Once, and still the home of many of our readers, Woodbrook enters its second century as among one of the first western suburbs of Port of Spain since its beginnings back in 1911. The Woodbrook Estate, once a prosperous sugar plantation, and from 1899-1911 owned by the Siegert family, was acquired by the then government for $85,000 ushering a new era of development.

Our cover features the corner stone at Siegert Square, erected in honour of the Siegert family (Cornelio, Carlos, Alfredo, Luis, Alberto, Rosalino, Ana, Petra, Gallus), on which is etched the history, in some detail, of the family in the development of the relatively modern day post-Siegert Woodbrook. Boasting a colourful history, it today is the preferred stomping ground of mas’ bands and the base of many mas’ bands, the home of many steelbands and the year round performing centre for the calypso art form at the Mas Camp Pub. In earlier years it was the base for the legendary bands of George Bailey and Stephen Lee Heung as well the home to one of the oldest steelbands in T&T, Caribbean Airlines Invaders Steel Orchestra, as well as Starlift, Phase II and Woodbrook Playboyz, the Little Carib Theatre, the Queen’s Park Cricket Club, and the Woodbrook Youth Facility.