Basil Ince, scholar, diplomat and sporting icon, dies at 93

Dr Basil Ince, a former government minister, diplomat, academic and international athlete who helped shape Trinidad and Tobago’s sporting history, has died at the age of 93.

Ince died on Thursday, October 15, prompting tributes from the People’s National Movement (PNM), of which he was a member, and recognition of his decades of service to the country.

He served as Minister of External Affairs from 1981 to 1985 under then prime minister George Chambers, before becoming Minister of Sport, Culture and Youth Affairs from 1985 to 1986. He also served as Trinidad and Tobago’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1981 to 1986, according to the PNM.