IHEU is pleased to highlight the dynamism of the newly formed Trinidad and Tobago Humanist Association - the first Humanist Association in the Caribbean. The Association was created because of the founders' conviction that a humanist perspective is crucial for peace, stability and progress of their society. The Association proposes that the Humanist principles of rationality, ethics, tolerance, and compassion should be applied to politics, social policies, and economic programmes, as that would help to draw the Carribean society back from the abyss of increasing crime, spiralling poverty, and incompetent governance.