The ''Trinidad and Tobago Guardian'' (together with the ''Sunday Guardian'') is the oldest daily

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. The paper is considered the

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for Trinidad and Tobago.

History

Its first edition was published on Sunday 2 September 1917. The newspaper, now owned and published by Guardian Media Limited, began as a

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but in November 2002 changed to

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, known as the "G-sized Guardian". In June 2008, the paper changed to a smaller-size tabloid. The main office of the ''Guardian'' is located at St. Vincent Street,

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, with a branch office on Chancery Lane, San Fernando, and the Head office which is located on 4-10 Rodney Road in Chaguanas. On 2 September 2017, the ''Trinidad and Tobago Guardian'' celebrated its 100th anniversary. Shortly after on 11 September 2017, the company launched a new layout. The slogan of the paper is ''The Guardian of Democracy''. Since 1955, according to an advertisement in ''

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'', the Trinidad Publishing Co. operated the ''Guardian'', the ''Sunday Guardian'', and the ''Evening News''.

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