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Peter O’Brien Harris was a Texaco (Trinidad) worker who, as an amateur archaeologist half a century ago, excavated and described one of the most important Amerindian sites ever discovered—at Banwari
Dr Rita Pemberton THE EARLIEST contributions on the history of Tobago under British rule were made by individuals who were members of the administration and/or plantation owners who were committed to providing the support required by the newly established plantation operations. Through these individuals, personal and official interests became so entangled that there was no
Rita Pemberton THE feature of Tobago’s historical past that is most generally known is that it changed hands 33 times, which is said to be the most frequent in the Caribbean. To some this is an outstanding historical development, a positive index of the island’s appeal, which made it the object of European desire, and
Among the many problems encountered in late 18th-century Tobago was unsatisfactory communication with the outside world.
DR RITA PEMBERTON WHEN TOBAGO was ceded to Britain in 1763, the authorities were aware that France had not given up hope of gaining possession of the island and there was need to develop a strategy to deal with a possible French assault. However, the authorities were anxious to keep the island in British hands