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The petition was rejected. In 1838, Bath petitioned the Colonial Secretary to help them return to Africa, noting that their knowledge of English and loyal to Britain made them "ideal agents" to bring British culture and civilisation to Africa. Although the Governor of Trinidad met with Bath to discuss the petition, it was ultimately rejected.
By early 1907 major drilling operations began, roads and other infrastructure were built. Annual production of oil in Trinidad and Tobago reached 47,000 barrels (7,500 m 3) by 1910 and kept rapidly increasing year by year. [35] [36] Estimated oil production in Trinidad and Tobago in 2005 was about 150,000 bbl/d (24,000 m 3 /d). [37]
Edward Lanza Joseph (c. 1792 – 1838) was a Trinidadian journalist, playwright and author. He was one of the first English-language poets in British Trinidad, also writing in Trinidadian Creole. He briefly served as editor of the Port of Spain Gazette and published one of the first books on the history of Trinidad.
Emilie Maresse-Paul (1838–1900) was a Trinidadian intellectual and writer of the 19th century. One of the only examples of nineteenth-century women intellectuals in the British West Indies, she wrote about secular education and was staunchly anti-clerical. Believing in reason, she championed equality before the law and discounted prejudices ...
The Marshal of the Island of Trinidad was an official of the British colonial government on Trinidad. The marshal was appointed by the British monarch but subordinate to the governor . The position was created by Ordnance No. 1 - 1838, to carry out the duties previously undertaken by the alguacil mayor of the island.
18th century in Trinidad and Tobago, during its colonial Spanish West Indies period. Located in the southern Caribbean region, off the northeast coast of North America.
Trinidad and Tobago, [a] officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean.Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated 11 kilometres (6 nautical miles) off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and 130 kilometres (70 nautical miles) south of Grenada. [11]
With the formation of the West Indies Federation in 1958, the Williams administration acquired more direct policy control over Trinidad and Tobago. [3]: 202–233 In 1958, a Department of Tobago Affairs was created, headed by a permanent secretary. In 1962, Trinidad and Tobago became an independent nation.