August 31, 1962 — T&T’s moment of destiny
Politics
Elections 2025
August 28, 2025
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Ryan Bachoo
Lead Editor- Newsgathering
As Trinidad and Tobago was close to becoming an independent nation in 1962, the T&T Guardian chronicled the historic moment. On August 30, 1962, the newspaper previewed what was to come that night—the lowering of the Union Jack and the raising of the national flag.
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