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BOROUGH PRESIDENT MARKOWITZ AND PRIME MINISTER MANNING CELEBRATE TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO REPUBLIC DAY AT BOROUGH HALL

Photographs by Amelia D’Entrone

In photo: Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz gives Prime Minister Patrick Manning of Trinidad and Tobago a model of the Brooklyn Bridge while Consul General Harold Robertson observes.

On Thursday, September 23, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz hosted Prime Minister Patrick Manning and Consul General Harold Robertson of Trinidad and Tobago at Borough Hall Rotunda. The two-island nation celebrates 28 years of independence today. Also present were State Senator Kevin Parker, Assemblyman Nick Perry, and Immigrant Affairs Commissioner Guillermo Linares.

“You embody so much of what makes Brooklyn such a great place to live, work and play,” said Borough President Markowitz, addressing the Trinis and Tobagans in the audience. “Your national anthem says ‘Here every creed and race find an equal place and may God bless our nation.’ And that is just like Brooklyn, where we are home to everyone from everywhere.”

Following the reception were refreshments and entertainment, complete with the music of traditional Caribbean steel pans.