HARTFORD – Saturday, August 13, 2011 was proclaimed Ambassador Dr. Neil Parsan Day by Mayor Pedro Segarra, Mayor of the city of Hartford Connecticut.
In the presence of over 25,000 persons in Bushnell Park overlooking the beautiful State Capital building, Mayor Segarra congratulated Ambassador Parsan on behalf of the city of Hartford, the Court of Common Council and the citizens of Hartford for being selected the Grand Marshall 49th West Indian Independence and Emancipation parade.
The mayor explained to the excited crowd that the Ambassador Parsan was selected as the Grand Marshall based on his great effort in representing the People of Trinidad and Tobago in cities across the United States and his willingness to actively pursue business opportunities and cultural exchanges with the city of Hartford.
In accepting the proclamation, Ambassador Parsan said he was humbled by the gesture of the Mayor and the city and is looking forward to further engagements with the business community and the office of the Mayor. Dr. Parsan also challenged the organizers of the event into making the parade the biggest event in 2012, in recognizing the presence of the Caribbean diaspora in Hartford as both Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica celebrate 50 years of independence in the year 2012.
The city of Hartford has over 110,000 Caribbean nationals of which approximately 30,000 are Trinidad and Tobago nationals.
