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Short biography

Pearce Robinson is an independent Trinidad and Tobago journalist and investigative reporter working between London and Port of Spain. He is the founder and publisher of PearceRobinson.com, where he reports on public power, public money, governance, security legislation and press freedom across Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean. His reporting is built on primary documents, which readers can open alongside each article.

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Areas of reporting

  • State power and national institutions
  • Public money and procurement
  • Governance and political accountability
  • Policing, security and civil liberties
  • Press freedom and source protection

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In the media · Coverage, broadcasts & bylines

Selected independent international coverage, broadcasts and reporting credits quoting, featuring or citing Pearce Robinson and his journalism.

The Guardian · External coverage

Outcry in Trinidad and Tobago after passing of police bill that could threaten press freedom

Natricia Duncan, Caribbean Correspondent · 6 October 2026

The Guardian reports on concerns over Trinidad and Tobago’s Special Operations Bill and quotes independent journalist Pearce Robinson on surveillance, confidential-source protection and the implications for investigative journalism.

“If your phone, your laptop and your notes can be searched or seized without explicit protection for journalistic material, that raises serious constitutional concerns,” he said. “Investigative journalism depends on people being able to speak confidentially.”
Read at The Guardian

The New York Times · External coverage

Trinidad Has Become a U.S. Staging Ground in Its Conflict With Venezuela

Frances Robles, reporting from Tobago · 16 December 2025

Frances Robles examines Trinidad and Tobago’s role in U.S. military operations and the deployment of a Marine Corps G/ATOR radar in Tobago. The Times identifies Robinson as the independent journalist who first posted the images of the radar, and quotes him on the Government’s position toward Venezuela.

“The government doesn’t want to vocally announce its actual support for regime change in Venezuela,” said Pearce Robinson, a Trinidadian independent journalist and activist who first posted the images of the radar. “Everything the government has done thus far points to that, quite frankly.”
Read at The New York Times

BBC World Service · International broadcast

Truth and the Commonwealth

BBC World Service · 15 April 2018

Pearce Robinson joins Sir David Spiegelhalter and five other Commonwealth participants for a World Service documentary on truth, misinformation and the evidence audiences use to judge competing claims.

Listen on BBC World Service

The War Zone · Reporting credit

More KC-135 Tankers Deploy To The Caribbean

Howard Altman · 16 December 2025

Howard Altman reports on the expanding U.S. military presence in the Caribbean. The article includes a social-media post crediting Pearce Robinson for imagery of the AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR radar in Tobago.

Read at The War Zone

Army Recognition · Reporting credit

Strategic U.S. Radar Deployment in Tobago Near Venezuela Shifts Regional Surveillance

Army Recognition · 29 November 2025

Army Recognition credits Pearce Robinson alongside the U.S. Army as an image source in its examination of the AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR radar deployment in Tobago, its surveillance capabilities and regional strategic significance.

Read at Army Recognition

18 Degrees North · International byline

As Chair, T&T's PM Persad-Bissessar Once Enforced CARICOM Discipline. Now It's Time For Jamaica's Holness to Enforce It On Her.

Pearce Robinson · 21 December 2025

In an opinion article published by 18 Degrees North Investigations, Robinson examines Trinidad and Tobago’s security alignment, CARICOM discipline, sovereignty and regional foreign policy amid U.S.–Venezuela tensions.

Read at 18 Degrees North

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