The Na­tion­al Trust of Trinidad and To­ba­go said it has be­come aware of re­ports and ob­ser­va­tions of per­sons climb­ing on­to mon­u­ments. It said mem­bers of the pub­lic raised con­cerns about these ac­tions.

It said it is re­spon­si­ble for safe­guard­ing her­itage as­sets and ed­u­cat­ing the pub­lic. It re­mind­ed cit­i­zens and vis­i­tors of the im­por­tance of sites, struc­tures, arte­facts, build­ings, mon­u­ments, ob­jects and cul­tur­al land­scapes.

The state­ment said some as­sets may not be recog­nised but may be af­fect­ed by age. It said climb­ing, sit­ting or han­dling these as­sets can cause dam­age and pose risk of in­jury. It added that mon­u­ments hold mean­ing for stake­hold­ers and re­quire care.