🇹🇹🎺 From Parade to Prayer – Independence Day 2025 Shift For decades, Trinidad & Tobago’s Independence Day meant soldiers marching, bands playing, and crowds waving flags. But in 2025, the government canceled the national parade, replacing it with a Day of Prayer and Reflection. Officials said safety and unity came first, but many argued the parade carried lessons of patriotism for young people. Across the islands, citizens debated: was this a one-time precaution, or a turning point in traditi

Historian speaks on cancellation of Independence Day parade The cancellation of the Independence Day military parade raised the debate on whether it will have an impact on patriotism around the country. As the nation's 63rd anniversary of independence nears, we take a look at the impact, if any, on patriotism through the lens of historian Dr Jerome Teelucksingh. | CNC3 Television, Trinidad and Tobago