Happy Independence Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago gained its independence in 1962, and 48 years later we are not doing too badly if I do say so myself. Prior to our independence we tried regional integration, which came to an end as a result of a referendum taken in Jamaica against the Federation. The Federation was made up of ten colonies and the great Eric Williams famously said one from ten leaves zero. Since that time we have grown and developed as an individual state. Our democracy has been tried and tested by a coup d’état and survived to become even stronger. In addition we have seen various forms of representation in our government and women have been playing an ever increasing role in the politics of our country. Our oil and gas based economy has had its ups and downs. As one of the countries that were subject to the strict Structural Adjustment Policies of international lending agencies during the late 80’s and early 90’s our economy has done pretty well since.

Today is a day to celebrate our freedoms, the rights given to us by the constitution and to be proud to be a Trinbagonian.

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!

Happy Anniversary!!!

Time really does fly when you are having fun. I cannot believe that today marks the one-year anniversary of my blog. While it is only one year later, my life has changed so much since I started this blog. Last year I was sitting in a job with a nice office with a view of Port of Spain and assigned parking with nothing to do all day long. It was quite a frustrating experience and that frustration led me to create this blog. One year later, I have a new job that keeps me extremely busy and it is very challenging. This is due in part to my boss who does not miss a beat. She holds the bar very high and you have no choice but to meet or surpass it. This is testimony that we often meet obstacles in our lives that seem insurmountable, however with God, time, patience and diligence we can all move on past a bad situation. Originally, I created this blog to express my opinion on any given topic related to Trinidad and Tobago. I think I have stayed within my original mandate so to speak. I have used this blog to express my disgust, my appreciation and even give praises to my loving family.

One year later I still enjoy blogging, although time does not permit me to do it as often as I would like, I am going to keep on blogging for as long as I possibly can. Thanks again everybody for the support.