Downtown in Point Fortin

I arrived in Point Fortin today and am staying at the South Western Court - a 20 room hotel on the main street in the town. I actually stayed one night at a guest house owned by the same family. It had a beautiful view of the beach; but i moved here because it is more convenient for work and I can go out in the evening to get a drink and something to eat.

Municipal Elections in Trinidad

Today is municipal election day in Trinidad. It is treated as very important, because all the national parties are involved and the results are  seen as a report card on the national government.  Point Fortin has six councillors elected on a ward system and 4 alderman elected on a proportional representation system based on the votes for each party. The picture shows the six councillors who got elected in Point Fortin with the mayor (an alderman) in the middle.

Fishing with Olaf

Slept well and then went out to get cash and some supplies. When I got back Olaf phoned and invited me to go up to the North Coast to go fishing. Rather drink beer with his friend while he fished.

Six hours waiting at Toronto airport

My 6:45am flight was fogged in and left 3 hours late so I missed my connection in Toronto and had to wait 6 hours for the next flight. Dodging back and forth between Terminal 1 (air Canada) and Terminal 3 (Caribbean Airlines) in the rain was made me appreciate that I was going somewhere that the sun shines all the time. Finally arrived in Port of Spain at 5am. Jit was there to pick me up and the Kapok Hotel is great.

Back to Trinidad

I will be doing a business plan for the new Beach Facility being built by Point Fortin Borough Council.Have spent several hours on the phone with CARILED staff, Mayor Clyde Paul and Ministry staff. It sounds like a fascinating project.

Clifton Hill beach facility

This is the facility that

Another Assignment in Trinidad

FCM has asked me to return to Trinidad in October to do a business plan for Point Fortin. I'm excited.