Lloyd Best
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The Honorable Lloyd Algernon Best, OCC
(February 27, 1934 – March 19, 2007) was a Trinidadian
intellectual, columnist, professor
, and economist
.
Best attended the Tacarigua
Anglican School and Queen's Royal College
, in Port of Spain
. He won an island scholarship and graduated from the University of Cambridge
and Oxford University. In 1957 Best joined the Faculty of the University of the West Indies
in Mona, Jamaica
as a Research Fellow.
He remained as a Professor in Economics until 1976, when he resigned to work full-time at Tapia House, a political, social and economic organisation. Tapia House was unsuccessful in gaining seats in the 1976 elections, but some the party's members helped form the National Alliance for Reconstruction
, which won the 1986 General Elections.
He was Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
from 1974-1975 and 1981-1983. He was also the founder of the Trinidad and Tobago Institute of the West Indies (known since 2007 as the Lloyd Best Institute of the West Indies).
Even though he was in failing health, two weeks before his death Best was hard at work with his colleague and fellow Tapia house member, Eric St Cyr completing his newest work titled Economic Policy and Management Choices: A Contemporary Economic History of Trinidad and Tobago, 1950-52.
and diabetes. He was twice married, first (1958-2006) to Christiane Best with whom he had 4 children and is survived by his second wife, journalist Sunity Maharaj with whom he had two daughters.
Order of the Caribbean Community
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(February 27, 1934 – March 19, 2007) was a Trinidadian
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
intellectual, columnist, professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
, and economist
Economist
An economist is a professional in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy...
.
Best attended the Tacarigua
Tacarigua
Tacarigua is a town in the East-West Corridor of Trinidad and Tobago, located east of Tunapuna and north of Trincity. It is on the banks of the Tacarigua River....
Anglican School and Queen's Royal College
Queen's Royal College
Still regarded as the bastion of secondary school education Queen's Royal College is the oldest secondary school in Trinidad and Tobago, referred to for short as "QRC", or "The College" by past alumni...
, in Port of Spain
Port of Spain
Port of Spain, also written as Port-of-Spain, is the capital of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the country's third-largest municipality, after San Fernando and Chaguanas. The city has a municipal population of 49,031 , a metropolitan population of 128,026 and a transient daily population...
. He won an island scholarship and graduated from the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
and Oxford University. In 1957 Best joined the Faculty of the University of the West Indies
University of the West Indies
The University of the West Indies , is an autonomous regional institution supported by and serving 17 English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dominica,...
in Mona, Jamaica
Mona, Jamaica
Mona is a neighbourhood in southeastern Saint Andrew Parish, approximately five miles from Kingston, Jamaica. A former sugar plantation, it is the site of a reservoir serving the city of Kingston and of the main campus of the University of the West Indies...
as a Research Fellow.
He remained as a Professor in Economics until 1976, when he resigned to work full-time at Tapia House, a political, social and economic organisation. Tapia House was unsuccessful in gaining seats in the 1976 elections, but some the party's members helped form the National Alliance for Reconstruction
National Alliance for Reconstruction
The National Alliance for Reconstruction was the governing party in Trinidad and Tobago between 1986 and 1991.-History:The party was established in 1986, aiming to be a multi-racial party...
, which won the 1986 General Elections.
He was Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
Senate of Trinidad and Tobago
The Senate of Trinidad and Tobago is the appointed Upper House of the bicameral Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. The Senate sits in the Red House in Port of Spain...
from 1974-1975 and 1981-1983. He was also the founder of the Trinidad and Tobago Institute of the West Indies (known since 2007 as the Lloyd Best Institute of the West Indies).
Even though he was in failing health, two weeks before his death Best was hard at work with his colleague and fellow Tapia house member, Eric St Cyr completing his newest work titled Economic Policy and Management Choices: A Contemporary Economic History of Trinidad and Tobago, 1950-52.
Death
He died at his home, aged 73, from prostate cancerProstate cancer
Prostate cancer is a form of cancer that develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. Most prostate cancers are slow growing; however, there are cases of aggressive prostate cancers. The cancer cells may metastasize from the prostate to other parts of the body, particularly...
and diabetes. He was twice married, first (1958-2006) to Christiane Best with whom he had 4 children and is survived by his second wife, journalist Sunity Maharaj with whom he had two daughters.