Trinidad Pays Tribute to Noble Laureate V.S. Naipaul

Port-of-Spain: People in this Caribbean nation on Sunday mourned the death of their national-icon and Noble laureate V.S. Naipaul, with many calling him “one of greatest gifts to the world”. Three newspapers gave prominence to Naipaul’s death with front page articles as his death was announced. He was just a few days shy of his 86th birthday. The Prime Minister Keith Rowley highly praised the late author.

Rowley said: “This proud son of Trinidad and Tobago established himself as an icon in the literary arts on the global stage and his world renowned achievements caused his birthplace to shine in a positive light.” Former Minister of Finance and Foreign Affairs feels that V.S. Naipaul’s work should be a focus of study in the subject of international relations as his writing demonstrated his concerns on colonialism and neo-colonialism. (IANS)