Trinity Cross stays — at least for this year

The Trinity Cross will remain, at least for this year. Prime Minister Patrick Manning said yesterday that while Government was committed to changing the name of the Trinity Cross, it did not plan to  precipitate. “Fools rush in where angels fear to tread,” he told a post-conference news conference at Whitehall.

Manning said he was very interested in the fact that while Basdeo Panday was very vocal as Opposition Leader about the issue of the Trinity Cross, he (Panday) never touched it. “One of the things I would like to do before touching it myself is to find out why (he didn’t change the name)”, Manning said. He added that Government had to be sensitive to public opinion on the issue.