AMCHAM T&T Extends Condolences on the Passing of Mr. Gerard "Jerry" Besson

AMCHAM T&T is saddened by the news of the passing of one of our long-standing members, Mr. Gerard “Jerry” Besson, Chairman and Founder of Paria Publishing Company Limited.

Mr. Besson has left a legacy in Trinidad and Tobago as a renowned publisher and writer of historical novels, folklore books, and nonfiction works. He also has been a contributor to local and international media and academia for over the last 50 years, and was the recipient of the Humming Bird Medal (Gold) for Heritage Preservation and Promotion in 2007. He also received an Honorary Doctorate in Letters from the University of the West Indies in 2015.

AMCHAM T&T remains grateful for the support and commitment, Paria Publishing Co. Ltd has shown to our organization over the years, through which Jerry, his wife, Alice, and son, Dominic have played an instrumental role in the publishing of our quarterly magazine, Linkage. 

We feel a deep sense of loss on his passing and would like to extend our sincere condolences to his wife, Alice, his three sons André, Aaron, and Dominic, their mother Sheelagh, his daughter-in-law, Tricia, and three grandchildren.