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Opposition Leader Pennelope Beckles says the People's National Movement (PNM) is prepared to organise its own Independence celebrations if Government cancels the national Independence Day parade for a second consecutive year, arguing that the annual event is too important to the country's history and identity to be abandoned.
Speaking at a PNM public meeting in Laventille on Thursday night, Beckles expressed scepticism that the August 31 parade would proceed this year, noting that preparations normally associated with the event appear absent.
"This is the second year. If you go to the Savannah, you will see that the North Stand is still up. They have not been practising for any parade," Beckles told supporters.
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