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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Book lovers, pop by Shelf to Shelf 2 to find your next TBR stack from the library of Bocas Lit Fest founder Marina Salandy-Brown. 🗓Sat 31 Oct 🕠10 am-2 pm 📍14 Alcazar St., St. Clair 🙏Proceeds towards our year-round programmes supporting writers and readers of all ages. #bocas2026

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

1/2 Celebrating Calypso History Month, join us for Kaiso Conversations: Freetown Collective, a special Bocas Lit Fest fundraiser presented in partnership with the Central Bank Auditorium. 🗓️Tues 20 Oct🕠Doors open 5.30pm 📍Central Bank Auditorium 🎟️TT$200 islandetickets.com/event/kaisoc... #bocas2026

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

1/5 We join the international arts community in mourning the passing of Slinger Francisco, The Mighty Sparrow, legendary calypsonian, musician, and beloved mentor. .../2 Photo: David Gonzalez, The New York Times

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

📣Form 6! Prepare for CAPE with We Lit’s FREE online lessons! 🔹️Caribbean Studies: Tues 4–6 pm 🔹️Communication Studies: Thurs 4–6 pm 🔹️Term 1: 5 Oct–26 Nov 🔗https://forms.gle/S1csXdtRg27xxLKBA ❗️Deadline 4 Oct 🙏Sponsor: JB Fernandes Memorial Trust I #bocas2026 #welit2026

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

📣CSEC squad! Level up with We Lit’s FREE online lessons! 🔹️English A: Mon 4–6 pm 🔹️English B: Wed 4–6 pm 🔹️Term 1: 5 Oct–25 Nov 🔗https://forms.gle/S1csXdtRg27xxLKBA ❗️Deadline 04 Oct 🙏Sponsor: JB Fernandes Memorial Trust I #bocas2026 #welit2026

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Bocas Lit Fest's Marielle Forbes shares what's happening on Sat 26 Sept at Bocas Siparia! www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Hbs... 🗓️Sat 26th Sept 🕞10 am–6 pm 📍Iere High School, Siparia ✨️Free and open to all 🙏Presented by Methanex Trinidad #bocassiparia2026 #alltogethernow

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Bocas Siparia - Celebrating Literature

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

1/3 Bocas heads to South! "Reflecting on the first two community festivals, Georgia Popplewell, of Bocas Lit Fest said, 'We’re excited about bringing Bocas to Siparia and building on the energy and enthusiasm of our first two community festivals in Couva and Arima.'” …/2

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Join us at Bocas Siparia for a day of storytelling, spoken word, readings & discussions, writing workshops & more, for readers & writers of all ages. 🗓️Sat 26 Sept🕞10 am–6 pm 📍Iere High School Presented by Methanex Trinidad More: www.facebook.com/bocaslitfest... #bocassiparia2026 #alltogethernow

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

📣Sept’s Bocas Book Bulletin is here! New Caribbean releases, upcoming events & Aug’s bestsellers at @paperbasedbookshop.bsky.social! trinidadexpress.com/features/loc... #bocas2026 @ayendy.bsky.social @graywolfpress.bsky.social @nupress.bsky.social @vikingbooksuk.bsky.social @carcanet.bsky.social

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🗣The Bocas Siparia Spoken Word Competition + Workshop is open for registration! forms.gle/AnAVVMtQ4BwL... 🙌Sign up for a FREE, 3-part writing & performance workshop and hands-on mentorship with Alexandra C. Stewart, 3-time National Poetry Slam winner! #bocasarima2026 #alltogethernow

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

1/3 We’re weeks away from Bocas Siparia 2026, the third in a series of four one-day community literary and cultural festivals across T&T, presented by Methanex Trinidad, and open to all! .../2 #bocassiparia2026 #alltogethernow

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Readings, discussions, spoken word, storytelling, music & art! Free and open to readers and writers of all ages, here’s a look at Bocas Arima 2026, presented by Methanex Trinidad, on Sat 22 Aug. More photos at www.facebook.com/media/set/?v... #bocasarima2026 #alltogethernow

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

📣Readings, discussions, spoken word, workshops, storytelling, art, and more! Here’s what’s happening at Bocas Arima on Saturday 22 August! 🆓Free & open to all. 📍Join us at East Yard, 27 Prince St., 10 am to 9 pm. Presented by Methanex Trinidad #bocasarima2026 #alltogethernow

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

We join the regional and wider community in mourning the loss of Willi Chen, artist, playwright, writer, sculptor, inventor and entrepreneur. In addition to his best-known artistic works, Chen was equally accomplished in literature and theatre. .../2

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The 2027 #OCMBocasPrize for Caribbean Literature is open for submissions! 🏆Now in its 17th year, the OCM Bocas Prize celebrates books of fiction, poetry, and literary nonfiction by writers of Caribbean birth or citizenship. 🔗Full guidelines: bocaslitfest.com/awards/ocm/ #bocas2026

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

🙌Join us to celebrate ‘Masqueraders’, a collection of powerful, unpredictable essays by Anthony V. Capildeo! 🗓Wed 05 Aug, 2026 🕠6.00 pm 📍National Library, POS 🆓️FREE & open to all 📚‘Masqueraders’ will be available for purchase from @paperbasedbookshop.bsky.social #bocas2026 @carcanet.bsky.social

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

📣August’s Bocas Book Bulletin is here! Featuring new Caribbean releases, upcoming events and July’s bestsellers at @paperbasedbookshop.bsky.social trinidadexpress.com/features/loc... #bocas2026 @mrmack88.bsky.social @yesyesbooks.bsky.social @carcanet.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

August at #TheWritersCentre! 👪 @paperbasedbookshop.bsky.social Read Caribbean Kids Challenge 🛍‘Saturday Sale’ at the Sleepy Cat Cafe 🗣 Books & Brews, Faraaz Abdool 📚Shelf to Shelf: a fundraising book sale 📖 Sleepy Cat Book Club ✍️‘Voices on the Verandah’ community board 📍14 Alcazar St #bocas2026

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

1/2 As we mark African Emancipation Day, we invite you to view the 2019 launch of ‘New Daughters of Africa’, introduced by editor Margaret Busby with readings by Lisa Allen-Agostini, Alake Pilgrim, Atillah Springer, Diana Evans, Ifeona Fulani & Nalo Hopkinson. .../2 www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPhX...

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New Daughters of Africa

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Join us at #BocasArima2026 for a virtual literary tour of East Trinidad, with readings from C.L.R. James’ 'Beyond a Boundary', Michael Anthony’s 'Green Days by the River', Lawrence Scott’s 'Aelred’s Sin', and the poems of Danielle Boodoo-Fortuné 🗓Sat 22 Aug 🕛4-5 pm📍East Yard #alltogetherbow

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

You are invited to a quiet, cosy community reading experience at Bocas Arima. Bring your own books, or pick one up from The Bacano Bookshop or @paperbasedbookshop.bsky.social on the day and settle in for The Reading Lime. 🗓Sat 22 Aug 🕛3-4 pm 📍East Yard #bocasarima2026 #alltogethernow

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

🗣The Bocas Arima Spoken Word Competition + Workshop is open for registration! forms.gle/NjewZ9yL56pn... 🙌Sign up for a FREE, 3-part writing & performance workshop and hands-on mentorship with Deneka Thomas, National Poetry Slam winner, 2018! #bocasarima2026 #alltogethernow @dennyspeaks.bsky.social

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Parents and guardians, Bocas Arima’s Zine Workshop for Children is open for registration! Let’s get crafty with Tracy Assing! 🗓️Sat 22 Aug 11.15 am–12:15 pm📍East Yard🆓Free 🔗Register your child today: forms.gle/Z5eEjGE7LaZZ... #bocasarima2026 #alltogethernow

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Step up to the mic at Bocas Arima's Stand and Deliver! Writers of all genres, skill levels & ages can share their work before an encouraging audience. 🗓Sat 22 Aug 🕛2-3 pm📍East Yard 🎤Hosted by @kevonfoderingham.bsky.social Register at: forms.gle/eVS1E52EUbbV... #bocasarima2026 #alltogethernow

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Readings, discussions, spoken word, storytelling, music & art! Free and open to readers and writers of all ages, here’s a look at Bocas Couva 2026, presented by Methanex Trinidad, on Sat 18 July. More photos at www.facebook.com/media/set?va... #bocascouva2026 #alltogethernow

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

"Antiguan by ancestry, Trinidadian by birth, Guyanese by adoption, and West Indian by conviction": Ian McDonald's own summary of his biography makes clear his regional consciousness and commitment. His death at age 93 is an immense loss for Caribbean literature and culture. .../2

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

1/3 We are thrilled to announce the date of Bocas Arima 2026, the second in a series of four one-day community literary and cultural festivals across T&T, presented by Methanex Trinidad, and open to all! .../2 #bocasarima2026 #alltogethernow

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

🙌Join us to celebrate ‘Masqueraders’, a collection of powerful, unpredictable essays by Anthony V. Capildeo! 🗓Wed 05 Aug, 2026 🕠6.00 pm 📍Pamela Benson AV Room, National Library, POS 🆓️FREE & open to all 📚‘Masqueraders’ will be available for purchase #bocas2026

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

📚Join us for a Literary Tour of Central Trinidad, with readings from Derek Walcott’s “The Saddhu of Couva”, Kevin Jared Hosein’s ‘Hungry Ghosts’, Harold Sonny Ladoo’s ‘No Pain Like This Body’, and Justin Haynes’ ‘Ibis’. 🗓 Sat 18 July🕑2-3 pm 📍Lisas Gardens Community Centre #bocascouva2026

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

🗣 Vashti Bowlah, Tricia Chin, and Portia Subran will discuss the importance of place in their poetry and prose is Bocas Couva's Take Three panel, moderated by Kevin Adonis Browne. 🗓Sat 18 July, 🕐1-2 pm 📍Lisas Gardens Community Centre #bocascouva2026 #alltogethernow

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Step up to the mic at Bocas Couva's Stand and Deliver! Writers of all genres, skill levels can share their work before an encouraging audience. 🗓Sat 18 July🕛12-1 pm 📍Lisas Gardens Community Centre 🎤with Jody White and Savitri Rampersad www.bocaslitfest.com/form/2026-bo... #bocascouva2026

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Bocas Lit Fest's Georgia Popplewell and Marielle Forbes chat with TTT's Virmala Balkaran about Bocas Couva! 🗓 Sat 18 July 🕦10.30am-5.30pm 📍Lisas Gardens Community Centre, Couva 🆓️ FREE Presented by Methanex Trinidad #bocascouva2026 #alltogethernow www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jBe...

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Bocas Couva Festival 2026 Celebrates Spoken Word And Community

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Stand and Deliver, Bocas’ signature open mic, is coming to Central! Writers of all genres, skill levels & ages can share their work before an encouraging audience. 🗓Sat 18 July🕛12-1 pm 📍Lisas Gardens Community Centre 🎤Host: Jody White www.bocaslitfest.com/form/2026-bo... #bocascouva2026

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

📣 Join our WhatsApp channel to receive updates on your phone! (link in bio) ✅️ You’ll receive news about Bocas Lit Fest festivals, events at The Writers Centre, and Bocas Academy offerings. 🔗Be among the first to receive updates on what’s happening at Bocas! #bocas2026 #alltogethernow

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

📣July’s Bocas Book Bulletin is here! trinidadexpress.com/features/loc... Featuring new Caribbean releases, upcoming events, awards/prizes and workshops, and June’s bestsellers at @paperbasedbookshop.bsky.social! #bocas2026

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Readings, discussions, spoken word, storytelling, music, art, and more! Here’s what’s happening at Bocas Couva on Saturday 18 July! Free and open to all. Join us at the Lisas Gardens Community Centre, from 10.30 am to 5.30 pm. Presented by Methanex Trinidad. #bocascouva2026 #alltogethernow

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

In July at #TheWritersCentre! 🛍‘Saturday Sale’ at Sleepy Cat Cafe, Sat 11 👪 @paperbasedbookshop.bsky.social Read Caribbean Kids Challenge, 11 Jul - 27 Aug 🗣 Books & Brews, Aarti Gosine, Sat 11 📚 Sleepy Cat Book Club, Sat 25 ✍️‘Voices on the Verandah’ community board 📍14 Alcazar St #bocas2026

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Come celebrate #CaribbeanLiteratureDay with a Reading Lime at the Botanic Gardens, hosted by The Bacano Bookshop, @bocaslitfest.bsky.social & @paperbasedbookshop.bsky.social. 🗓 Sun 12 July 🕚 11am-1pm 📍Royal Botanic Gardens, POS 🆓️ Free, and are welcome; but please RSVP at: forms.gle/XounJZSHJxsk...

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

🗣The Bocas Couva Spoken Word Competition + Workshop is open for registration! 🙌Sign up for a FREE 3-part workshop that prepares you to take the stage on competition day! forms.gle/BSXorpxPchZc... ✨Facilitated by Javaughn Forde, National Poetry Slam finalist. #bocascouva2026

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

‘All Together Now’ remains the focus of this year’s Bocas Couva festival, the first in a series of four one-day community literary and cultural festivals across Trinidad and Tobago, presented by Methanex Trinidad. trinidadexpress.com/features/loc...

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

“My passion is to make the world a better place. To make my country a better place. To make my region a better place.” We join the international community in mourning the passing of Professor John Agard, one of the Caribbean's most influential environmental scientists and climate change advocates.

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

1/3 We’re one month away from Bocas Couva 2026, the first in a series of four one-day community literary and cultural festivals across Trinidad and Tobago, presented by Methanex Trinidad, and open to all! .../2 #bocascouva2026 #alltogethernow

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Our Family Reading Circle is coming to Kelly Village, featuring children’s book author and illustrator Oprah C. Francis! 📚 Sat 20 June, 2026 🕙 10 am to 12 noon 📍St David’s RC Primary School 🆓 Free and ideal for children 12 years & younger with a parent/guardian #bocas2026

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Open to prose writers across the globe, Bocas Academy's online masterclass 'Writing the Taboo' with Breanne Mc Ivor, award-winning author of ‘The God of Good Looks’ will show you how to write into thorny subjects — from sex to rage to bacchanal — without second-guessing yourself or your craft. .../2

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Children from Debe, Princess Town, Arima, Moruga, and POS received their copies of the Bocas Children’s Caravan Story and Colouring Book 10, saw with delight their names in print for the first time, and read their stories out loud to all in attendance. www.guardian.co.tt/article/stor... #bocas2026

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Stories by children for children: Bocas Storytelling Caravan

Escaping a giant alien squid on the moon, hoodwinking a disgruntled ghost, winning a chutney championship, and a scorpion pepper competition. These are some of the wild stories tumb...

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

📣June’s Bocas Book Bulletin is here! Featuring new Caribbean releases, upcoming events, awards/prizes and workshops, and May’s bestsellers at @paperbasedbookshop.bsky.social! trinidadexpress.com/features/loc... #bocas2026

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

🎤🔥 Missed the National Poetry Slam Grand Slam Final? No worries, we’ve got you covered. Relive every powerful performance, jaw-dropping moment and championship-winning verse with our pay-per-view stream, available now for just US$7.99 / TT$55! caribbeancyberstream.com/national-poe...

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

1/3 We are thrilled to announce the date of Bocas Couva 2026, the first in a series of four one-day community literary and cultural festivals across T&T, presented by Methanex Trinidad, and open to all! .../2 #bocascouva2026 #alltogethernow

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

“Taboo is something that is banned on the grounds of morality or taste. But…whose morality…whose taste? Taboo is ‘don’t go there’; it’s ‘unacceptable’ to want or to say or to do because it’s ‘a big risk’. The most powerful writing comes from confronting taboo.” .../2

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Bocas Lit Fest @bocaslitfest.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Today, as we mark the 181st anniversary of Indian Arrival Day in T&T, we invite you to view our 2020 panel discussion, “How we remember: reflections on the 175th anniversary of Indian Arrival Day in T&T”, with writers Andre Bagoo, Gaiutra Bahadur and GabrielleHosein. youtube.com/watch?v=LWgE...

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How we remember: reflections on the 175th anniversary of Indian Arrival Day in Trinidad and Tobago

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