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Born in Trinidad, Pawan was educated at Saint Mary's College in Port of Spain and won an Island Scholarship in 1907. He then went on to the University of Edinburgh, where he graduated in 1912 with bachelor's degrees in medicine and surgery. After studying at the Pasteur Institute in France he returned to Trinidad in 1913, first as an Assistant ...
Indo-Trinidadians and Tobagonians or Indian-Trinidadians and Tobagonians are people of Indian origin who are nationals of Trinidad and Tobago, whose ancestors came from India and the wider subcontinent beginning in 1845 during the period of colonization. Indo-Trinidadians and Tobagonians are a subgroup of Indo-Caribbeans, which is a subgroup of ...
The Merikins or Merikens[ 1][ 2] were formerly enslaved Africans who gained freedom, enlisted in the Corps of Colonial Marines, and fought for the British against the United States in the War of 1812. After their service in Bermuda, they established a community in the south of Trinidad between 1815–1816. The region was largely populated by ...
Rhyners Record Shop is a music store in Trinidad and Tobago. It was founded in 1938 by Hilton Rhyner, who ran the store until his death in 1981. It is now run by his daughters Yvonne and Diana Rhyner. It was originally located at 54 Prince Street in Port of Spain until it closed 2006, and is now located at Piarco Airport duty-free shop, in ...
Culture of Trinidad and Tobago. The culture of Trinidad and Tobago reflects the influence of Indian-South Asian, African, Indigenous, European, Chinese, North American, Latino, and Arab cultures. The histories of Trinidad and Tobago are different. There are differences in the cultural influences which have shaped each island.
Tobago. Tobago is a ward of Trinidad and Tobago and is governed locally by the Tobago House of Assembly . Historically, Tobago was divided into seven parishes (Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mary, Saint Patrick and Saint Paul ). In 1768 each parish of Tobago had nominated representatives to the Tobago House of Assembly.
White Trinidadians and Tobagonians (sometimes referred as Euro-Trinidadians and Tobagonians or local-whites) are Trinidadians of European descent. However, while the term "White Trinidadian" is used to refer collectively to all Caucasians who are Trinidadian, whether by birth or naturalization, the term "local-white" is used to refer more specifically to Trinidad-born Caucasians and, in ...
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