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DR ERROL NARINE BENJAMIN TODAY WE are celebrating Indian Arrival Day but what are we celebrating for? To be uprooted from your traditional way of life somewhere in a "land so far” (Sparrow’s Slave) to fulfil a dream of a better life is indeed a worthy initiative. Never mind the one who recruited you, much

On Tuesday we celebrate Indian Arrival Day. This day celebrates the arrival of the first indentured labourers from India to Trinidad on May 30, 1845, aboard the Fatel Razack. This ship brought a new labour force to assist in the economic development of the island and a new people with a new culture that would

Hindus have sent greetings to Trinidad and Tobago, one of the wealthiest nations in the Caribbean, as it celebrates “Indian Arrival Day” on May 30, te sknvibes.com site reports. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, expressed warmest greetings on upcoming “Indian Arrival Day”, wishing that it brought joy, happiness, blessings…

BC PIRES NEXT WEDNESDAY, with my eighth chemotherapy cycle, I shall finish the course of treatment begun last September and, hopefully, never have cancer darken my door again. And now it’s all over, bar the testing (fingers, toes, eyes, all appendages and extremities crossed,) I’ll list, in descending order, for your entertainment, the side effects

A deep-dive into the history of indentureship through art. Suriname, Guyana and Trinidad are among many countries affected by indenture.

On the celebration of Indian Arrival Day, May 31

The Telegraph reports on one man’s effort to make a harvest of scattered memories

Few things speak more eloquently to Trinidad and Tobago’s reputation as a place where people like to party, and as a multi-cultural melange, than the quantity and variety of festivals on the national calendar. Here are the most popular

Prime Ministers Message to the Nation on the Occasion of Indian Arrival Day 2021 On behalf of the Government and people of Trinidad and Tobago, my own family, and myself as Prime Minister, I extend sincere greetings to members of the East Indian community on the occasion of “Indian Arrival Day – 2021” Today, as we celebrate the 176th anniversary of the arrival of the first indentured, East Indian labourers in this country, we cannot lose sight of their historical circumstance, their lengt...

“[…] With their religions, customs, values and hopes for a brighter future in tow, they came ashore and breathed new life into the economic, social and cultural fabric of their adopted homeland; a