PM’s proposal to replace ships with steelpan wins applause from his party but some in capital voice opposing viewsThe government of Trinidad and Tobago wants to remove a depiction of three ships used by Christopher Columbus from its coat of arms, in a move hailed by a historian as important in addressing historical inaccuracies and shrugging off colonial identities.The Caribbean country’s prime minister, Keith Rowley, announced a plan on 18 August to replace the ships with a representation of Trinidad and Tobago’s national instrument, the steelpan. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/25/historian-hails-trinidad-plan-remove-columbus-ships-coat-of-arms-steelpan
Author : Natricia Duncan and agency
Publish date : 2024-08-25 10:28:53
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