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Anthony Carmona   His Excellency Anthony Carmona SC ORTT   5th President of Trinidad and Tobago Incumbent Assumed office 18 March 2013 Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar Keith Rowley Preceded by George Maxwell Richards   Personal details Born Anthony Thomas Aquinas Carmona (1953-03-07) 7 March 1953 (age 64) Fyzabad, Siparia, Trinidad and Tobago Political party…

A few other announcers would mention Cole’s email Friday but nothing would develop.  While I would not be seeking attention I would have to make one brief public statement over the weekend upon learning of the death of former Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Patrick Manning.  The first to mention it would be Margaret Elcock on radio station 98.1 in Trinidad.  The station is called Isaac 98.1 and has a religious format sometimes including Avonelle’s husband Christopher Joseph.  Her show is on from 6 to 9 weekdays and she would note my message among others from dignitaries.

Elcock: Stretching beyond our own borders now we have a message from an American celebrity, entertainer Phil Cole, in-law of our friend Christopher Joseph and his lovely wife Avonelle.  He’s from the US but always has Trinidad on his mind.  This is what he said.

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From Patrick Manning, writing at his blog, “Walking Wonder,” comes this gem:

So then what does this suggest for Lent? Can we speak of a joyful Lent without undermining the very purpose of the season?

I think we can. Lent is a time to remember our mortality and our fallibility. It is a time to remember our offenses and the misery they cause. But in so doing we cannot but also remember that God has…