‘Our colonial status has changed, but both imperialism and the plantation mode of maintaining order remain’Originally published on Global VoicesScreenshot taken from a Trinidad and Tobago Television (TTT) Live Online YouTube video about Tubal Uriah ‘Buzz’ Butler and the history of Labour Day in the country. Fair use. This article by Dr. Gabrielle Jamela Hosein first appeared in Kiskadee Watch on June 28, 2026. An edited version is being republis…