The local art industry has been plunged into mourning following the murder of art dealer Mark Pereira

The local art industry has been plunged into mourning following the murder of art dealer Mark Pereira which took place in Blanchisseuse on Monday 19th December, 2022.

• 66-year-old Pereria, was at his Paria main road home when at about 6:45pm residents of the area heard a series of loud explosions.

• Upon investigating, they found Pereria lying in a pool of blood.

• The police and paramedics were notified and officers from the Blanchisseuse police station responded. However, Pereria succumbed to his wounds.

• Police believe the 66-year-old may have been killed in a ‘robbery gone wrong’.

• Pereira was a publisher of art books in Trinidad and Tobago and has written and/or published books on Cazabon, Barbara Jardine and Meiling.

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