Raoul Pantin

Raoul Pantin (June 5, 1943 – January 15, 2015) was a Trinidadian journalist, editor, poet and playwright. He penned six plays during his career. Pantin survived the 1990 Jamaat al Muslimeen coup attempt and terrorist attack, in which he and other employees of the Trinidad and Tobago Television (TTT) station were held hostage for six days. He later chronicled his first-hand account of the coup attempt in a 163-page book, "Days of Wrath: The 1990 Coup in Trinidad and Tobago."

He was born on June 5, 1943. He studied at Fatima College, a Roman Catholic secondary school in Port of Spain, and received his diploma in journalism from the Thomson Foundation in Cardiff, Wales. He also completed several seminars on journalism in the United States, including the University of Chicago.

Pantin began his career in journalism and broadcasting in 1962 at NBS Radio 610. In 1963, he joined the staff of the Trinidad Daily Mirror newspaper. He later worked as a business and political reporter at both the Trinidad Guardian and the Trinidad Express. Pantin was also a former editor for the Trinidad Express.

Pantin

Pantin (French pronunciation: ​[pɑ̃.tɛ̃]) is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 6.4 km (4.0 mi) from the centre of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe. Its post code is 93500. The city is located on the edge of Paris and is mainly formed by a plain crossed by national roadway 2 and 3, the railway line Paris–Strasbourg and Ourcq canal.

Geography

Pantin borders the Paris inner ring road (périphérique) and is traversed by national routes N2 and N3, as well as the Paris-Strasbourg railway line and the Ourcq canal.

Name

The name Pantin was recorded for the first time in 1067 as Pentini, perhaps from the Roman patronym Pentinus, a variant of Pantaenus or Repentinus, but this etymology is not certain.

History

On 1 January 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighbouring communes. On that occasion, a small part of the commune of Pantin was annexed to Paris.

On 24 July 1867, a part of the territory of Pantin was detached and merged with a part of the territory of Romainville and a part of the territory of Bagnolet to create the commune of Les Lilas.

Pantin (surname)

Pantin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Pantin (Paris RER)

Pantin is a railway station in Pantin, Seine-Saint-Denis, Paris, France. It opened in 1864 on the Paris–Strasbourg railway and Paris–Mulhouse railway. The station is served by RER line E services operated by SNCF since 1999.

Train Services

The station is served by the following service(s):

Pantin served 7500 passengers daily in 2009, and this number is expected to increase with the renovation of the Pantin mills and the development of new area businesses.

Connections

151 170 249 330

N13 N41 N140

Gallery

Z 22500 rolling stock on RER E at Pantin

Z 22500 rolling stock on RER E at Pantin

Z 22500 rolling stock on RER E at Pantin

Z 22500 rolling stock on RER E at Pantin

See also