I just overheard a family discussion at my grandmother's house. Our Local Government Elections are coming up and we all got our polling cards today. I tuned into the conversation just as they started talking about our newly appointed Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar who my sister and affectionately call "Kams". The consensus was that Kams is doing a great job and the changes in our country are evident. Trinidad is known for taking the "lazy island lifestyle" to extremes usually resulting in an embarrassing level of inefficiency and corruption on all levels. But Kams is setting out to change all of that and my aunt noted that it's the first time in a long time that she's excited to vote. On the other hand, my grandmother isn't a supporter of Prime Minister Bissessar's political party but regardless of our political affiliations we'll all be heading out to the polls on Monday July 26th to exercise our right to vote.
Sometimes I forget how lucky I am to have grown up within a society and among a family that recognizes and celebrates the freedom that is denied to so many other people around the world. I've always been encouraged to follow the news, to express my opinions and to form my own views about the world around me even when they were in direct conflict with everyone else's.
As for Kams she's already an inspiration to me as the first female Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. If she can maintain the momentum of positive change that she's established over the last two months, she will be well on her way to becoming one of the great leaders of our time.
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