Profiles: Heroes, Role Models and Pioneers of Trinidad and Tobago - by Nasser Khan

43 by the Little Carib Theatre, the POS City Corporation, the Red Cross Society and later received a Sunshine Friend of the Arts Award. • 1970 Public Service Medal of Merit Bronze • 1989 Chaconia Medal Silver JOHN AGITATION (1927-2018) R amjattan “John Agitation” “Agi” Ramdeen is the grandmaster of Caribbean comedy and is part of Trini folklore. As a comedian and storyteller, he worked for more than five decades to preserve Trinbagonian and Caribbean folklore through comedic storytelling. He is a graduate of the Progressive Educational Institute and served in the Trinidad and Tobago Civil Service for many years. In 1951, at 24, Ramdeen was introduced to the Trinbagonian national audience by Landy de Montbrun, a leading local comic at the time. From there, Agitation became a regular on Radio Trinidad, particularly the Horace James Comedy Hour Sunday Serenade and the Aunty Kay Children’s Show. He performed in many venues in Trinidad and Tobago as the headline performer, often to sold-out shows. • 1993 SUNSHINE Award for Contribution to Caribbean Art, Comedy, Dance, Drama, Music and Poetry • 2003 Hummingbird Medal Silver M. P. ALLADIN (1919-1980) M ahmoud Pharouk Alladin was one of the leading artists for many years, and was well-known internationally in the field of Art and Art Education. He got his inspiration from the simple village folk-their