Bas Balkissoon
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Bas Balkissoon is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2005 to 2016 who represented the riding of Scarborough—Rouge River. From 1
Balkissoon in 2015 as Deputy Speaker
Trinidad and Tobago
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Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost archipelagic country in the Caribbean, comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with several s
Bas Balkissoon
…From 1988 to 1997 he was a municipal councillor in Scarborough and from 1998 to 2005 he was a councillor in the amalgamated city of Toronto. Born in Trinidad and Tobago, and of Indian descent, Balkissoon moved to Canada in 1970. He rose to prominence as the head of Scarborough Homeowners Alliance For Fair Taxes, an…
English pirate Walter Raleigh raiding Spanish settlement in Trinidad in 1595
An 1897 medallion showing the capture of Trinidad and Tobago by the British in 1797
Newly arrived indentured Indian labourers in Trinidad and Tobago
The Queen on 1953 stamps of Trinidad and Tobago