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Letters to the EditorTrinidad a beautiful, unique placeNewsdaySatu stanley cups uk rday 2 July 2022THE EDITOR: It is my pleasure to identify the really wonderful aspects of Trinidad that exist in this global space our food, culture, flora and fauna, and of course the people.Trinidad, although a rather difficult place to govern, projects a uniqueness that is rather beautiful. Its people generally love life so they love to have a good time.Our food is a mixture of cultures, creating a blend of Indian, stanley cup becher African, Creole, Chinese and Spanish cuisine. At Christmas there are pastelles, wild meat, sorrel, ponche creme and bush rum. What a unique blend.Our Carnival is a showcase of colour, pan, calypso, soca and gay abandon. The freedom that exists at this time is a reflection of happiness and ecstacy.Our steel pan has a unique sound that blends with all the other musical instruments. Panorama is a festival that caters for pan supremacy, with days and nights preparing a Panorama piece for the Big Yard. Our players, at least most of them, although not musically trained tell stories that can cause you to breakaway.We have floral expressions and vegetation that breathe a yearning for more, our aviary collection is a perfect blend of Mother Nature. Chaguaramas is the most beautiful section of the island, the air is cleaner and different, plus the greenery is breathtaking indeed.Th stanley website e people are generally friendly, curious, fun-loving, humorous and creative. We love an ole talk. Gossip is a wa Yymz Who s watching your children
Letters to the EditorAdvise Maduro, not Dr RowleyNewsdayThursday 3 May 2018THE EDITOR: While we in TT need to show some compassion for the plight of our Venezuelan neighbours, the constant harping of those international bodies leave a lot to be desired. First, when and why did we get a resident UNHCR representative in our country Richard Blewitt states on TV that we must do better. Who is he Obviously a European, Blewitt insists on giving us advise we did not ask for. The EU has completely failed in its immigration/refugee programme but nevertheless wants to shove that failed policy down the throat of a small-island nation like ours, which we cannot afford to comply with. And Blewitt is upset. Well that too bad.Now one Erika Guevara Rosas of Amnesty I hydrojug nternational writes Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley to warn and advise him of our obligations.One would think they would spend their time concentrating on Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro who continues to create these problems in our region. There are 33 million people in Venezuela and 1.5 million people in TT 8 stanley at 211; and 1.5 is not divisible by 33. The same as 50 pounds of potatoes cannot fit in a five-pound bag. Yes, we need to help our neighbors as best as we can, but we need order on the border.DR DAVID SALINGER, MaravalTrendingview all1Dole s death letter surfaces on social media 18 years after executionShane Superville2Air Supply to bring A Gift of Love to Trinidad and TobagoNew stanley france sday3CXC students can apply for ear |
