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The Sunday
Guardian
SPEECH FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE CARIB COMMUNITY As President of the Santa Rosa Carib Community of Arima, I believe I am truly blessed and consider it a special honour and privilege to be given the opportunity to bring greetings to the people of Arima on this special occasion of the 112th birthday of our beautiful Borough. According to our historical data, Arima was established as a mission town by the Capuchin missionaries who came from Spain. The Amerindians from Tacarigua, Caura and Arouca were brought together in Arima some time between 1784 and 1786 for quite a long period of time. Arima remained a small, quiet town. Today, Arima has grown not only in the land space it originally occupied but in population and its physical development. Although we no longer have an ethnically pure Amerindian community, which is made up of the descendants of the first inhabitants of this land, the Amerindian community has made its contribution to the development of this town in many different ways and continues to do so as we strive to preserve and maintain traditions inherited from or forefathers, which we believe are important and adds to the rich and diverse cultures that are part of our Royal Borough. The Carib Santa Rosa community has always had a good relationship with the Borough Councils in the past and we look forward to continued good relations in the future. It is with great joy I wish to extend to the Council of the Arima Municipal Corporation and fellow Arimians on behalf of the Santa Rosa Carib community a very happy and blessed 112th birthday and best wishes for the future. May the Great Spirit (God) endow us with the ability to overcome all the negatives in our society and proceed with newness of spirit, which can only result in a better way of life for all of us. Councilor
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