Trinidad’s Forgotten Rubber Industry

Trinidad’s Forgotten Rubber Industry When the world shut down during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most unexpected shortages was not food, fuel, or electronics, but rubber for gloves, syringes, ventilator seals and protective equipment As industries struggled to find natural rubber, few imagined that Trinidad and Tobago, a country now without a single rubber estate, once produced some of the best natural rubber in the world. As Darryl Gransam reports, the disappearance of the country’s rubber industry reveals a deeper economic pattern that has shaped the development of the Caribbean region through the rise and collapse of monocrop economies. This documentary was made possible by the Media Institute of the Caribbean (MIC). www.mediainstituteofthecaribbean.com #micinvestigates The author, Darryl Gransam, is an awardee of MIC's story grant and capacity building project for independent journalists, which includes mentorship and editorial input to support amateur and mid-career journalists with unique stories form the Caribbean. Copyright & Fair Use Notice This documentary was produced for MIC for journalistic, educational, commentary, and documentary purposes. Certain third-party video, photographic, archival, and audio materials have been used in limited portions to provide context, illustrate events, support commentary, and contribute to the reporting presented in this film. Where applicable, these uses are intended to fall within fair use under Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act, including the purposes of criticism, comment, news reporting, education, scholarship, and research. Third-party materials remain the property of their respective copyright holders. The inclusion of such material is not intended to claim ownership of, replace, or commercially exploit the original works. Materials have been selected, edited, shortened, contextualized, and incorporated into an independently produced journalistic documentary. Credits and source information are provided where applicable. Video sources    • City Streets Across the Globe Emptied Duri...      • Empty Shelves & Empty Streets - A COVID-19...      • Coronavirus outbreak: A look at empty citi...      • Coronavirus: Deserted streets around the w...      • What The Rubber ‘Apocalypse’ Means For The...   https://time.com/5810448/malaysia-rub... 6005923_Truck_Vehicle_3840x2160 6326464_People_Mid_Section_3840x2160 8944970-uhd_3840_2160_25fps 8944978-uhd_3840_2160_25fps 13325423-hd_1920_1080_30fps 15180346_1920_1080_30fps Charles Goodyear Fritz Hofmann Rubber Coronavirus outbreak_ A look at empty cities around the world_1080p