Raffique Shah
Raffique Shah (born 1946)
Biography
Shah was born the son of a sugarcane worker and housewife in March 1946. His early education was at Presentation College, Chaguanas, where he gained a Grade I Cambridge School Certificate. He later won a cadetship to the prestigious British Royal Military Academy Sandhurst between 1964 and 1966.
As a
After being released from prison Shah joined the Trade Union movement leading the ICFTU, a body of cane farmers who sought to displace the government-recognised organisation, TICFA (Trinidad Islandwide Cane Farmers' Association). Shah,
Shah went on to lead the cane farmers and won an election to head the Trinidad Island-wide Cane Farmers' Association (TICFA), in 1998. He has been chairman of that organisation to date. Shah also served as editor of the Trinidad and Tobago Mirror newspaper for 17 years and went on to serve as an
See also
References
- ^ Raffique Shah, "I arrived in 1946", trinicenter.com, 29 May 2011.
- ^ Raffique Shah, "Slaves to technology", Trinidad and Tobago News Blog, 11 April 2018.
External links
- Raffique Shah's Homepage - a collection of his op-ed columns dating back to 2000.