Volume 41, February 5 - March 5, 2009 - High Commission for the ...
Volume 41, February 5 - March 5, 2009 - High Commission for the ...
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14 LONDON MISSION<br />
NEWS<br />
Sir Trevor hails Trinidad and Tobago Carnival <strong>2009</strong><br />
T<br />
rinidad and Tobago born<br />
veteran British journalist,<br />
Sir Trevor McDonald (pictured),<br />
described this year’s Carnival as one<br />
of <strong>the</strong> best carnivals which Trinidad<br />
and Tobago has seen in <strong>the</strong> last 20<br />
years.<br />
Sir Trevor identified <strong>the</strong> presence of<br />
local security <strong>for</strong>ces as one of <strong>the</strong><br />
reasons which made Carnival <strong>2009</strong><br />
such a success.<br />
Speaking with Newsday while his<br />
ITV team was filming Carnival<br />
festivities at <strong>the</strong> Queen’s Park<br />
Savannah, Sir Trevor said that <strong>the</strong><br />
recording of Carnival <strong>2009</strong><br />
celebrations <strong>for</strong>med part of a<br />
documentary about <strong>the</strong> Caribbean<br />
entitled, “Trevor McDonald’s Secret<br />
Caribbean.” Stating that his crew had<br />
already visited Cuba, Jamaica, <strong>the</strong><br />
Bahamas, Montserrat and Antigua to<br />
record different parts of <strong>the</strong><br />
documentary, Sir Trevor said that no<br />
documentary about <strong>the</strong> Caribbean<br />
would be complete without a good<br />
Trini Carnival. “It’s observations<br />
about <strong>the</strong> Caribbean and it’s to be<br />
shown in England in late summer,”<br />
he stated. “Carnival had to be a part<br />
of it. It’s wonderful. It’s as glorious<br />
as I remember it. I used to be<br />
broadcasting this <strong>for</strong> about 15 years<br />
be<strong>for</strong>e I left here. I have not been<br />
back <strong>for</strong> a long, long time. It must<br />
have been about 20 years,” he said.<br />
Above: Security <strong>for</strong>ces were out in large<br />
numbers <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> carnival celebrations.<br />
Photo by Donald Chambers.<br />
TAP leaves clay footprints across UK<br />
T<br />
rinidad Aggregate Products Limited (TAP) in<br />
collaboration with The CP Group of West<br />
Yorkshire, United Kingdom (UK), has been leaving clay<br />
footprints in homes and offices across <strong>the</strong> UK. In<br />
December 2008, TAP began supplying high quality<br />
au<strong>the</strong>ntic clay pavers to Ceramic Print (CP), one of <strong>the</strong><br />
largest tile distributors in <strong>the</strong> UK. CP distributes to<br />
thousands of tile galleries throughout <strong>the</strong> UK and Europe.<br />
TAP’s head of marketing, Dave Pierre, said, “Here at<br />
TAP we are in <strong>the</strong> tile fashioning industry, and we take<br />
great pride in customer satisfaction by moulding <strong>the</strong><br />
living spaces of those who can dream it. TAP<br />
manufactures not just a tile, but ra<strong>the</strong>r that added touch<br />
of elegance to complement <strong>the</strong> environment surrounding<br />
it.”<br />
Thirty-seven years of industry experience has af<strong>for</strong>ded<br />
TAP an ongoing commitment to quality and <strong>the</strong> company<br />
continues to live up to its ISO 9001:2000 certification.<br />
Above: The Employees of Trinidad Aggregates Ltd<br />
shrink wrap boxes of clay tiles in preparation <strong>for</strong><br />
packing into containers.<br />
TAP has successfully penetrated <strong>the</strong> local, regional and<br />
international markets, with its’ high end clay floor, wall<br />
and roof tiles.