The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Political leader of HOPE Timothy Hamel-Smith. - TIMOTHY Hamel-Smith, leader of the HOPE party (Honesty, Opportunity, Performance, Empowerment), has asked whether the Prime Minister's proposal to change the national coat of arms is an attempt to win votes ahead of next year's general election. He also asked why Dr Rowley would want to spend millions of dollars on such an initiative instead of directing expenditure to more important national issues. […]