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PRESIDENT Christine Kangaloo has called on citizens to leave behind toxic public discourse and self-derision in 2026.

She made the comment in her New Year’s Day message yesterday.

The President singled out what she described as a damaging culture of self-derision, including the popular saying “Trinidad is not a real place”, as well as caustic public language and low expectations of leadership, which she said had weighed down the country in 2025.