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Galleryyuhself - Protocol Officer, what's THE Protocol?

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Galleryyuhself - Whatever your politics - what a beautiful moment.

From left to right, pictured are:

𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐠𝐨: Her Excellency Christine Carla Kangaloo O. R. T. T.

𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐠𝐨: The Honourable Kamla Persad-Bissessar, S. C.

��𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: The Honourable Pennelope Beckles-Robinson, M. P.

This makes Trinidad and Tobago one of the few countries in history where women simultaneously hold all of the top political offices.

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Galleryyuhself - Twitter is a flitter.

Twitter is now officially dead 🤪

Or, with Mark Hamill's words:

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Galleryyuhself - Read the Modi.

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Galleryyuhself - This put many in a further bad mo(odi) read the not so fine print.

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Galleryyuhself - Call response.

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Galleryyuhself - The mood is Modi

PM Modi Trinidad Tobago Visit: Strengthening Bilateral Ties Through Diplomacy

PM Modi Trinidad Tobago visit marks a historic moment in India’s diplomatic journey, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi became the first Indian PM to visit the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago. The visit has significantly enhanced the relationship between the two countries, paving the way for stronger political, cultural, and economic ties.

Modi Trinidad Tobago Visit Highlights

The PM Modi Trinidad Tobago visit began with a warm ceremonial welcome in Port of Spain, where he met with Trinidad and Tobago’s President Christine Kangaloo and Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley. The highlight of the visit was PM Modi being conferred with the Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the nation’s highest civilian honour. This recognition reflects the deep cultural and historical ties shared between both nations, especially considering the significant Indian diaspora residing in the country.

During cultural events, PM Modi interacted with members of the Indo-Trinidadian community, celebrating shared values, traditions, and their contributions to the nation’s development.

Key Bilateral Meetings Updates

A major focus of the visit was the bilateral meetings updates between India and Trinidad and Tobago. These talks resulted in several Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) covering areas like digital cooperation, renewable energy, pharmaceuticals, and education.

As highlighted by News18, a new initiative was launched to promote fintech collaboration between India’s UPI (Unified Payments Interface) and Trinidad’s financial institutions. This move aims to modernize the payment systems and foster financial inclusion in the Caribbean nation.

PM Modi emphasized India’s readiness to offer technological and developmental support, including scholarships, digital infrastructure, and clean energy innovations.

Strengthening India–Trinidad Ties

The India Trinidad ties have deep roots, dating back to the 19th century when Indian indentured laborers first arrived in the Caribbean. PM Modi’s visit reaffirms India’s commitment to honoring this heritage and taking this relationship forward through actionable collaboration.

PM Modi announced scholarships for students from Trinidad under the ICCR program and promised deeper educational exchanges between Indian institutions and Caribbean universities. He also proposed skill development centers to empower local youth and promote innovation.

This visit marks a significant chapter in India Trinidad ties, blending diplomacy with people-to-people connections and long-term development goals.

Order of Republic Honour for PM Modi

In a special ceremony, PM Modi was awarded the Order of the Republic, making him one of the few foreign dignitaries to receive this honour. It is a symbol of trust, mutual respect, and shared aspirations between India and Trinidad and Tobago.

This prestigious award adds to the list of international recognitions PM Modi has received, reinforcing his image as a global statesman committed to promoting peace, cooperation, and development.

Conclusion

The PM Modi Trinidad Tobago visit has laid a strong foundation for future collaboration in technology, education, clean energy, and culture. With successful bilateral meetings updates and the historic Order of Republic honour, this visit is a diplomatic success story that aligns perfectly with India’s global outreach goals.

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Galleryyuhself - First Days on the job - The Honourable Vandana Mohit, The Honorable Davendranath Tancoo, The Honorable Wayne Sturge, The Honorable Roger Alexander, The Honorable Lackram Bodoe and The Honorable Khadijah Ameen.

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Galleryyuhself - Going for relatable imagery with the new Cabinet.

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Galleryyuhself - Dee's gets an A+

Sell the experience, not just the rental.

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Galleryyuhself - Don't forget the APP - I am not sure what color they are? Perhaps red, white and black?

PNM -Red

UNC -Yellow

COP (now in UNC) Red and White? - Now Yellow

PEP (now in UNC) Orange - Now Yellow

NTA - Blue

PF - Black and Red?!

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Galleryyuhself - Time to V O T E

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Galleryyuhself - Sometimes I miss posting something because it is so pervasive that you can get caught up in what is being experienced and forget for a moment that it is history in the making that must be recorded. This happened in mid December 2024. You tell yourself that we all heard about this. But at the end of this year when we look back and focus on what happened, we'll come so far and actually forget the big stuff because big stuff is happening to us so fast that we cannot process it.

But we must process it.

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Opinion on the changing Coat of Arms

Kevin Jared Hosein writes on Facebook...

The concept of the ships, to me (though not these particular ships), meant that the majority of our ancestors were brought here, either by force of persuasion. The captains of those ships never meant for them to form a civilisation -- yet here their descendants are. Strangers in a new land, each carrying pieces of something broken. Something older, something lost. The people were meant to be dehumanised, scattered, erased, forgotten. But they didn’t fade away. Instead, they built something strange, something that shouldn’t exist, a patchwork of stolen histories and borrowed lives. An imperfect history, as history is.

The captains, those distant figures in the haze, never imagined that their cargo would become more than just cargo. The ships positioned below the hummingbird like three seeds. Seeds planted in malice need not bear fruits of the same wickedness.

A coat of arms is a story stitched from emblems. The ships are part of this particular one's story. The ships, the hills, it is why this island is called Trinidad. But I'm not here to debate erasure of history or sentiment or anything like that. Not even aesthetic, not yet. Focus on story, and you would see how this would've benefited from a full top-down redesign to incorporate the pan motif. Why even stop at the pan then, with the colonial helmet still sitting so ostentatiously? Just a thought -- imagine this same helmet and mantle crushed at the feet of our national birds, plumage and all. Without the ships, what is the purpose of the wheel, the hills, the waves on the channel? A clumsily edited story, it is shaping up to be!

As for aesthetic now -- at a first glance, the ungainly placement of the sticks made me think it was melting. Drooling, even. A closer look and it looks like it stands on comically tiny legs. Something we know the pan doesn't, physically and metaphorically. The elements of a good logo or coat of arms should be recognisable in all sizes and formats. Envision the unnatural sheen and those pan-sticks embossed on your passport -- how do they look there? Even as I look at it now, it makes me think of doubles. Not our kind, no. The poor facsimile of one you might see in the BBC or New York Times.

But I speak as if this were all some attempt at removing colonial vestiges. It is not. It is a halfway dream, suspended between intention and inaction. No, this was never about colonial vestiges. Will the coat of arms become like a tree at the top of a politically charged nature hike? Before you leave, take out your knife and etch onto it, _______ WAS HERE. Then below it, _______ WAS HERE TOO. And on, and on. It remains true, for many nations, that a coat of arms is as much a burden as it is a boast.

Not all legacies are blessings. It may redefine the memory of you. It may turn your ambition into a cautionary tale. It can be twisted by the hands of time. It may even one day turn you into an answer to a multiple choice question in a Guardian SEA Practice Test. What was the true catalyst of the change? A daydream, a conversation, an existential dread? The answer will be omitted from the key.

Today, in Piarco Airport's arrivals hall stands a replica of a fascinating mural. The Inherent Nobility of Man. You'd know it by the indigenous winged man. Carlisle Chang did the original. Chang also co-designed the coat of arms. Not many people know that Chang's original design had a tatu (armadillo) at the top of the helm instead of the palm. The domineering position of one of God's armoured creature as if to say in spite of all of our colonisation and settlers, the land is sovereign onto itself, not man. Both tell a story; colonial, anti-colonial, almost like two sides of the a coin. The original mural was put up in 1962. In 1976, the Government allowed it to be destroyed. In interviews, Chang seems too morose to elaborate. "Why? There was no reason given." The real answer has also been omitted from the key. I imagine he didn't follow the brief.

Of course, we don't know the jeweller's brief (as a professional, she would know how to decline a job), and this was not her only submission, she claims. In fact, no one yet knows who approved this iteration, not even she. This is the fault of many. All themselves captains in the distant haze. The jeweller has now proclaimed that she does not care about the public she was designing for. She will one day die. The anonymous person or committee in the Office of the Prime Minister who selected this version will one day die. Keith Rowley and Kamla Persad-Bissessar and members of Parliament will one day die. The President that facilitates its assent will one day die. The rest of us might very well be stuck with this for decades.

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Galleryyuhself - Let's talk about the large zit in the middle of the Coat of Arms.

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From Facebook

Oh I can't wait for the part where they change the name of the Capital too. . . hypocrites ALL!

In 2026, Trinidad will be unrecognizable.

As an artist, who did this?

This is off center.

It looks like it was done on Canva.

The tone and colour is not the same as the rest of the original design, therefore it looks cropped/ imposed and disconnected.

Where are the other options and other artists?

What vetting process was used?

Or is this being installed the same way Rowley wants to shoehorn Stuart little?

BESIDES

WE do not deserve the PAN on the coat of arms!

WE have not done enough for this reverence!

A beautiful dream yes, but premature, OR TOO LATE!

Only the PEOPLE have made PAN this great in our country, and most of them BY THEMSELVES.

Thank God for people like Joshua Regrello who help us feel proud in this dark time of our country's history TODAY!

And our solution is to blame the PAST?

THE PAN CANNOT be used as a vain & shallow band-aid to obscure the self-inflicted wounds of failure our country suffers under 2 terms of crime and corruption since 2015!

WE ARE NOT BLIND, OR DEAF (though we have not yet rioted).

WE ARE HURT, And the PAST does NOT hurt us more than this PRESENT!

HOW can we as a people find time to CELEBRATE our treasure while BLEEDING OUT during an SOE in 2025?!?!?!

This... unfortunately is very much in the spirit of Anansi... the same spirit that drives our Leadership, Culture and Carnival today; Vacuous, Vai-ki-vai, Wotless, Lazy, Corrupt, Sadist and Self-deprecating.

On the surface, It's the sign of our tolerance, but deeper still, its the root of ALL of our problems.

What gives a symbol it's meaning, is the battle waged for its perpetuity. WE HAVE WON NO SUCH BATTLE!

Crime is our enemy and we WOEFULLY FAIL.

Trinidad and Tobago is so silver spoon fed by such a blessed history (The one we chose to curse) that our entitlement spoils, blinds and betrays our senses to the true bitter taste that this change gives.

Cooked by Conceited hands will always churn wrong the stomach.

As empty as the buildings they erect, and as meaningless as their promises, this change will mare the name of La Trinite.

God's chosen people.

And for that name, they will come after too.

It's only a matter of time.

Yet still, I remain, A Trinbagonian.

To bone and blood,

Pitch and Oil.

CRISTO REY.

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Galleryyuhself - Ok, we are now vetting this!