To­ba­go’s most fa­mous silk cot­ton tree in Cul­lo­den has fall­en. It was “up­root­ed.”
Ac­cord­ing to the To­ba­go Emer­gency Man­age­ment Agency’s (TEMA) di­rec­tor Al­lan Stew­art, the tree fell just af­ter mid­day.
He said a com­mu­ni­ty with “scores” of vil­lagers are ma­rooned.
He al­so said work­ers from TEMA, Fire Ser­vices, and the Di­vi­sion of In­fra­struc­ture, Quar­ries, and the En­vi­ron­ment are at the scene.
The tree is part of the is­land’s an­nu­al Her­itage Fes­ti­val and is said to be known for its spir­i­tu­al pow­ers.
Leg­end has it that Gang Gang Sarah- a witch, flew from West Africa to Les Coteaux to find her fam­i­ly. She mar­ried  Long Tom. When she was ready to fly back, she climbed the tree to use it as her base. How­ev­er, be­cause she had eat­en food with salt, she could not fly, fell from the tree, and died. Her gravesite is a land­mark on the is­land.

Re­porter: Camille McEach­nie