Pamela Nicholson (politician)

Not to be confused with Pamela Nicholson.

Pamela Nicholson
Member of the House of Representatives for Tobago West
In office
15 December 1986 – 11 December 2000
Preceded byJames I. Ogiste
Succeeded byStanford Callender
Member of the House of Representatives for Tobago East
In office
9 November 1981 – 15 December 1986
Preceded byA. N. R. Robinson
Succeeded byA. N. R. Robinson
Personal details
PartyNational Alliance for Reconstruction (1986 to 1997)
Other political
affiliations		Democratic Action Congress (until 1986)

Pamela Nicholson is a Trinidadian politician.[1] She served as a member of parliament and as a government minister.[2]

Career

Pamela Nicholson first entered politics as an advocate for autonomy for the island of Tobago.[3] She was elected in the 1981 Trinidad and Tobago general election, becoming the first Tobago woman elected to the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago.[4] Nicholson served in the National Alliance for Reconstruction government.[5] She was the first Tobago woman to be appointed a government minister.[6] She served as Minister of Settlements and Public Utilities under Prime Minister A. N. R. Robinson.[7] As minister she cut the ribbon for new construction projects.[8] In the 1990s she served as sports minister.[9] She left the party in 1997.[10] This was because she did not support her party's choice of by-election candidate.[11]

Nicholson supported the Tobago People's Party and Kamla Persad-Bissessar of the United National Congress (UNC) in the 2010 Trinidad and Tobago general election.[12] Nicholson endorsed the Progressive Democratic Patriots at the 2020 Trinidad and Tobago general election.[13] She supported the party in the 2022 Tobago Council of the People's National Movement leadership election.[14]

In 2024, she was honoured with the naming of "Pamela Nicholson Boulevard".[15] This was part of the renaming of numerous buildings, streets and fishing depots which were renamed to honour local heroes.[16] The road is part of the Shirvan/Store Bay connector road development.[17]

She remains the only Tobagonian to represent the Tobago East and Tobago West constituencies in the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago.[18]

Personal life

In 2004, Nicholson was stabbed during a home invasion along with her sister.[19] The sisters were hospitalised with serious injuries but recovered.[20] In 2010, the suspect charged with the crime was killed in a jet ski accident.[21]

See also

References

  1. ^ Newsday (23 February 2013). "Tobago's only way forward". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday Archives. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  2. ^ "pamela-nicholson". Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago.
  3. ^ Reporter, Newsday (2 September 2021). "Tobago's independence experience". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  4. ^ Lindo, Paula (22 April 2022). "UWI history fest explores aspects of nation-building". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  5. ^ Fraser, Mark (9 April 2014). "T&T has lost brave and fearless soldier". Trinidad Express Newspapers. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Sister Pam glad for Gold". Trinidad Express Newspapers. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Ministers of Housing, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago". MHUD. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  8. ^ "History - TATECO Credit Union Co-operative Society Limited". 19 March 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Cricket: Lara wants Board to 'face the facts'". The Independent. 7 December 1995.
  10. ^ "POLITICS-TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Tobagonians Up in Arms About Poor Ferry Service". Inter Press Service. 13 September 2000. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  11. ^ "TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: MP's Defection Throws Political Scene Into Confusion". Inter Press Service. 17 April 1997. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  12. ^ Cupid, Karl Cupid (5 May 2010). "Tobago love for Kamla". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday Archives. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  13. ^ George, Kinnesha (31 July 2020). "'Unaligned Tobago politicians' back PDP". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  14. ^ Taitt, Ria (25 April 2023). "'MIND YUH DAMN BUSINESS'". Trinidad Express Newspapers. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  15. ^ DIQUD (8 August 2024). "Official Commissioning of the Shirvan/Storebay Local Connector Road & Roundabout Project". Division of Infrastructure, Quarries and Urban Development. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  16. ^ "Chief Sec says Tobago streets, buildings to be named after local heroes". www.guardian.co.tt. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  17. ^ Connelly, Corey (13 January 2025). "THA secretary: Shirvan/Store Bay connector road to be opened before Carnival". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  18. ^ "'Sister Pam': I support UNC walkout". T&T Newsday. 1 July 2021.
  19. ^ Newsday (19 March 2004). "STABBING OF SISTER PAM". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday Archives. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  20. ^ Cupid, Karl E. (19 March 2004). "PAM IN STABLE CONDITION". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday Archives. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  21. ^ "Sister Pam's attacker killed in jet ski accident". Trinidad Express Newspapers. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
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