Trinidad and Tobago: Information on the November 1995 elections and the policies of the new government towards racial discrimination and tension between the Afro-Trinidadian and Indo-Trinidadian communities
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 April 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | TTO23379.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Trinidad and Tobago: Information on the November 1995 elections and the policies of the new government towards racial discrimination and tension between the Afro-Trinidadian and Indo-Trinidadian communities, 1 April 1996, TTO23379.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac4f88.html [accessed 21 October 2022] |
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Please find attached recent media reports on ethnic issues in Trinidadian politics since the November 1995 elections.
For additional information on the change of government in Trinidad and Tobago, and on the political events surrounding this election, please consult Response to Information Request TTO22336.E of 24 November 1995.
For general information on ethnic relations in Trinidad and Tobago, please consult the Citizenship and Immigration Canada, International Services Group letter of 12 August 1994, which is available at Regional Documentation Centres.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Attachments
The Economist [London]. 11 November 1995. US Edition. ". . . Democracy." (NEXIS)
International Herald Tribune [Neuilly] 2 January 1996. Larry Rohter. "In an Anxious Trinidad, Politics Crosses 'the Racial Rubicon'." (NEXIS)
Inter Press Service. 22 November 1995. Nesta Ellis. "Trinidad and Tobago: Racial Tension Rising to New Levels." (NEXIS)
Latin American Regional Reports: Caribbean [London]. 14 December 1995. "Panday Makes Bid For National Unity." (NEXIS)
The Weekly Journal. 30 November 1995. Lloyd Roxborough. "Racism on the Rise in Trinidad." (The Ethnic Newswatch/NEXIS)
Additional Sources Consulted
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Reports. Nov. 1995 to Jan. 1996
DIRB Trinidad and Tobago Country File. June 1995 to Mar. 1996.
