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“A View From The Trenches: The Trinidad Economy As Reflected In Visa Applicants”

28-Aug-11

The below is a fascinating Wikileaks cable from 2008, sent by the US embassy in POS to the secretary of state in DC and outlining the average economic and educational status of applicants for US visas. I’ve added any bold. SUBJECT: A VIEW FROM THE TRENCHES: THE TRINIDAD ECONOMY AS REFLECTED IN VISA APPLICANTS REF: [...]

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First world habits, third world country

17-Apr-08

In ten days I will be moving back to Trinidad for at least three months, and probably quite a lot longer. I am totally unprepared. First, the basics. I won’t have an apartment of my own (and will be living with one parent or another, which is a regression on all sorts of levels). I [...]

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