In a recent column titled ‘Opposition to Garvey’s Visit’ published in Newsday on October 16, 2025, UWI historian Jerome Teelucksingh sheds light on the resistance Marcus Garvey faced during his planned visit to Trinidad in 1928. Teelucksingh highlights the critical stance taken by the Trinidad Guardian and the legislative council, predominantly composed of the elite class, who actively blocked Garvey’s visit. This move was met with strong objections from trade union leaders such as Arthur Cipriani and Timothy Roodal, who saw Garvey as a champion of black activism and workers’ rights. While Teelucksingh briefly mentions Garvey’s eventual visit to Trinidad in 1937, he omits details about the reception he received. The People, an Afrocentric newspaper, noted that Garvey ‘appears to have little sympathy for the poor,’ a sentiment that may have influenced his reception. Further insights from Kevin Baldeosingh’s historical work, ‘From Colony to Curse,’ reveal that Garvey’s Trinidadian supporters were largely unaware of his broader ideological stance. Garvey’s opposition to American trade unions, as evidenced by his statement that ‘the only convenient friend the Negro worker or labourer has at the present time is the white capitalist,’ likely extended to his interactions with Trinidadian trade unionists, fostering a complex and contentious dynamic.