Gene Miles

Gene Miles (1930 - 8 December 1972) was a political activist from Trinidad and Tobago. She is recognized for her testimony in the 1967, Commission of Enquiry, into the corruption surrounding the granting of gas station licenses. Miles' testimony resulted in the firing of the Senior Factory Inspector. and the Commission at which she testified is seen as one of the most significant in the history of Trinidad and Tobago. She was of Portuguese descent.

Early life Gene Miles was born in Port of Spain in 1930 to Ruby and Randolph Miles. In 1947 the family moved to Glencoe, a quiet, middle-class neighborhood on the North-Western Peninsula of Trinidad. Gene attended Sacred Heart primary school, before attending high school at St. Joseph's Convent, Port of Spain. She was dismissed from the public service without benefits. The play was authored and directed by playwright Tony Hall. It tells Miles’ life story while exploring contemporary themes of governance and corruption. The play also draws parallels between Gene and her father Ranny Miles, a Ministry of Works accountant who was instrumental in uncovering the Caura Dam Racket. Miles' name has become synonymous with anti-corruption efforts. More specifically, she is associated closely with those who have suffered character assassination, social ostracism, depression and death as a result of the stand they take against government level impropriety.