Chief Secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly, Farley Augustine, in his Independence Day message reflects on some national achievements.
Mr Augustine takes note of the national instrument, the steelpan.
The THA Chief Secretary says this serves as evidence of our ingenuity to see and extract value, even in the old and discarded.
This remains the only new instrument to have been invented in the 20 th century, an invention that came courtesy of the Red, White, and Black.
Mr Augustine also made mention of this country’s successful and historic qualification for a FIFA World Cup?
It made Trinidad and Tobago the smallest nation in the world to have ever achieved that feat up until Iceland advanced in 2018.
Mr Farley also took note of what he described as the astute leadership of the late A.N.R. Robinson.
Mr Robinso tabled the motion at the United Nations General Assembly for an International Criminal Court in 1989.
Mr Farley says with six decades under the belt, an unshakeable confidence and wisdom are evident from the years of experience.
It is his genuine hope that this is the posture we adopt, as a country, and an island, who have been blessed to observe a Diamond Jubilee.
Mr Farley also questioned have we built a country where everyone feels truly independent?
Or do some citizens, based on creed or geographical location feel more restricted and dependent than others?
Mr Farley is also urging every Trinbagonian to recommit to the vision of the first patriots who believed that together much could be achieved for us as a people.
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