Prime Min­is­ter Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar has ex­tend­ed best wish­es to cit­i­zens and vis­i­tors as Trinidad and To­ba­go ap­proach­es the cli­max of Car­ni­val 2026, urg­ing the pub­lic to cel­e­brate re­spon­si­bly and pri­ori­tise safe­ty.

In her Car­ni­val mes­sage to the na­tion, Per­sad-Bisses­sar de­scribed Car­ni­val as “the most pow­er­ful ex­pres­sion of our na­tion­al iden­ti­ty, root­ed in cre­ativ­i­ty, com­mu­ni­ty, and cul­tur­al ex­cel­lence,” and said this year’s sea­son had been marked by strong par­tic­i­pa­tion, in­no­va­tion and or­gan­i­sa­tion.

She com­mend­ed the Na­tion­al Car­ni­val Com­mis­sion and the Min­istry of Cul­ture and Com­mu­ni­ty De­vel­op­ment for their lead­er­ship through­out the sea­son, say­ing their ef­forts strength­ened the Car­ni­val prod­uct, ex­pand­ed ac­cess and re­in­forced its cul­tur­al and eco­nom­ic val­ue.