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Public Opinion was a newspaper based in Port of Spain, Trinidad (and later, Trinidad and Tobago) between 1884 and 1896. The newspaper was founded by Philip Rostant and Hypolite Borde.

In 1888 Rostant claimed that Public Opinion had a circulation that was three times that of the Port of Spain Gazette and that a special issue featuring John Gorrie's portrait and biography sold 1,500 copies. He also quoted the editor of the San Fernando Gazette as saying Public Opinion "reached a wide circulation" and "was widely read by working classes". Rostant was editor of the paper until 1889 when it was sold to Joseph de la Sauvagère.