Paradise lost? Op-ed journalist Rajendra Ramlogan has used his weekly column to cast a critical yet fond eye over life in his native Trinidad and Tobago, often doing so within the context of regional and international developments. Can these sister Caribbean islands play to their strengths to throw off the corruption and crime that threaten to drag them down?
Since independence in the 1960s, the struggle for Trinidad and Tobago has been to fulfil its ea
Rahul Sooknanan is a pen name. The story of Mudgar and all the characters are largely true. Names have been changed to protect Mudgar from further retribution. Mudgar is a descendant of Phoolmatie and Chandanand, two indentured labourers who crossed the Kala Pani to forge a new life in Trinidad. Mudgar lived on the precipice of both excess and success. His life became a journey towards greater opportunities as he worked his way through an education at Ne
This book provides a comprehensive review of the roles played by the various programmes, autonomous organisations, specialised agencies and departments of the United Nations in assisting the developing world in attaining environmental objectives. It would be seen that almost all the various components of the United Nations have embraced environmental protection as part of their portfolios. This indicates the growing investment by the United Nations in the envi