Independence Square (Port of Spain) Independence Square (Port of Spain) Independence Square lies near to southern end of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Formerly named Marine Square, it was renamed in honour of Trinidad and Tobago's independence from the United Kingdom in 1962. The Square runs from east to west and is bounded on the north side by King Street (the southern street bears the name of the square). The Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception lies at the eastern end of the Square (although the roadways bounding the square continue past the cathedral). The western portion of the Square forms the Brian
Caribbean Review of Books Caribbean Review of Books The Caribbean Review of Books, or CRB, is a literary magazine based in Port of Spain, Trinidad, reviewing books of Caribbean interest—by Caribbean authors or about the Caribbean—and publishing original fiction, poetry, and other literary material. It is the second periodical to use this name. The original "Caribbean Review of Books" was founded in 1991 by the University of the West Indies Publishers' Association (UWIPA) in Mona, Jamaica, from where it was published quarterly until 1994. Edited by Samuel B. Bandara, acquisition librarian at the university, it was intended to be "the complete source for Caribbean