Dear Editor,
I was in Trinidad in late January for a carnival fete at University of the West Indies where I met many prominent Guyanese who had flown in from NYC and Guyana to patronize the event. Actually I went to the chutney finals competition and decided to attend the carnival fete to meet old friends. Known as the annual UWI fete, there was a hefty entrance fee. But party goers paid it knowing it was for a worthy cause and socializing with an exclusive crowd. And looking at the size of the crowd (A Who is Who in T&T) of a few thousands, I am sure millions of TT dollars were raised for the university. I believe similar fund raising events should be held at the UG campuses at Turkeyen and Port Mourant that can raise badly needed money to fund programs and research or assist underprivileged students.
