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Af­ter years of calls from ac­tivist groups for the re­moval of the Christo­pher Colum­bus Mon­u­ment from Port-of-Spain, the stat­ue is set to be re­moved.

The an­nounce­ment was made by Port-of-Spain May­or Chin­ua Al­leyne be­fore the African Eman­ci­pa­tion Day Pa­rade along In­de­pen­dence Square North.

“The coun­cil of the city of Port-of-Spain has tak­en the de­ci­sion to re­move the stat­ue of Christo­pher Colum­bus from In­de­pen­dence Square and to make it avail­able to the Na­tion­al Mu­se­um and Art Gallery for dis­play.