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Public Opinion was a newspaper based in Port of Spain, Trinidad (and later, Trinidad and Tobago) between 1884 and 1896.[1] The newspaper was founded by Philip Rostant[2]: 161–163  and Hypolite Borde.[3]: 206 

In 1888 Rostant claimed that Public Opinion had a circulation that was three times that of the Port of Spain Gazette and that a special issue featuring John Gorrie's portrait and biography sold 1,500 copies. He also quoted the editor of the San Fernando Gazette as saying Public Opinion "reached a wide circulation" and "was widely read by working classes".[2]: 171–172  Rostant was editor of the paper until 1889[3]: 211  when it was sold to Joseph de la Sauvagère.[3]: 213 

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  1. ^ Lent, John A. (1976). "The Oldest Existing Newspapers in the Commonwealth Caribbean". Caribbean Quarterly. 22: 90–106.
  2. ^ a b Will, H. A. (1970). Constitutional change in the British West Indies, 1880-1903: with special reference to Jamaica, British Guiana, and Trinidad. London: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-822335-1.
  3. ^ a b c De Verteuil, Anthony (2010). "Philip Rostant: Newspapers". Trinidad's French legacy. Port of Spain: Litho Press. pp. 187–214. ISBN 978-976-95299-0-8. OCLC 754915109.