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But seriously, another holiday?
Posted: Thursday, August 4, 2005
By Philip Ayoung-Chee FRCS
At present, the Public Services Association, through two statements from its President, has made severe and damaging impact upon one group of descendents who chose to establish themselves in business. The PSA wants to run the Syrian community out of town.
Trinidad and Tobago is mainly made up descendents of persons who came from other lands. Only the Caribs and Arawaks can claim to fully belong to Trinidad and Tobago. Others can claim to belong to Trinidad and Tobago by birth. Some can claim to belong by citizenship.
Citizenship is temporary. Read the story about the soldier who fought for the United States in their numerous wars. Read how he was dumped back into Trinidad and Tobago after he was accused of domestic violence. Better yet, he is in Trinidad and Tobago whilst his children are in FOSTER CARE. That is family life in the United States.
It is therefore wrong for the Public Services Association and its President to state that she wants to claim back the town from the Syrians (where were they born). Decorum will not allow the Syrian community to reply that the PSA and its President should instead take the first boat or plane back to wherever. Maybe the PSA and its President should immediately withdraw from the Principles of Fairness.
So in Trinidad and Tobago, we have a holiday to celebrate the arrival of Indians, Indian Arrival Day. We have another to celebrate the freedom of African slaves, Emancipation Day. The Prime Minister is proposing another holiday or appropriate method to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the arrival of the Chinese community to Trinidad and Tobago.
And despite this, nothing for the Caribs and Arawaks, who still hold annual celebrations in Arima. We do not need these as holidays. Instead these should be days of recognition.
And in the entire furor about Indians, Africans, Syrians and now Chinese, in Trinidad and Tobago, we have NO recognition for Trinidadians and Tobagonians. Are there Trinidadians and Tobagonians in Trinidad and Tobago? Do we as a people have any national pride for home grown entrepreneurs? Are we aware that foreign ownership brought profitability to the telephone system? Are we aware that foreign ownership brought profitability to the steel industry? Are we aware that foreign ownership brought profitability to electricity? Are we aware that when the tough gets going, the foreigners also get going and leave, leaving us low and dry of resources?
So let us think only about Trinidad and Tobago and Trinidadians and Tobagonians? Encourage the PSA and its President and others with similar views to take the next boat or plane to set up their OWN town elsewhere.
But seriously, Trinidad and Tobago for Trinidadians and Tobagonians first!!!!!!!!!!
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