Statement by CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on passing of VS Naipaul

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)      The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) mourns the loss of the great writer Sir Vidia Naipaul (17 August 1932 – 11 August 2018). The Trinidad and Tobago born Nobel Laureate was a prolific author of both fiction and non-fiction works which elicited much critical acclaim and earned him many literary awards. He was acknowledged as a master in the use of language. His unsparing critique of post-colonial societies across the globe was the basis of much of his work and provoked a great deal of thought and discussion. On behalf of the Community, the Secretary-General extends condolences to the family of Sir Vidia and to the Government and people of Trinidad and Tobago on the loss of this great son of the soil.