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Global Correspondent Report
from Trinidad
Haibun
Choc'late
Carnival follows
closely on the heels of the Christmas season, here in T&T, and
for both these seasons, food is a critical aspect of the
festivities. This year 2007 a jouvert* band decides to cover its
revellers in edible chocolate. Mud is the tradition. Revellers
also douse in oil and paint. In between the January pre carnival
hype the newspapers carry a story "Choc'late captures hearts
with fast".
January
a girl of thirteen sits
crosslegged—
fasting and reading day long
a plea for an end to crime
*jouvert—the
opening hours, on the first day of Carnival
On January 10th the Trinidad
and Tobago Express featured an article about 13 year old
Choc'late Allen who won over the hearts of citizens, both
locally and throughout the world, when she entered into a
three-day anti-crime fast. Read her story in the
Express.
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