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While many have praised the de­ci­sion to re­move the Christo­pher Colum­bus mon­u­ment from Port of Spain, ques­tions re­main about how it will be dis­played at the Na­tion­al Mu­se­um and Art Gallery.

Caribbean Free­dom Project di­rec­tor Shaba­ka Kam­bon wel­comed the move, say­ing ac­tivists had long called for its re­moval as a nec­es­sary step away from glo­ri­fy­ing colo­nial­ism. He said with­out re­lo­ca­tion, the stat­ue might have been de­stroyed by the pub­lic.

In re­cent years, the stat­ue has been de­faced—splashed with red paint, its hands re­moved, and at one point, a bag placed over its head. But Kam­bon be­lieves the dam­age should be pre­served.