Columbus Out! Port of Spain Mayor Says Statue of Explorer to Be Placed in Museum

Fergus urges quick action on Columbus statue removal

Retired senior history lecturer at The University of the West Indies and co-director of the Caribbean Freedom Project Dr Claudius Fergus has called for the immediate removal of the Christopher Columbus statue from Independence Square in Port of Spain.He warns…

Columbus out! Port of Spain Mayor says statue of explorer to be placed in museum

(Trinidad Guardian) After years of calls from activist groups for the removal of the Christopher Columbus Monument from Port-of-Spain, the statue is set to be removed. The article Columbus out! Port of Spain Mayor says statue of explorer to be placed in museum appeared first on Stabroek News.

First Peoples chief: Destroying Columbus statue won't erase history - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

CHIEF of the First Peoples Community Ricardo Bharath Hernandez says the Port of Spain City Council's decision to move the Christopher Columbus statue to the national museum is a good move. He said he strongly disagrees that it should be completely destroyed, as regardless of whether history is good or bad, it "should be told." Port of Spain mayor Chinua Alleyne made announced this on August 1 – African Emancipation Day – ahead of the Kambule Str…