Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has announced that the Government is moving to rename Nelson Island, the historic landing site for thousands of Indian indentured labourers.

Speaking during a visit to the island on Saturday morning with India’s Minister of External Affairs, Dr. S. Jaishankar, the Prime Minister said the move is intended to publicly honour the Jahaji legacy.

“It was here that the thousands first came to Trinidad, crossing, as I say, the Kalapani carrying faith, memory, hope, helping to build a modern T&T through their labour, sacrifice, culture, and resilience. Indeed, the Jahaji experience helped shape our national identity. So my government will begin consideration of the formal renaming of Nelson Island.”