Christmas through a lens of Faith

BARGAIN HUNT: People line up for market goods as they do their last-minute Christmas shopping on Charlotte Street in Port of Spain on December 23. - Photos by Faith Ayoung
BARGAIN HUNT: People line up for market goods as they do their last-minute Christmas shopping on Charlotte Street in Port of Spain on December 23. - Photos by Faith Ayoung

Newsday photographer Faith Ayoung has been hitting the streets of Port of Spain in the lead-up to Christmas Day on December 25. These are some of the images she's captured as members of the public busy themselves in the capital in the height of one of the country's most festive seasons.

SO MANY TO CHOOSE FROM: Andy Todd looks at bike options on Charlotte Street, Port of Spain on December 23. He's hoping to get one as a Christmas gift for his 11-year-old daughter.

'MERRY XMAS!': Avisha Ramsubir, 11, and her father Avinash Ramsubir have some fun petting one of the horses of the Mounted and Canine Branch on the Brian Lara Promenade on Independence Square, Port of Spain on December 23.

'DON'T RUSH ME': Jose Orosco, five, hesitates under the gaze of watchful Mounted and Canine Branch officers as his sister Laisa pets a member of the unit and their father Dale Orosco looks on at the Brian Lara Promenade, Independence Square, Port of Spain, on December 23.

XMAS CAUSE: Charmaine Melville, right, of the Is There Not A Cause non-profit organisation, helps some women choose clothing at the group's Christmas Kindness Village at Woodford Square, Port of Spain, on December 23.

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PAVEMENT PARANG: From left, Rondell Spence and Lanalisa Ghent enjoy some parang played by Andy and Friends Parang Band in front of the Green Leaf Cafe Bar and Grill on Frederick Street, Port of Spain, on December 20. -

GOOD DOGS: From left, Zendaya, nine, Prince Kamari, Kirtland, six, and Elena Rocke, 11, pet K9 officers Riko and Brixa as human officers Romeo and WPC Simon supervise during a police K9 unit awareness drive on the Brian Lara Promenade, Independence Square, Port of Spain, on December 20. -

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