Media and Editorial Projects Limited (MEP or MEP Caribbean Publishers) is a private publishing company based in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.[1]
The company was established in 1991 by Jeremy Taylor[2] and Joanne Mendes. Its board of directors includes Managing Director Taylor; Financial Director Mendes; Chairman Susan Dore; and Caroline Taylor. Hugh Williams served as Secretary from the company's founding until his death in 2016.[3]
MEP currently publishes Caribbean Beat (the inflight magazine of Caribbean Airlines bimonthly,[4][5][6] and the free destination guide Discover Trinidad & Tobago annually.[7][8]
Past publications have focused on Trinidad & Tobago and/or Caribbean business, culture or tourism, including the bimonthly subscription-based newsletter ENERGY Caribbean; Trinidad & Tobago Business Guide; the Caribbean Review of Books (CRB) (now an independent non-profit entity); Youth At Risk (for the UNDP: United Nations Development Programme); The Point Lisas Story; the Citibank Investment Guide to Trinidad & Tobago; BWIA's Caribbean; The ALM Caribbean Explorer; Hi-Time; Trinidad & Tobago Destination Guide; the Trinidad & Tobago Exporter; and the Trinidad & Tobago Export Directory.[9]
In 1994, the company established a book imprint called Prospect Press. It ceased operations in 2008. From 1994 to 2008, it published books on Trinidad & Tobago and/or Caribbean biography, art, and natural history, including:
- Julian Kenny, Views from the Ridge (2008 reprint, ISBN 976-95057-0-6), Flowers of Trinidad & Tobago (2006, ISBN 976-95057-8-1), Orchids of Trinidad & Tobago (2008, ISBN 978-976-95082-4-8)[10] and A Naturalist's Notes: the Biological Diversity of Trinidad & Tobago (2008, ISBN 978-976-95082-3-1)
- Ken Bhoodoo, The Elusive Eric Williams (2002, ISBN 976-95057-2-2)
- Luise Kimme, Halcyon Days: Sculpture 1987–91 (2002, ISBN 976-95057-3-0), Resurrection To Dance (2003, ISBN 976-95057-6-5), and Bolero
- C. L. R. James, Letters From London (2003, ISBN 976-95057-4-9)
- Richard French, A Naturalist's Year (2007, ISBN 976-95082-0-9)
- Jeremy Taylor, Going to Ground (1994, ISBN 976-8052-08-2)
- Russell Barrow, Birds of Trinidad and Tobago: A Photographic Atlas[11]
- Stewart Hylton Edwards, The Toco Road and other Poems of the West Indies
- Wilfred Best, Tikasingh's Wedding
- The Abbey: Mount St. Benedict
- The Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA), Wetlands of Trinidad and Tobago (2010, ISBN 978-976-95082-6-2)[12]
- Joy Rudder, The Old House and the Dream: The Story of the Asa Wright Nature Centre (2009, ISBN 976-95082-1-7)[13][14]
References edit
- ^ Publishers Global: Trinidad & Tobago
- ^ Vaneisa Baksh, "Going to Ground Again", Trinidad & Tobago Guardian, 13 December 2008.
- ^ Caroline Taylor, Remembering Hugh Williams, MEP Publishers blog, 17 December 2016.
- ^ Yvonne Baboolal, "Caribbean Beat to be sold in stores...magazine marks 100th issue", Trinidad Guardian, 6 December, 2009.
- ^ Anne Hilton, "The ‘Beat’ is back", Trinidad & Tobago Newsday, 24 January, 2008.
- ^ Carolyn Cooper, "T&T Lit Fest Puts Us to Shame", Jamaica Gleaner, 8 May 2011.
- ^ Suzanne Mills, "A Poor Precedent", Trinidad & Tobago Newsday, 2 September, 2007.
- ^ "Magazines Team up with TTFF", Trinidad & Tobago Guardian, 4 October, 2011.
- ^ Sharon Lym, "Looking for the big ticket", Trinidad & Tobago Business Guardian, 5 June, 2003.
- ^ "A Reverence for Orchids", Trinidad & Tobago Express, 12 February, 2009.Archived 2009-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Trinidad & Tobago Birding - Suggested Reading List
- ^ Anne Hilton, "IMA launches wetlands book", Trinidad & Tobago Newsday, March 1, 2010.
- ^ Kimberly Castillo, "The story of Asa Wright", Trinidad & Tobago Express, 6 March, 2010.
- ^ Anne Hilton, "A story of hope and despair", Trinidad & Tobago Newsday, 4 January 2010.