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The City of Port of Spain is not only home to residents but also to dignitaries and their offices. This only leaves us to think, if this city holds such important persons to the country of Trinidad and Tobago, why wouldn’t more effort be placed into making it a cleaner place? As read in previous posts, the city while there has been improvement, lacks effort in maintenance of not only physical and visual pollution but noise and air pollution as well. The photo above shows the Red House where the parliament of Trinidad and Tobago meet to discuss and make decisions on affairs of the country. It is located in the heart of the CBD which is a high traffic area, you would think that the commuters would exercise some care and respect towards keeping it's surroundings clean as many ministry head offices are located within the city.

The Office of the Prime Minister (shown in the photo to the right) for example is located within the city, in its surroundings there are vendors, schools, business, and the famous Queen’s Park Savannah. This location is known for loitering and littering as it is not blocked off during festivities such as carnival, jourvert or annual family days, resulting in one or more of the various types of pollution discussed in previous posts. As figures with authority more respect should be shown and measures put into place in the areas of these buildings of high importance, not simply a daily clean up after commuters have thrown there rubbish at the side of the gates of a dignitary’s office. Another example is the President’s House (shown in the photo below), which is located within the same area of the Office of the Prime Minister, however it is also near to two of the most famous recreational parks the Royal Botanic Gardens and the Hollows and the Emperor Valley Zoo. This area on holidays and weekends, because of it’s high capacity results in littering as they patrons do not walk with personal bags to place their garbage or even take a walk to the nearest bin. My question is, why don't the citizens of this country feel obligated to upkeep the sanitary conditions of these popular areas and areas that house entities of authority? How will it look to locals and foreign visitors that this is the way we treat our pillars of society by polluting their areas without more emphasis of the importance and appreciation of these areas. To me it destroys the essence of urban life and culture.

References

"Home - Office of the Prime Minister, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago." Home - Office of the Prime Minister, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Accessed April 10, 2015. http://www.opm.gov.tt/index.php.

"Magnificent Seven Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago." Page Has Moved. Accessed April 10, 2015. http://www1.american.edu/dlublin/travel/trinidad2.htm.

"Trinidad & Tobago Celebrates Independence Day!" A Celebration of Women™ — The World Hub for Women Leaders That Care. Accessed April 10, 2015. http://acelebrationofwomen.org/2011/08/trinidad-tobago-celebrates-independence-day/.

"Trinidad and Tobago Photos | MyTravelGuide.com." Travel Guides and Hotel Reviews | MyTravelGuide.com. Accessed April 10, 2015. http://www.mytravelguide.com/photos/destphotodisplay-196001-196001-4-Trinidad_and_Tobago_photos.html.