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PROFESSOR Emeritus Dr Brinsley Samaroo was a distinguished Caribbean historian, retired university lecturer and government minister. He died in June at the age of 83. May his soul rest in

Indentured labour: There have been sporadic discussions about official recognition of the Arrival Day of Indentured Labourers for decades.

Contributed by: Dr Kumar Mahabir San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago, and Judith Raghunanan I (KM) teach Academic Reading and Writing as well as Anthropology to freshmen at a university in the Caribbean. At one of our departmental meetings, I was astonished to hear one of my colleagues say that research has shown that teaching grammar does NOT help students write better. Finding her claim hard to believe, I and my …

Contributed by: Dr Kumar Mahabir San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago, and Judith Raghunanan I (KM) teach Academic Reading and Writing as well as Anthropology to freshmen at a university in the Caribbean. At one of our departmental meetings, I was astonished to hear one of my colleagues say that research has shown that teaching grammar does NOT help students write better. Finding her claim hard to believe, I and my …

Prominent Vincentian historian, Dr Adrian Fraser is of the view that the pattern set by the book, “Stories from our Indian Elders, authored by D.Lenroy Thomas should be followed by others to reflect the true history of the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). In concluding his overview and analysis of the book, at its launch on November 28 2021, he said, “The pattern set by stories of …