Trinidad celebrates Emancipation Day marking the abolition of slavery

Trinidad celebrates Emancipation Day marking the abolition of slavery

The theme of this year’s parade was “Shaping sustainable futures through reparatory justice,” on par with the African Union's designation of 2025 as the “Year of Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations”

Trinidad Marks Emancipation Day with Celebrations

The streets of Port of Spain came alive with the beat of drums and vibrant African colours on Friday, as Trinidad and Tobago marked Emancipation Day with a celebratory march. Emancipation Day honours the abolition of slavery in the British Empire on 1 August 1834 and is observed in several Caribbean nations, as well as in Canada. Trinidad and Tobago was the first country to declare it a national holiday. This year’s parade carried the theme, “Sh…