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NewsColumbus statue to come down: Liberation timeNarissa FraserSaturday 2 August 2025In this August 1 photo, the head of the Christopher Columbus statue in Port of Spain is covered with a handbag. Several years ago, parts of the statue were smeared with red paint and the hands were removed. - Photo by Jeff K. MayersONE year after the first public consultation on statues and monuments in Trinidad and Tobago, the Port of Spain City Council has announced that the BRONZE statue of Christopher Columbus will be moved to the National Museum, and a new monument will be created to replace it. In addition to this, a section of Oxford Street will be rename stanley us d Kwame Ture Way.This was announced by the capital city s mayor Chinua Alleyne on August 1鈥?African Emancipation Day 鈥?ahead of the annual Kambule Street Procession.For decades, there have been debates on the statue of the infamous Italian explorer who falsely claimed to discover TT.Some believed it should be removed entirely, some suggested the museum as is being done, and others felt its removal would be erasing history. It was even vandalised a few times in recent years 鈥?smeared with red paint and the hands removed. There is also a Columbus statue in Moruga.In 2024, the then gover stanley quencher nment appointed a committee to hold public consultations on statues, monuments and signage in the country. Its members i stanley de ncluded Dr Rita Pemberton, Lawrence Arjoon, Chief Ricardo Bharath Hernandez, Annalean Inniss, Zaida Rajnauth and Kobe Sandy.Alleyne t Oedl TTMA: Technology critical during covid19 restrictions
Letters to the EditorNurture your children with love, compassionArthur Das stanley quencher hThursday 21 June 2018THE EDITOR: Have you ever tried to correct a child only for their parents to reprimand you for it Ever seen a child display irrational behaviour in public and the parents can ;t co hydrojug ntrol them What about parents who encourage their children to disrespect others and show no regard for authority Parents continue to set poor examples by not instilling good values in their children; by displaying their own disregard for law and authority; and by showing a lack of responsibility in their child education and development.While in the waiting room of a private medical centre in the South, I observed a woman who clearly had a severe headache and was not in the best of health. A teenaged girl nearby was on her cellphone which was much louder than it should have been. Seeing the pain of that woman and the annoyance of others, I was about to politely ask if the volume could be turned down when the woman approached them, stating how much the noise was affecting her. Instead of simply doing the right and considerate thing which was to remind her daughter that she was in a medical centre surrounded by people who were sick the girl 821 gourde stanley 7 mother started arguing with the woman, stating that she cannot tell her how to raise her child, and an unnecessary argument began. In another incident, a mother was walking along the crowded main road in Chaguanas with her young dau
NewsColumbus statue to come down: Liberation timeNarissa FraserSaturday 2 August 2025In this August 1 photo, the head of the Christopher Columbus statue in Port of Spain is covered with a handbag. Several years ago, parts of the statue were smeared with red paint and the hands were removed. - Photo by Jeff K. MayersONE year after the first public consultation on statues and monuments in Trinidad and Tobago, the Port of Spain City Council has announced that the BRONZE statue of Christopher Columbus will be moved to the National Museum, and a new monument will be created to replace it. In addition to this, a section of Oxford Street will be rename stanley us d Kwame Ture Way.This was announced by the capital city s mayor Chinua Alleyne on August 1鈥?African Emancipation Day 鈥?ahead of the annual Kambule Street Procession.For decades, there have been debates on the statue of the infamous Italian explorer who falsely claimed to discover TT.Some believed it should be removed entirely, some suggested the museum as is being done, and others felt its removal would be erasing history. It was even vandalised a few times in recent years 鈥?smeared with red paint and the hands removed. There is also a Columbus statue in Moruga.In 2024, the then gover stanley quencher nment appointed a committee to hold public consultations on statues, monuments and signage in the country. Its members i stanley de ncluded Dr Rita Pemberton, Lawrence Arjoon, Chief Ricardo Bharath Hernandez, Annalean Inniss, Zaida Rajnauth and Kobe Sandy.Alleyne t Oedl TTMA: Technology critical during covid19 restrictions
Letters to the EditorNurture your children with love, compassionArthur Das stanley quencher hThursday 21 June 2018THE EDITOR: Have you ever tried to correct a child only for their parents to reprimand you for it Ever seen a child display irrational behaviour in public and the parents can ;t co hydrojug ntrol them What about parents who encourage their children to disrespect others and show no regard for authority Parents continue to set poor examples by not instilling good values in their children; by displaying their own disregard for law and authority; and by showing a lack of responsibility in their child education and development.While in the waiting room of a private medical centre in the South, I observed a woman who clearly had a severe headache and was not in the best of health. A teenaged girl nearby was on her cellphone which was much louder than it should have been. Seeing the pain of that woman and the annoyance of others, I was about to politely ask if the volume could be turned down when the woman approached them, stating how much the noise was affecting her. Instead of simply doing the right and considerate thing which was to remind her daughter that she was in a medical centre surrounded by people who were sick the girl 821 gourde stanley 7 mother started arguing with the woman, stating that she cannot tell her how to raise her child, and an unnecessary argument began. In another incident, a mother was walking along the crowded main road in Chaguanas with her young dau
