While I'm sure there is a log­i­cal ex­pla­na­tion why we still use coins (small change) in our cur­ren­cy, I would like the rel­e­vant au­thor­i­ties to make it clear to the pop­u­la­tion. To be hon­est, and I'm sure many will agree with me, the use of coins in T&T is a nui­sance to say the least. No longer can we (or dare I say should we) give a five, 10 or even 25 cent piece to a beg­gar with­out be­ing looked at with scorn and sur­prise. "Boss whey yuh want me buy with that?" Some va­grants refuse to take it.

What in this coun­try costs five, 10 or even 25 cents? Even a dol­lar is not ac­cept­able to some beg­gars, as they would take it with one hand and stick out the oth­er for more. Af­ter all, what can a dol­lar buy? In some places you get two pow­er mints for that. So why the coins? They on­ly col­lect in a bowl on your ta­ble at home, and then you have to go to the bank to con­vert it to notes, be­cause most ven­dors don't want to take $5 in coins. We no longer have vend­ing ma­chines that re­quire the use of coins on a large scale, nei­ther do taxi dri­vers give coins as change. So what's the ex­pla­na­tion? Is it not a cost to the coun­try that could be avoid­ed?

W Dop­son

Wood­brook, PoS