The government has officially set in motion a consultation process to rename Nelson Island, opening the door for public reflection on its identity and legacy.Historian and university lecturer, Dr. Jerome Teelucksingh, underscored the island’s deep historical and cultural resonance, noting its enduring significance to the people of Trinidad and Tobago.

“It encompasses different ethnic groups and what I mean by that is that the indigenous people were there. they used it for fishing and trade. If served a purpose during indentureship for the immigrants who came down here. Later on in World War 1 and 2 it served us during Black Power times, you know. .It was also important. so we had Jews there. We had the British there.”

Dr. Teelucksingh explained some of the history of Nelson Island over the last 1 hundred and 60 years and its significance to the local Indian community.