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‘My 30 year wait for citizenship’ Debbie Jacob - NEWSDAY columnist Debbie Jacob has lived and worked in TT for more than 30 years. She has been unsuccessfully applying for citizenship for almost the same length of time. Since moving here in 1984 from Seattle, Washington, Jacob has worked as a feature writer or columnist for all three daily newspapers. She came to Trinidad to “see if there really was a place like the one featured in VS Naipaul’s novel Miguel Street,” and fell in love...

Newsday columnist awaits TT citizenship after 30 years Debbie Jacob Newsday columnist Debbie Jacob has lived and worked in Trinidad and Tobago for more than 30 years. She has been unsuccessfully applying for TT citizenship for almost the same length of time. Since moving to TT in 1984 from Seattle, Washington, Jacob has worked as a feature writer or columnist for all three daily newspapers. She came to Trinidad to "see if there really was a place like the one featured in VS Naipauls novel Migue...