Promoting rum culture a no-no

Have the Advertising Agencies Association of T&T, Arrive Alive and concerned citizens paid any attention to an advertisement that is urging its customers and potential customers to “make your street Rum Street for the Christmas season?” 

Neither the association nor Arrive Alive have commented on the series of full page press ads, that featured scantily clad young women and suggested to the national community that Friday should be renamed “RUMDAY” in order to attract attention to rum sales promotional caravans in particular locations in T&T...on Fridays.

Perhaps, the entire national community will pay attention to and hopefully object when there is a call to rename Port-of-Spain “RUM CITY” and T&T, “RUM COUNTRY.”

John Henry

Petit Valley