Media and Editorial Projects Limited (MEP or MEP Caribbean Publishers) is a private publishing company based in
Port of Spain
Port of Spain ( ; Trinidadian and Tobagonian English, Trinidadian English: ''Port ah Spain'' ) is the capital and chief port of Trinidad and Tobago. With a municipal population of 49,867 (2017), an urban population of 81,142 and a transient dail ...
,
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean, comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with several List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, smaller i ...
.
The company was established in 1991 by
Jeremy Taylor
Jeremy Taylor (1613–1667) was a cleric in the Church of England who achieved fame as an author during the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell. He is sometimes known as the "Shakespeare of Divines" for his poetic style of expression, and he is fr ...
Vaneisa Baksh "Going to Ground Again" ''Trinidad & Tobago Guardian'', 13 December 2008. and Joanne Mendes. Its board of directors includes Managing Director Taylor; Financial Director Mendes; Chairman Susan Dore; and
Caroline Taylor
Caroline Taylor is an actor, singer, director, writer and marketer from Trinidad and Tobago.Aretha Welch"Caroline" ''Trinidad & Tobago Guardian'', 9 July 2006.Caroline Taylor ''Remembering Hugh Williams'' MEP Publishers blog, 17 December 2016. MEP currently publishes ''
Caribbean Beat
''Caribbean Beat'', founded in 1992, is a bimonthly magazine, published in Port of Spain, Trinidad, covering the arts, culture and society of the Caribbean, with a focus on the region's English-speaking territories. It is distributed in-flight by ...
'' (the inflight magazine of
Caribbean Airlines
Caribbean Airlines Limited is the state-owned airline and flag carrier of Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica. Headquartered in Iere House in Piarco, the airline operates flights to the Caribbean, North America and South America from its base at P ...
bimonthly, and the free destination guid ''Discover Trinidad & Tobago'' annually.
Past publications have focused on Trinidad & Tobago and/or Caribbean business, culture or tourism, including the bimonthly subscription-based newslette ''ENERGY Caribbean'' ''Trinidad & Tobago Business Guide; the
Caribbean Review of Books
''The Caribbean Review of Books'', or ''CRB'', is a literary magazine based in Port of Spain, Trinidad, reviewing books of Caribbean interest—by Caribbean authors or about the Caribbean—and publishing original fiction, poetry, and other liter ...
(CRB)'' (now an independent non-profit entity); ''Youth At Risk'' (for the UNDP:
United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development. The UNDP emphasizes on developing local capacity towar ...
); ''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''.
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
Julian Stanley "Jake" Kenny (January 27, 1930 – August 9, 2011) was a Trinidadian zoologist, columnist, author
, ''Views from the Ridge'' (2008 reprint, ), ''Flowers of Trinidad & Tobago'' (2006, ), ''Orchids of Trinidad & Tobago'' (2008, ) and ''A Naturalist's Notes: the Biological Diversity of Trinidad & Tobago'' (2008, )
* Ken Bhoodoo, ''The Elusive
Eric Williams
Eric Eustace Williams (25 September 1911 – 29 March 1981) was a Trinidad and Tobago politician. He has been dubbed as the " Father of the Nation", having led the then-British Colony of Trinidad and Tobago to majority rule on 28 October 1956, ...
'' (2002, )
* Luise Kimme, ''Halcyon Days: Sculpture 1987–91'' (2002, ), ''Resurrection To Dance'' (2003, ), and ''Bolero''
*
C. L. R. James
Cyril Lionel Robert James (4 January 1901 – 31 May 1989), Fraser, C. Gerald (2 June 1989)"C. L. R. James, Historian, Critic And Pan-Africanist, Is Dead at 88" ''The New York Times''. . who sometimes wrote under the pen-name J. R. Johnson ...
, ''Letters From London'' (2003, )
* Richard French, ''A Naturalist's Year'' (2007, )
*
Jeremy Taylor
Jeremy Taylor (1613–1667) was a cleric in the Church of England who achieved fame as an author during the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell. He is sometimes known as the "Shakespeare of Divines" for his poetic style of expression, and he is fr ...
, ''Going to Ground'' (1994, )
* Russell Barrow, ''Birds of Trinidad and Tobago: A Photographic Atlas''
* 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, )
* Joy Rudder, ''The Old House and the Dream: The Story of the Asa Wright Nature Centre'' (2009, )