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🇹🇹🎭 Emancipation in Trinidad & Tobago – From Protest to World Festival Trinidad and Tobago made history in 1985 by becoming the first nation to declare August 1 a national holiday commemorating Emancipation. The push came from decades of activism, especially by the Black Power Movement and groups like NJAC. Today, the island hosts the world’s largest Emancipation Day celebration — featuring the Kamboule street procession, African drumming, moko jumbies, and the bustling Emancipation Village.

14K views · 53 reactions | WET PROTEST: Frustrated Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) employees protested on Wednesday morning in the rain demanding answers on why the company has not paid their COLA (cost of living allowance) which they claim is owed for the last seven years. Kevin Arjoon, the OWTU's branch president for TCL workers, addresses the issue in this Newsday recording. VIDEO BY MARVIN HAMILTON | Trinidad and Tobago Newsday | Facebook