On January 9, the people of Trinidad and Tobago witnessed the cremation of a former prime minister of T&T, the honourable Basdeo Panday. The Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and
“[…] Basil Davis represented the type of persons who were joining the Revolution in their thousands in 1970. He was an ordinary brother from the blocks of Barataria. His now late mother and other
NJAC: ‘Special Branch incited the violence [to] give gov’t an excuse’ remembering 21 April 1970
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NJAC: ‘Special Branch incited the violence [to] give gov’t an excuse’ remembering 21 April 1970
“[…] With the declaration of the SOE on Tuesday 21 April 1970, [Makandal] Daaga and other members of the NJAC leadership, were detained on Nelson Island and at the Royal Jail.
“In the ensuing months, a reign of terror was released on the population. A dusk to dawn curfew was imposed, from which several persons suffered detention, often with physical brutality…”
The following is a release from the National Joint Action Committee (NJAC) on the 51st anniversary of the 1970 uprising: