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Chapter 6 placed emphasis on Trinidad and Tobago beginning with a location and historical overview. In this the various ethnic groups were highlighted with the majority being Africans and East Indian. In the case of Trinidad and Tobago one measure to ensure stability was the written constitution in which the rights and freedoms of all persons of all groups were outlined. What was a drawback is the system of voting, First-Past-the-Post system which means winner takes all. This chapter placed great emphasis on two major political parties which are dominated by the two main ethnic groups, the African and East Indians. This places the country on a set back as it is not favourable for the equitable distribution of resources as well as power among the racial groups.
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RACE AND COLOR IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO by Nakeba Stewart 2004. Trinidad and Tobago News Forum. http://www.trinidadandtobagonews.com/forum/webbbs_config.pl?md=read;id=1467
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The Return of Proportional Representation. Selwyn Ryan. http://www.tv6tnt.com/localgov13/opinion/The-Return-of-Proportional-Representation-224747052.html?m=y&smobile=y
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Economic Indicators Source: Central Statistical Office. http://www.discover-tt.net/business/economic_indicators.html
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Ethnicity and Employment Practices in Trinidad and Tobago. Centre for Ethnic Studies, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad. 1994. Tables underneath are accordingly reproduced from this report.
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Speech by the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives, Trinidad, 1981, Hansard.
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Report of the Constitution Commission (1987). Presented to His Excellency the President on June I, 1990, Reservation by Dr John La Guerre, 286.
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The report of the Equal Opportunity Commission 2008 and 2009- http://www.equalopportunity.gov.tt/sites/default/files/Annual%20Report%202008-09%20Final.pdf.
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http://www.trinidadandtobagonews.com/blog/?p=286- Exposing Racism in the Medical Fraternity and the Media.
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THERE CAN BE NO COMMEMORATION OF THE FYZABAD DECLARATION: THE UNC DESTROYED IT AND THE PARTNERSHIP. David Abdullah. April 26, 2015.
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Bissessar, A.M. (2017). Trinidad and Tobago. In: Ethnic Conflict in Developing Societies . Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53709-2_6
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