Trinidad and Tobago Guardian

The Trinidad and Tobago Guardian (together with the Sunday Guardian) is the oldest daily newspaper in Trinidad and Tobago.^[3] The paper is considered the newspaper of record for Trinidad and Tobago.^[4][5] The slogan of the paper is The Guardian of Democracy.

Trinidad and Tobago Guardian

Front page of the Trinidad and Tobago Guardian (24 March 2020)
Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Tabloid
Owner(s)	Guardian Media Limited
Managing editor	Rosemarie Sant[1]
Founded	September 2, 1917
Language	English
Headquarters	22-24 St. Vincent Street, Port of Spain
Circulation	40,000 (2002)[2]
Website	guardian.co.tt/

The newspaper is owned and published by Guardian Media Limited. The main office of the Guardian is located at St. Vincent Street, Port of Spain, with a branch office on Chancery Lane, San Fernando, and the Head office which is located on 4-10 Rodney Road in Chaguanas.

Format

It began as a broadsheet but in November 2002 changed to tabloid format, known as the "G-sized Guardian". In June 2008, the paper changed to a smaller-size tabloid.^[6] On 11 September 2017, the company launched a new layout.

History

Its first edition was published by the Trinidad Publishing Co. on Sunday 2 September 1917. In 1955, according to an advertisement in Editor & Publisher, the Trinidad Publishing Co. operated the Guardian, the Sunday Guardian, and the Evening News.^[7]

On 2 September 2017, the Trinidad and Tobago Guardian celebrated its 100th anniversary.

Staff

Journalists have included the writer Seepersad Naipaul. A book published by Peepal Tree Press Seepersad Naipaul, Amazing Scenes: Selected Journalism 1928–1953 covers 25 years of Naipaul's columns and articles in the Guardian. Naipaul was initially charged with reporting on the lives of the "East Indians". The articles often reflect on topical issues of the day but are notable for their humour.^[8]

See also

• TBC Radio Network
• CNC3