Business View Caribbean | Volume 9, Issue 2

8 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN VOLUME 9, ISSUE 2 First Citizens chose to divest itself of the building and gifted it to the FCF to further its promotion of local culture, arts and other related charitable purposes culture and the arts, First Citizens has proudly contributed to many success stories such as the First Citizens Supernovas, the First Citizens Dragon Boys, the First Citizens Original Jab Jab, the First Citizens/TUCO Junior Calypso competition, Kings and Queens of Carnival and the First Citizens Junior Parade of the Bands. It is therefore with a tremendous amount of excitement and pride that we aptly equip the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival Museum to write a new story in Trinidad and Tobago’s cultural legacy. In light of the importance of the Property to the people of Trinidad and Tobago, the First Citizens Foundation publicly invited proposals from interested parties for use of the Property. This invitation for proposal was eventually won by the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival Bands Association and subsequently, this saw the creation of the TTCM. As longstanding partners in the development of Anthony Smart – Chairman, First Citizens hands over the keys to the First Citizens Charlotte Street Complex to Rosalind Gabriel – President, Trinidad & Tobago Carnival Bands Association First Citizens Charlotte Street Complex Building