The na­tion­al cel­e­bra­tions of Trinidad and To­ba­go’s 60th In­de­pen­dence An­niver­sary has start­ed with a Road Show Car­a­van.

The In­de­pen­dence Road Show Car­a­van start­ed last Fri­day, Au­gust 12 and ran un­til Sun­day, Au­gust 14, in the com­mu­ni­ties of Diego Mar­tin, Ari­ma and Barataria.

The Car­a­van fea­tured live en­ter­tain­ment from Neil Iw­er George, KMC, Skatie, Turn­er, De­lamo, King David, Roy­al Stars Pan Sym­pho­ny and the Mal­ick All Stars Tas­sa Group.

The theme for T&T’s Di­a­mond Ju­bilee, 60 years as a na­tion is Forg­ing For­ward To­geth­er.

Chair of the over­sight com­mit­tee for the 60th an­niver­sary of in­de­pen­dence cel­e­bra­tions, Hous­ing and Ur­ban De­vel­op­ment Min­is­ter Camille Robin­son-Reg­is, said, “As we cel­e­brate our Di­a­mond Ju­bilee, our planned cel­e­bra­tions of­fer some­thing for every­one. The theme is de­signed to be in­clu­sive and en­cour­age each and every Trinida­di­an and To­bag­on­ian to unite and work to­geth­er to dri­ve this na­tion in­to a pos­i­tive fu­ture.”

The In­de­pen­dence Road Show Car­a­van is among many ac­tiv­i­ties, in­clud­ing con­certs and ex­hi­bi­tions, that the Gov­ern­ment has planned for the month-long cel­e­bra­tions which ends on Sep­tem­ber 25.

The Car­a­van con­tin­ues this week­end:

• Au­gust 19

—Ed­die Hart Grounds, Tacarigua

• Au­gust 20

—Vic­tor Chin Kit Park, Point Fortin

• Au­gust 21

—Cas­tara Beach, To­ba­go.

Entertainers from the Malick All Stars Tassa Group perform at the Barataria Oval on Sunday for the Independence Road Show Caravan.

Icons in the musical industry Neil ‘Iwer’ George, left, Ronnie McIntosh and Ken Marlon Charles ‘KMC’ share lens time at the Independence Road Sow Caravan in Diego Martin.

Melodious harmony from the singers of the BB Serenaders as they delight the crowd with parang music in Barataria last Sunday.

Son of Arima’s own Lord Kitchener, Kernal Roberts is captured during his performance on Saturday at the Independence Road Show.