Originally composed as the national anthem for the short-lived West Indies Federation (1958–1962), this song was edited and adopted by Trinidad and Tobago when it became independent in 1962….Forged from the Love of Liberty.

Which countries represent West Indies?

Three major physiographic divisions constitute the West Indies: the Greater Antilles, comprising the islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), and Puerto Rico; the Lesser Antilles, including the Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat, Guadeloupe.

Does West Indies have an anthem?

Here’s the answer. The West Indies have something called a ‘cricket anthem’, which they have officially adopted recently — “Rally Round the West Indies…Now and Forever”. The anthem, written and composed by a Trinidadian legend, David Rudder was released in 1988.

Is West Indies a country?

The West Indies is not one country. The West Indies comprises 15 English speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean that play under a common banner.

What is the meaning of every creed and race find an equal place?

What does that mean? It means that it is expressing a mood of what is imagined or wished or hoped possible. It means that here, in Trinidad and Tobago, we imagine or wish that every creed and race would find an equal place. It means that it has not as yet happened and that we are still hoping for it to come true.

Who is the person who wrote the national anthem?

During the War of 1812, 35-year-old Francis Scott Key, a lawyer and amateur poet, met with British military leaders aboard the British ship HMS Tonnant to plead for the release of a close friend who had been taken prisoner.

What are the West Indies called today?

Nowadays, the term West Indies is often interchangeable with the term Caribbean, although the latter may also include some Central and South American mainland countries which have Caribbean coastlines, such as Belize, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana, and the Atlantic island nations of Trinidad and Tobago and Bermuda …

What is Trinidad pledge?

I solemnly pledge to dedicate my life to the service of my God and my country. I will honour my parents, My teachers, my leaders and my elders, and those in authority. I will be clean and honest in all my thoughts, my words and my deeds.

Who is the person who wrote the National Anthem?

Is Jamaica and West Indies same?

Jamaica and the West Indies are not the same. Jamaica is actually an island in the West Indies. The West Indies is a group of crescent-shaped islands over 3,200 km (2,000 miles) long which separates Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north.