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A vendor holds a handful of Trinidad and Tobago dollars, in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. Prime Minister Keith Rowley announced Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, the country is redrawing the island's coat of arms to remove references to European colonization and that Christopher Columbus' three ships will be replaced with the steelpan, a popular percussion instrument. (AP Photo/Ash Allen)

A vendor holds a handful of Trinidad and Tobago dollars, in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. Prime Minister Keith Rowley announced Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, the country is redrawing the island's coat of arms to remove references to European colonization and that Christopher Columbus' three ships will be replaced with the steelpan, a popular percussion instrument. (AP Photo/Ash Allen)

The country's coat of arms is displayed on the facade of a government building in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. Prime Minister Keith Rowley announced on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, that the country is redrawing the island's coat of arms to remove references to European colonization, replacing Christopher Columbus' three ships with the steelpan, a popular percussion instrument. (AP Photo/Ash Allen)

The country's coat of arms is displayed on the facade of a government building in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. Prime Minister Keith Rowley announced on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, that the country is redrawing the island's coat of arms to remove references to European colonization, replacing Christopher Columbus' three ships with the steelpan, a popular percussion instrument. (AP Photo/Ash Allen)

The country's coat of arms hangs at the entrance of a government building in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. Prime Minister Keith Rowley announced on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, that the country is redrawing the island's coat of arms to remove references to European colonization, replacing Christopher Columbus' three ships with the steelpan, a popular percussion instrument. (AP Photo/Ash Allen)

The country's coat of arms hangs at the entrance of a government building in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. Prime Minister Keith Rowley announced on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, that the country is redrawing the island's coat of arms to remove references to European colonization, replacing Christopher Columbus' three ships with the steelpan, a popular percussion instrument. (AP Photo/Ash Allen)

The country's coat of arms hangs on the facade of a government building in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. Prime Minister Keith Rowley announced on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, that the country is redrawing the island's coat of arms to remove references to European colonization, replacing Christopher Columbus' three ships with the steelpan, a popular percussion instrument. (AP Photo/Ash Allen)

The country's coat of arms hangs on the facade of a government building in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. Prime Minister Keith Rowley announced on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, that the country is redrawing the island's coat of arms to remove references to European colonization, replacing Christopher Columbus' three ships with the steelpan, a popular percussion instrument. (AP Photo/Ash Allen)

A vandalized statue of Christopher Columbus towers over Columbus Square in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. Officials in the Caribbean island nation are reviewing on whether to remove statues, signs and monuments that reference European colonization. (AP Photo/Robert Taylor)

A vandalized statue of Christopher Columbus towers over Columbus Square in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. Officials in the Caribbean island nation are reviewing on whether to remove statues, signs and monuments that reference European colonization. (AP Photo/Robert Taylor)

A vandalized statue of Christopher Columbus stands in Columbus Square in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. Officials in the Caribbean island nation are reviewing on whether to remove statues, signs and monuments that reference European colonization. (AP Photo/Robert Taylor)

A vandalized statue of Christopher Columbus stands in Columbus Square in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. Officials in the Caribbean island nation are reviewing on whether to remove statues, signs and monuments that reference European colonization. (AP Photo/Robert Taylor)

The vandalized statue of Christopher Columbus stands in Columbus Square in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. Officials in the Caribbean island nation are reviewing on whether to remove statues, signs and monuments that reference European colonization. (AP Photo/Robert Taylor)

The vandalized statue of Christopher Columbus stands in Columbus Square in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. Officials in the Caribbean island nation are reviewing on whether to remove statues, signs and monuments that reference European colonization. (AP Photo/Robert Taylor)