Kevin Baldeosingh
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Kevin Baldeosingh is a Trinidadian newspaper columnist
, author and Humanist
, who has been involved in many controversial social issues. He now works with the Trinidad and Tobago Express
as a writer on a freelance basis.
. He is also vice-chair for ASPIRE (Advocates for Safe Parenthood: Improving Reproductive Equity), a lobby group seeking clarification and updating of Trinidad and Tobago’s laws on abortion
, with the aim of reducing the health risks and maternal mortality associated with unsafe illegal abortions.
He was regional Chairperson for the Commonwealth Writers Prize (Canada/Caribbean) for 2000 and 2001.
Columnist
A columnist is a journalist who writes for publication in a series, creating an article that usually offers commentary and opinions. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and other publications, including blogs....
, author and Humanist
Humanism
Humanism is an approach in study, philosophy, world view or practice that focuses on human values and concerns. In philosophy and social science, humanism is a perspective which affirms some notion of human nature, and is contrasted with anti-humanism....
, who has been involved in many controversial social issues. He now works with the Trinidad and Tobago Express
Trinidad and Tobago Express
The Trinidad and Tobago Express is one of three daily newspapers in Trinidad and Tobago. The Express is published by the Caribbean Communications Network and is headquartered on Independence Square in Port of Spain. The newspaper commenced operations on June 6, 1967...
as a writer on a freelance basis.
Writing
In twenty years as a professional writer he has written over 2,000 newspaper articles, over 30 periodical articles and papers, 20-plus short stories, and three novels. In 2007, his one-act play, "The Comedian", was one of the four winning plays in the National Drama Association playwriting contest. He was also one of 15 prize-winning finalists in a 2007 international essay competition, organized by US-based "TRACE International" (a non-profit organization that develops and promotes anti-bribery programs), on official corruption and how to prevent it.Other work
He is a co-founder and chairman of the Trinidad and Tobago Humanist Association, the only organization of its kind in the Anglophone CaribbeanAnglophone Caribbean
The term Commonwealth Caribbean is used to refer to the independent English-speaking countries of the Caribbean region. Upon a country's full independence from the United Kingdom, Anglophone Caribbean or Commonwealth Caribbean traditionally becomes the preferred sub-regional term as a replacement...
. He is also vice-chair for ASPIRE (Advocates for Safe Parenthood: Improving Reproductive Equity), a lobby group seeking clarification and updating of Trinidad and Tobago’s laws on abortion
Abortion
Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to viability. An abortion can occur spontaneously, in which case it is usually called a miscarriage, or it can be purposely induced...
, with the aim of reducing the health risks and maternal mortality associated with unsafe illegal abortions.
He was regional Chairperson for the Commonwealth Writers Prize (Canada/Caribbean) for 2000 and 2001.
Novels
- The Autobiography of Paras P, (1996), Heinemann Caribbean Writers Series ISBN 0-435-98818-2
- Virgin's Triangle, (1997), Heinemann, ISBN 0-435-98947-2
- The Ten Incarnations of Adam Avatar, (2004), Peepal Tree PressPeepal Tree PressPeepal Tree Press, based in England, publishes Caribbean, Black British and South Asian fiction, poetry and academic books.Peepal Tree is a wholly independent company, founded in 1985, and now publishes around 30-40 books a year. Peepal Tree Press has published over 250 titles, and states a...
ISBN 1-84523-000-0