 Front page of the Trinidad and Tobago Guardian (24 March 2020) | |
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | Guardian Media Limited |
| Editor | Debra Wanser |
| Managing Editor | Kaymar Jordan |
| Founded | 1917 (108 years ago) |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 22–24 St. Vincent Street, Port of Spain |
| Circulation | 40,000 (2002) |
| Website | guardian |
TheTrinidad and Tobago Guardian (together with theSunday Guardian) is the oldest daily newspaper in Trinidad and Tobago.[1] The paper is considered thenewspaper of record for Trinidad and Tobago.[2][3] The slogan of the paper isThe Guardian of Democracy.[citation needed]
The newspaper is owned and published byGuardian Media Limited. The main office of theGuardian is located at St. Vincent Street,Port of Spain.
It began as abroadsheet but in November 2002 changed totabloid format, known as the "G-sized Guardian". In June 2008, the paper changed to a smaller-size tabloid.[4] On 11 September 2017, the company launched a new layout.
Its first edition was published by the Trinidad Publishing Co. on Sunday 2 September 1917. In 1955, according to an advertisement inEditor & Publisher, the Trinidad Publishing Co. operated theGuardian, theSunday Guardian, and theEvening News.[5]
On 2 September 2017, theTrinidad and Tobago Guardian celebrated its 100th anniversary.[citation needed]
Debra Wanser has been the editor of theTrinidad and Tobago Sunday Guardian since 2007, daily news editor since 2001, and has been a Guardian Media employee since 1993.[6] Kaymar Jordan is the current managing editor ofGuardian Media Limited; she started in 2022.[7]
Journalists have included the writerSeepersad Naipaul. A book published byPeepal Tree Press,Seepersad Naipaul, Amazing Scenes: Selected Journalism 1928–1953 covers 25 years of Naipaul's columns and articles in theGuardian. 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]
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The [Trinidad and Togabo] Guardian, founded in 1917, is the country's newspaper of record.
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