“Everybody knew everybody in Point Fortin”

In the 80s Trinidad and Tobago was nice, but I believe Point Fortin was nicer than all the other areas. Christmas was coming so you knew Cedros fishermen were bringing in contraband from Venezuela. Late one night you and your friends would be heading down to Cedros to buy whiskey, rum or some kind of electronic device. One night some friends drove to Cedros. As they were about fifteen minutes from the beach, another friend, who was a policeman stopped them. He told them, “Go home. The beach is hot tonight.” He was warning them that the police was on the beach looking for contraband, to arrest sellers and buyers. Days later they went back.

Christmas day we were all drinking whiskey, eating hops, ham and souse etc. Lots of love was floating in the air in the 80s. Trinbago was nice~ Real nice…