PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago–Credit unions in this country kicked off International Credit Union Week with “MOKO jumbies” and a cultural show here.
The initiative is being led by the Co-operative Credit Union League of Trinidad and Tobago, and began at the East Mucurapo Secondary School in Port of Spain, according to Trinidad & Tobago Newsday.
Representatives from over a dozen credit unions attended, including the Telephone Workers, Works, Police, Cathedral, Neal and Massy and Antilles credit unions, the publication stated.
A release from the league said 1,500 people were expected to attend the opening, which included day of cultural activities. The opening was hosted by the northwest regional chapter of the CCULTT.
At the start of the event, prayers from representatives of the major religions were offered after national anthem and the credit union prayer, Newsday said.
‘We are Trailblazers’
"It's been two years, but we at CCULTT are proud to bring to you our celebrations to herald credit union week,” said CCULTT president Joseph Remy. “We are trailblazers. It is only in TT that we have celebrations like this. I spoke to people at the global level, at a board meeting of the World Council, and they don't celebrate Credit Union Week the way we do. We are unique.
"I want to advise our line ministry that empowerment does not only reside in the CCULTT,” Remy continued. “We need an enabling environment for the operations of co-operative credit unions throughout the country. We want not just enhanced legislation, but we want to be seated at the table of policy decisions. We want to be in a place where we can influence how things happen because the values of this movement are critically important to curbing the moral decay which we face."
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