrfcI/AAAAAAAAFac/7wI_crPE3bgN-GbPWkuWPPlMz_FuGvY5QCLcB/s1600/Beloved%2B150%2Bdpi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z1_7TBRBUZc/WQDz0rJrfcI/AAAAAAAAFac/7wI_crPE3bgN-GbPWkuWPPlMz_FuGvY5QCLcB/s320/Beloved%2B150%2Bdpi.jpg" width="219" /></a></div><b>The Memoir of Thelma Seheult</b><br /><br /><b>The Yseult Bridges of the 1920s Thelma Seheult's personal story, written simply, captures a moment in time that no longer exists.&nbsp;</b><br />Like Yseult Bridges in her classic Victorian memoir "Child of the Tropics", Thelma, a generation later, describes with great charm and warmth her life in 20th century Trinidad: the houses she lived in, the family members and servants in whose midst she was raised, the small and the large adventures of growing up in the tropics, falling in love, raising a family.<br />A unique and nostalgic account of a vanished world in which life was lived at a slower pace, and in which not all was rosy, as Thelma often points out with a critical eye, but in which being "Beloved" was the most important aspect of all relationships.<br /><br />"It was nearly 20 years ago that I first read mum's memoir which she wrote down in three diaries. A few months ago, while going through family papers, came across my mother's memoir and re-read it. This time, with 'new' eyes, I recognised my mother's voice; the 'matter of fact' way she spoke clearly came through to me. The memoir confirmed the love, deep respect, and kindness our parents had for each other which lies at the core of my own values." (Robin McDonald)<br /><br />"Of all human bonds the most variable, volatile, and unclassifiable is the marriage bond. For Thelma and Archie, it lasted 65 years from first courting to the first death. It was love and companionship, but it was something more - a complete tolerance, affection, understanding, generosity towards one another. I always felt they had a foundation from which they could cope with anything - sickness, hardship, tragedy - a centred certainty turn and turn about in a world of ruthless change. When my parents died, we all shed tears remembering the joy and delight they had showed in each other for so long, how in perfect unison they had danced life's dance together." (Ian McDonald)<br /><br />Hardcover, fully illustrated, 230 pages<br />ISBN 978-9768244253<br /><br /><br />Paria Publishing Trinidadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389151095531615360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969969382512593198.post-46728611902330226582016-08-04T13:34:00.000-07:002016-10-29T13:21:11.557-07:00Roume de St. Laurent ... A Memoir<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SNPvXoRyVzQ/V6OlUYluv2I/AAAAAAAAEY8/CTFeE6w8JFMmyy3OH1Gsuw0pLNdg5b7DwCLcB/s1600/Roume%2Bcover%2B150%2Bdpi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SNPvXoRyVzQ/V6OlUYluv2I/AAAAAAAAEY8/CTFeE6w8JFMmyy3OH1Gsuw0pLNdg5b7DwCLcB/s320/Roume%2Bcover%2B150%2Bdpi.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><b>The new historical novel by Gérard A. Besson</b><br /><br />A life .... a Caribbean life ... a life of a distinct Franco-Caribbean identity against the backdrop of the all-consuming French Revolution ... a life patchily documented in history ... a life seen through the eyes of the mistress, the wife .... a life of changing shape, of the shape-changer ... a life of political intrigue, of brutal slaughter, of exploration and love ... a life of a Caribbean adventurer, Philippe Rose Roume de St. Laurent.<br /><br />In this book, Besson continues his exploration of the French presence in the Caribbean in the 18th and early 19th century and of the formation of a Creole identity in these islands at a time when Atlas truly shrugged in terms of European history, a quest that he began with his previous books "The Voice in the Govi", "The Cult of the Will" and "From the Gates of Aksum".<br /><br />Partly historical account, partly a fictional tale, "Roume ... a Memoir" takes the reader into the confidence of Marianne, or Soubise as she becomes, and allows glimpses at Roume de St. Laurent's life through her diaries. Roume ... a Memoir is really the memoir of his lover and later wife, and bursts with the excitement of two adventurers sailing through life together, criss-crossing the Atlantic as the winds of revolutionary change blew them, trying to hold on to each other, to a dream of the future, or just for dear life itself.<br /><br />ISBN:&nbsp;978-976-8244-21-5<br />530 pages<br />Softcover<br /><br />Available online on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Roume-Laurent-Memoir-G%C3%A9rard-Besson/dp/9768244216/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1470342272&amp;sr=8-1-fkmr1&amp;keywords=Roume+de+St.+Laurent">amazon.com</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Roume-Laurent-Memoir-G%C3%A9rard-Besson/dp/9768244216/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1470342358&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=roume+de+saint+laurent">amazon.co.uk</a>, and <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/roume-de-saint-laurent-a-memoir-g-rard-a-besson/1123231415?ean=9789768244215">barnesandnoble.com</a><br />Watch Gérard Besson reading an excerpt of his book on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpVxAC60n1g">Youtube</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rQHm5OtdiSo/WBOe8aSr17I/AAAAAAAAEt4/hxf7lnben_AZzKjO5d4D0iau_piPWVWbQCLcB/s1600/Besson%2BFacebook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="167" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rQHm5OtdiSo/WBOe8aSr17I/AAAAAAAAEt4/hxf7lnben_AZzKjO5d4D0iau_piPWVWbQCLcB/s320/Besson%2BFacebook.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cqtgoLANC7U/WBUEgkOILjI/AAAAAAAAEuU/p_FxbWVQ0iwEcHvxE8ROYNwW9oJXxct4QCLcB/s1600/Signing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cqtgoLANC7U/WBUEgkOILjI/AAAAAAAAEuU/p_FxbWVQ0iwEcHvxE8ROYNwW9oJXxct4QCLcB/s320/Signing.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Book signing for customers at Excellent Stores, 29.10.2016</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kL3qWdHFEvQ/V6OmKPupCiI/AAAAAAAAEZA/Dqb48oLgTkYoPTvVjWh_eh5BQnFMvGAsgCLcB/s1600/Simon%2Band%2BBridget.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kL3qWdHFEvQ/V6OmKPupCiI/AAAAAAAAEZA/Dqb48oLgTkYoPTvVjWh_eh5BQnFMvGAsgCLcB/s320/Simon%2Band%2BBridget.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Editors and proofreaders Simon Lee and Prof. Bridget Brereton</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cEl39HN4f6Y/V6OmaFMxOWI/AAAAAAAAEZE/tsmcf6mAriYycS0X9KQ3e0tEwg3WxRs2QCLcB/s1600/Besson%2Band%2BRoume.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cEl39HN4f6Y/V6OmaFMxOWI/AAAAAAAAEZE/tsmcf6mAriYycS0X9KQ3e0tEwg3WxRs2QCLcB/s320/Besson%2Band%2BRoume.jpg" width="232" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Author Gérard A. Besson</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Making room for Creole history</span></b><br />Review by Simon Lee<br />Published in the Trinidad Guardian, 3 October 2016<br /><br />"Jerry Besson’s latest foray into the not so distant but largely forgotten past –a fictionalized memoire of Philippe Roume de Saint Laurent, the man who engineered the 1783 Cedula for Population which birthed modern Trinidad – ebulliently mixes genres in a stampede of individual and historical narratives, exploring aspects of Creole sensibility which have slipped through the seine of recent Caribbean historiography. <br />&nbsp;Yet this heavyweight, at close to 500 pages and hugely ambitious in its scope (tracing the creolization of Enlightenment ideals and centering the ‘peripheral’ Caribbean at the heart of the ill-fated French and successful Haitian revolutions) lightly sidesteps the tedium of much historical fiction. Roume immerses readers intimately in the lives of such unforgettable imaginary characters as Sarusima the Carib or the demented white Creole Tante Mam’zelle, along with historical figures like Roume’s shape-shifting second wife Marianne ‘Soubise’ Rochard, the Grenadian mulatresse, whose fictional journals both anchor her husband’s narrative of opportunism and also provide another, insider’s point of view of the events he engaged in.<br />&nbsp;A creole cocktail of political thriller, historical romance and dashing picaresque replete with pirates and lost gold, corrupt financiers, ravishing coquettes, rabid revolutionaries and future emperors (Dessalines, Naploeon), Roume invites us to consider modernity in the New World, or what Besson frequently refers to as “the nightmare nest of slavery”. In dramatic fashion Roume examines the entanglement of Europe and the Caribbean on the cusp of the Haitian Revolution, the crossroads where the spirits of outmoded European feudalism and nascent capitalism, Enlightenment libertarianism and universalism collided with and contested the magical realism of an Afro-Creole worldview uneasily yet expediently allied with the ambitions of the offspring of the entanglement – the conflicted mulattoes.<br />&nbsp;Although the Haitian Revolution/War of Independence has attracted the attention of writers across the region from Walcott and Lamming, to Cesaire, Glissant and Carpentier, only historians like Laurent Dubois have attempted to chart revolutionary movements throughout the Caribbean at the end of the eighteenth century. In fiction it is only Besson who has made the connection between the Haitian uprising of 1791 and the Fedon uprising in Grenada of 1795, which like similar uprisings in St Vincent and St Lucia challenged the institution of slavery and European hegemony. It is the figure of Roume, a white Grenadian-born creole, who allows Besson to make the connection. Roume’s life journey took him on the wings of ambition and opportunism from Grenada to Trinidad, South America, Europe, Tobago and twice to Haiti, first as an agent of the French crown and then as High Commissioner of the French Revolution.<br />&nbsp;Besson characterizes Roume as Frontier Man and Creole by birth and sometime conviction, embodying in him the contradictions of the Caribbean white massa slave-owning class, tainted by the legacy of the nightmare nest of slavery. When his first European-born wife Fanny recoils from him, still reeking from his latest sexual encounter on their Grenadian estate, he dashes her exotic fantasies (“a life of adventure, a sensual mixture of fecundity and elegance in a place on the frontier of the New World…she saw herself with him in paradise”) with all the callousness of those who viewed the slaves as property at worst, or “intelligent animals…without souls” at best. “You had to cover them, conquer them, breed them,” he rages at her with plantation pragmatism.<br />&nbsp;Ironically it is a product of precisely this brutal regime, the mulatresse Soubise Rochard, who becomes his second wife, soul mate and companion for life. Born as Marianne Katronice, the illegitimate daughter of an estate owner and his slave mistress, she crosses the divide erected by the aristocracy of the skin when freed by her dying father. However, in pre-Fanon style, for survival purposes, she cultivates a Creole identity as Soubise, only reverting to Marianne when occasion demands. &nbsp;She is aware of the common ground which unites her with Roume and which ultimately severs him from the Old World despite his manoeuvring: “As a Creole, descendant of Europeans born in these islands, Philippe had an understanding of the land, climate and the blacks…The salt of the Caribbean Sea ran in his veins…we, Philippe and I understood things differently –Phillipe’s imagination contained a great deal of my own.”<br />&nbsp;Soubise also recognizes Roume’s fluid identity, knowing “he possessed the actor’s gift of being all things to all men. A born Creole.” His central belief in free will and choice, allied to his insatiable drive to be an agent of change lead him to a major role in the worst excesses of the French Revolution, when as a “blooded Jacobin” he embraces the period of The Terror drawing on an internalized legacy of violence: “we of the slave islands understand how to live without a sense of humanity.”<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-A0T4t9riAMU/V_J2pvh3rlI/AAAAAAAAEmY/fXoMTXCoFXAtkn6vEnyi-L0v86PF1W2TQCLcB/s1600/Simon%2BLee%2BRoume%2BArticle%2BFB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-A0T4t9riAMU/V_J2pvh3rlI/AAAAAAAAEmY/fXoMTXCoFXAtkn6vEnyi-L0v86PF1W2TQCLcB/s320/Simon%2BLee%2BRoume%2BArticle%2BFB.jpg" width="245" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trinidad Guardian 3 October 2016</td></tr></tbody></table><br />By positioning Roume at the centre of the revolution in France, Besson echoes the theory of CLR James and others that the modern world was birthed in the Caribbean, in Haiti. Some of the best elements of Enlightenment philosophical theory (equality, liberty) were compromised, betrayed and eventually reversed by the French, because philosophy makes for bad economics and the French Revolution depended financially on slavery as much as the Ancien Régime. As one of the metropolitan characters puts it when dismissing the slaves’ claims to the Rights of Man: “ Rights, human rights cannot apply to them. Soulless, they have not the faculty of choice. Anyway that would mean a collapse of the economy. France cannot afford to free her blacks.” It took the “soulless creatures” of Haiti to effect the praxis of Equal Rights and fight for them successfully, establishing the world’s first free black republic at the same time as Napoleon swept aside the vestiges of the French Revolution to re-establish the old order, in the new guise of an empire.<br />&nbsp;Roume’s decline is directly linked to the ascendancy of both Toussaint l’Ouverture &nbsp;and Napoleon. Sent back to Hispaniola as the Republic’s High Commissioner in 1799, Soubise recognizes the dilemma he faces: “ You must make up your mind, are you of the Caribbean, or do you belong on the other side, the Atlantic.” Although Roume has by now arrived at a common understanding with Toussaint whom he reveres (“both believed that a Caribbean interpretation of the republican ideal could be arrived at. This belief had at its centre the certainty shared by them that the African…was a complete human being.”) he elects to put down his bucket with Napoleon, rejecting Toussaint’s offer “Stay and this nation will honour you…You will stand, an equal, with the men who have liberated the New World.’ Roume’s hestitation can be read as symptomatic of the Creole malaise of failing to fully embrace first liberty and much later independence, the same psychopathology Fanon and Naipaul highlighted, which is still with us in the postmodern Caribbean.<br />&nbsp;Roume can stand alone as a viscerally entertaining text, dramatizing the genesis of the modern Caribbean. Viewed in the context of Besson’s prolific oeuvre, both historical and fictional, we can also read it as the continuing expression of a minority or sidelined narrative in the post-independence history of the Caribbean – the Afro/French-Creole story. Political correctness, politically manipulated Afrocentrism and some of the worst aspects of globalization and (under) development have obscured or obliterated this narrative, which we must all be grateful to Besson for retrieving, in the interest of better understanding who we are now and how we got here."Paria Publishing Trinidadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389151095531615360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969969382512593198.post-48746216519944323112016-04-26T15:12:00.002-07:002016-04-26T15:12:44.148-07:00Tales of the Paria Main Road by Gerard Besson<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JB-gW7F2QkM/Vx_m52u7cHI/AAAAAAAAEEk/btA7obi8urs1B6HP5Xaj1420ul4hrzxXQCK4B/s1600/Tales%2Bof%2Bthe%2BParia%2BMain%2BRoad%2Blow%2Bres.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JB-gW7F2QkM/Vx_m52u7cHI/AAAAAAAAEEk/btA7obi8urs1B6HP5Xaj1420ul4hrzxXQCK4B/s320/Tales%2Bof%2Bthe%2BParia%2BMain%2BRoad%2Blow%2Bres.jpg" width="247" /></a><b><span style="text-align: justify;">For Paria Publishing’s 35</span><sup style="text-align: justify;">th</sup><span style="text-align: justify;"> anniversary and in honour of Gérard A. Besson being awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of the West Indies, we are presenting a limited second edition of his first published work, </span><i style="text-align: justify;">Tales of the Paria Main Road</i><span style="text-align: justify;">.</span><span style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</span></b><br /><b><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></b><div style="margin-bottom: 9px; text-align: justify;">First published in 1973, this whimsical book began Besson’s journey into publishing, which led to the formation of Paria Publishing Company Limited.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 9px; text-align: justify;"><i>Tales of the Paria Main Road</i> is comprised of three short stories loosely based on the mis-adventures of Jerry and his friends as young men in Trinidad during the 1960/70’s. It touches on the folklore of Trinidad and Tobago’s Afro-French culture and introduces the reader to some of the characters who still inhabit to this day the forest of the Paria Main Road.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 9px; text-align: justify;">Not all is folklore and tall tales, however. At the time, Trinidad, like much of the world, was changing and this was ever present in the growing social awareness of the “Black Power Movement” which played a big part of our nation’s growth, as seen through Besson’s eyes.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 9px; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 12.6px;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 9px; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 12.6px;">ISBN: 978-976-8244-20-8</span></div><div>52 pages, 8.5 x 11", hardcover</div>Paria Publishing Trinidadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389151095531615360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969969382512593198.post-76328699486709948212015-10-14T12:34:00.000-07:002015-10-14T12:34:36.578-07:00Symmetries of Word Being Made Flesh<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PTADDCj12o0/Vh6s4D7skoI/AAAAAAAADMY/LHQQInZYZWM/s1600/Cover%2B22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="291" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PTADDCj12o0/Vh6s4D7skoI/AAAAAAAADMY/LHQQInZYZWM/s320/Cover%2B22.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b>“Symmetries” is a precious little gem was produced in both a hardcover and reinforced softcover version.</b><br /><br />Author LeRoy Clarke wanted to achieve a whimsical, gift-like feel for this small book, which features in essence five poems excerpted from “Parables of our Joyless Days”, illustrated with particular drawings from his archives. Lovingly designed and produced, “Symmetries” became exactly what the author had in mind: an appealing, slim volume that fits in one’s palm!<br /><br />60 Pages<br />ISBN 978-976-8244-09-3 (hardcover)<br />ISBN 978-976-8244-10-9 (softcover)Paria Publishing Trinidadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389151095531615360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969969382512593198.post-54562277704461380892015-10-14T12:18:00.000-07:002015-10-14T12:18:26.579-07:00PARables of our Joyless Days<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NCZMhskpp3M/Vh6npEHp3wI/AAAAAAAADMA/dOwIlIMoCmc/s1600/Parables%2BHard%2BCover%2Bfor%2Breference.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NCZMhskpp3M/Vh6npEHp3wI/AAAAAAAADMA/dOwIlIMoCmc/s320/Parables%2BHard%2BCover%2Bfor%2Breference.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><b>Trinidad painter-cum-poet LeRoy Clarke wrote this masterpiece as an “Epitaph for a Citizen” – this citizen being, in fact, he himself!</b><br /><br />Dedicated to his numerous mentors, he explores the changes that have happened in his world and his country, his space, over his lifetime, with particular reference to the recent past. The book is illustrated with drawings from his archives and from his new series “Hayti”. The cover features a gold foiling of title and picture frame, which gives the book a sumptuous feel.<br /><br />428 Pages<br />ISBN 978-976-8244-05-5 (hardcover)<br />ISBN 978-976-8244-06-2 (softcover)<br /><div><br /></div>Paria Publishing Trinidadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389151095531615360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969969382512593198.post-42906615675255421332015-10-14T12:01:00.001-07:002015-10-14T12:01:30.662-07:00Eye Hayti...Cries...Everywhere...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-99ZIuw0v2l0/Vh6awMCx3iI/AAAAAAAADLY/bC62sl-pBP0/s1600/Eye%2BHaiti%2BHard%2BCover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="191" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-99ZIuw0v2l0/Vh6awMCx3iI/AAAAAAAADLY/bC62sl-pBP0/s200/Eye%2BHaiti%2BHard%2BCover.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><b>In 2015, Paria Publishing continued the long-standing collaboration with Master Artist LeRoy Clarke and produced an exhibition catalogue, portfolio of cards and portfolio of prints to accompany his exhibition “Eye Hayti … Cries … Everywhere …”</b><br /><br />The Eye Hayti series comprised 110 black and white acrylic drawings, varying in sizes from 8×12 inches to 10×6 feet. In this book, we combined the pieces with colourful backgrounds inspired by the custom-made frames that the works were framed in.<br /><br />Paria Publishing’s Alice Besson was invited by the artist to contribute an essay to the book, which otherwise features excellent commentary by Caribbean intellectuals including the artist himself.<br /><br />The book is published by and available at the <a href="http://www.nmag.gov.tt/" target="_blank">National Museum &amp; Art Gallery of Trinidad and Tobago.</a><br /><br />218 Pages<br />ISBN 978-976-8255-02-0 (hardcover)<br />ISBN 978-976-8255-03-7 (softcover)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mNlfb3ZmllI/Vh6bVWJoQCI/AAAAAAAADLk/liSF0yc7KXo/s1600/11289534_974247865921004_1769207928998701549_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mNlfb3ZmllI/Vh6bVWJoQCI/AAAAAAAADLk/liSF0yc7KXo/s320/11289534_974247865921004_1769207928998701549_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BFyquUOlmMk/Vh6bXii0_kI/AAAAAAAADLs/mM7UxhXn4uk/s1600/11337006_974247872587670_7610261265748983808_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BFyquUOlmMk/Vh6bXii0_kI/AAAAAAAADLs/mM7UxhXn4uk/s320/11337006_974247872587670_7610261265748983808_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8vPAOF6q1Po/Vh6bStXQi4I/AAAAAAAADLc/YwsDXSCKtGA/s1600/1610932_974247875921003_3322934465964360128_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8vPAOF6q1Po/Vh6bStXQi4I/AAAAAAAADLc/YwsDXSCKtGA/s320/1610932_974247875921003_3322934465964360128_n.jpg" width="320" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">LeRoy Clarke with the first samples of the book, portfolio of prints and postcards that Dominic Besson designed and to which Alice Besson contributed an article.</div>Paria Publishing Trinidadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389151095531615360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969969382512593198.post-84626732544038340362015-10-14T07:54:00.000-07:002015-10-14T07:54:34.020-07:00A World of Art <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WH2eR8sY00c/Vh5rt9C8b3I/AAAAAAAADKM/lJWCfbM75QI/s1600/9789768249364-ColorCase%2B18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WH2eR8sY00c/Vh5rt9C8b3I/AAAAAAAADKM/lJWCfbM75QI/s320/9789768249364-ColorCase%2B18.jpg" width="235" /></a></div><b>In 2014, the House of Angostura in Trinidad and Tobago celebrated its 190th anniversary</b><br /><br />To mark the occasion, the Company assembled some of its extensive collection of works by local painters and featured them in this coffee table book.<br />In it, the viewer will find a selection of the canvasses that usually decorate the rooms of Angostura’s offices and hallways. It is an eclectic mix of artists who have achieved world fame over a lifetime, side by side with young painters who are showing great talent and promise.<br />What they share in common is a Caribbean identity, and in this, they reflect very much what Angostura stands for. Like these paintings and their creators, Angostura reflects a slice of life of these isles, and forms part of the very fabric of Trinidad and Tobago. This book stands for what the company strives daily to achieve: to create fine rums and bitters which are A Work of Art.<br /><br /><a href="http://pariapublishing.com/category/angostura/" target="_blank">Click here to see more of our work for Angostura.</a><br /><br />Available from the House of Angostura<br />Hardcover,96 pages<br />ISBN: 978-976-8249-36-4Paria Publishing Trinidadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389151095531615360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969969382512593198.post-59065206541610567322015-10-14T07:44:00.001-07:002015-10-14T07:44:48.310-07:00A Will and a Way<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3lANqZb9Bvg/Vh5pHHUG9LI/AAAAAAAADJ4/0uSBca0bbx0/s1600/FAW%2BSabga%2BInvitation%2BPhoto%2B%2528tip%2Bin%2Bfront%2Binside%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3lANqZb9Bvg/Vh5pHHUG9LI/AAAAAAAADJ4/0uSBca0bbx0/s320/FAW%2BSabga%2BInvitation%2BPhoto%2B%2528tip%2Bin%2Bfront%2Binside%2529.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><b>Anthony N. Sabga’s autobiography is a commemoration of the lives and adventures of those bold and enterprising men and women who braved the dangers of the ocean, the hostilities of a new environment and the privations of a residence on a distant coast to procure a better way of life for themselves and their families.&nbsp;</b><br /><b><br /></b>In tracing the history of Tony’s life, we trace the history of the growth of a community and a people who amidst difficult circumstances were able to achieve a large measure of success and recognition for themselves.<br />Researched and written by Prof. Bridget Brereton and Dr. Raymond Ramcharitar, this book is fully illustrated with images from the archives of both the Sabga family and the many companies that Tony Sabga leads.<br /><br />Paria Publishing is particularly pleased to have been asked to undertake the book design and production because of our long-standing association with the ANSA McAL Group. In 2007, we researched, wrote and produced their company history, “125 Years of Business in the Caribbean”.<br /><a href="http://pariapublishing.com/2011/07/the-history-of-ansa-mcal/" target="_blank">Click here to view on our website.</a><br /><br />Available in local bookstores and from ANSA McAl<br />Hardcover, 284 pages<br />ISBN 978-976-8244-18-5Paria Publishing Trinidadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389151095531615360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969969382512593198.post-17817489097648203892015-10-14T07:33:00.000-07:002015-10-14T07:33:19.056-07:00Celebrating 50 Years of an Independent of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago 1962-2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TNgnhOwbkq4/Vh5nIltqOFI/AAAAAAAADJs/0PmJqVxMyXE/s1600/FAW%2BJudiciary%2BCover%2B13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TNgnhOwbkq4/Vh5nIltqOFI/AAAAAAAADJs/0PmJqVxMyXE/s320/FAW%2BJudiciary%2BCover%2B13.jpg" width="249" /></a></div><b>This publication celebrates the very rich legacy left by a group of outstanding jurists who took the administration of justice in our country from colonialism to independence and beyond.&nbsp;</b><br /><br />It also records the more contemporaneous efforts by a new generation of men and women to further transform the resulting creation – the Judiciary of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, and especially the Court of Appeal – into a high performing professional institution.<br /><br />Lavishly illustrated with picture material from the Judiciary’s archives and photographs taken by Mark Lyndersay, this hardcover book has a narrative researched and written by Prof. Bridget Brereton of the University of the West Indies.<br /><br />Available on the <a href="http://www.ttlawcourts.org/jeibooks/index.php" target="_blank">Judicial Education Institute of Trinidad and Tobago’s online bookstore</a><br /><br />ISBN: ISBN 978-976-8255-18-1<br />164 pages, hardcover<br /><div><br /></div>Paria Publishing Trinidadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389151095531615360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969969382512593198.post-67834386222477395172015-10-14T07:23:00.000-07:002015-10-14T07:23:01.300-07:00A Legacy of Local & Global Expertise <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L7eppqd5z-8/Vh5k0L--UJI/AAAAAAAADJg/_OJ3NX1f4I0/s1600/FAW%2BCIti%2BCover%2B12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L7eppqd5z-8/Vh5k0L--UJI/AAAAAAAADJg/_OJ3NX1f4I0/s200/FAW%2BCIti%2BCover%2B12.jpg" width="188" /></a></div><b>On June 8, 2015, Citibank (Trinidad &amp; Tobago) Limited celebrated 50 years of unbroken service to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago</b><br /><br />This Golden Jubilee is a significant milestone for the Bank. Paria Publishing was entrusted with preparing this hardcover publication, which on 70 fully illustrated pages chronicles Citibank’s journey from its beginnings in 1965, commemorating significant business and philanthropic milestones and celebrating the people that made them possible.<br /><br />Available from Citi Trinidad &amp; TobagoParia Publishing Trinidadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389151095531615360noreply@blogger.com0
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