Jan - Mar 2010 - High Commission for the Republic of Trinidad ...
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01: Hon. Prime Minister Patrick Manning,<br />
President <strong>of</strong> Rwanda, His Excellency Paul<br />
Kagame and Secretary General <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Commonwealth, His Excellency Kamalesh<br />
Sharma at <strong>the</strong> Rwanda flag raising ceromony.<br />
02: Hon. Prime Minister Patrick Manning<br />
and Senator <strong>the</strong> Hon. Hazel Manning in <strong>the</strong><br />
courtyard <strong>of</strong> Westminister Abbey after <strong>the</strong><br />
church service. 03: Her Royal <strong>High</strong>ness The<br />
Duchess <strong>of</strong> Cornwall and His Royal <strong>High</strong>ness<br />
The Prince <strong>of</strong> Wales arrive <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> church<br />
service. 04: (5th from left) His Excellency<br />
Laleshwa Singh, Chair <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Meeting, Hon.<br />
Patrick Manning, Prime Minister and Senator<br />
<strong>the</strong> Hon. Hazel Manning. They are surrounded<br />
by <strong>High</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>ers and representatives<br />
from Caribbean states who attended a lunch<br />
meeting at TTHC. (4th from right) Also<br />
pictured is Acting <strong>High</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>er <strong>for</strong><br />
<strong>Trinidad</strong> and Tobago, Ms. Gail Guy. 05: Her<br />
Majesty The Queen standing on <strong>the</strong> steps <strong>of</strong><br />
Westminister Abbey after <strong>the</strong> church service.<br />
06: Hon. Prime Minister Patrick Manning,<br />
addressing <strong>the</strong> members <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> media.<br />
07: <strong>Trinidad</strong> and Tobago’s flagbearer, Ms.<br />
Christineil Thompson.<br />
Photos: Donald Michael Chambers<br />
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partnerships and better societies<br />
as a whole.” The prayers <strong>of</strong> various<br />
religious faiths namely Roman<br />
Catholic, Muslim,Hindu, <strong>the</strong> Baha’i<br />
community, Buddhist, Church <strong>of</strong><br />
Scotland were delivered by invited<br />
representatives.<br />
Among <strong>the</strong> speakers at <strong>the</strong> service<br />
were Bharathi Prasad founding<br />
member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> National Institute<br />
<strong>of</strong> Amateur Radio, Dato Lee Yee<br />
Chong Chairman <strong>of</strong> UNESCO,<br />
Lord Robert Winston, Peter<br />
Hatfield <strong>the</strong> current ‘UK Young<br />
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Scientist <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Year’ and Gillian<br />
Clarke President <strong>of</strong> Ty Newydd<br />
- per<strong>for</strong>med <strong>the</strong> poem A Wind<br />
from Africa, a piece commissioned<br />
specifically <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> occasion.<br />
Music was provided by New<br />
Commonwealth voices, <strong>the</strong> Panache<br />
Steel Band and Freddie K<strong>of</strong>i and<br />
Britgos. There was a procession<br />
<strong>of</strong> Commonwealth flags (carried<br />
in order determined by date <strong>of</strong><br />
membership) through <strong>the</strong> Abbey<br />
with musical accompaniment ‘Let<br />
<strong>the</strong>re be a change’, per<strong>for</strong>med by<br />
Freddie K<strong>of</strong>i. The flag <strong>of</strong> <strong>Trinidad</strong><br />
and Tobago was carried by Ms.<br />
Christineil Thompson, a secondary<br />
school student who won a trip<br />
to London after submitting <strong>the</strong><br />
winning entry in an essay writing<br />
competition run by <strong>the</strong> National<br />
Secretariat <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> CHOGM and <strong>the</strong><br />
Royal Commonwealth Society.<br />
Prime Minister Manning returned<br />
to <strong>Trinidad</strong> and Tobago on <strong>Mar</strong>ch<br />
9th <strong>2010</strong>. In his absence Senator <strong>the</strong><br />
Honourable Dr. Lenny Saith carried<br />
out <strong>the</strong> duties <strong>of</strong> Prime Minister.<br />
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