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Never give up on yourself
I think Alta does good work. Alta creates real opportunities for us to learn to read and write. I myself have learnt to be bold in reading what I write. Apart from that, I am now able to help my...
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Express paywall hands digital audience to Guardian
“Do you think the UK Guardian is going to survive?” somebody asked me last weekend and I gave them the blunt answer: the paper, which has existed since 1821, has guaranteed its survival for at least...
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Beyond youth empowerment
Government’s commitment to youth development extends beyond efforts to promote personal and career development, but rather to empower them to provide a better quality of life for their families, says...
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London designer aims to bring back street theatre with Majestic Resurrection
Inside the red brick building of the Jamaican High Commission on Prince Consort Road in London the search is on for a mas woman. T&T Guardian has arranged to meet Melissa Simon-Hartman here, the...
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Pan on d' Avenue tomorrow
For yet another weekend pan top the headlines as far as entertainment goes. Following last weekend’s successful International Panorama, the Woodbrook/St James Community Association will host its fourth...
View ArticleNominees for International Soca & Chutney Awards announced
The management of the SAO Soca Awards Ltd/Soca Awards Organisation, Inc (SAO) has announced the nominees for the 12th annual International Soca & Chutney Awards (iSC) ceremony and the launch of the...
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Cuba’s control stretches
Cuban doctors and nurses have established themselves as a respected part of T&T’s health sector, but these men and women are yet to receive the similar respect from their government. These health...
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Couple living in container, Praying to reunite with their child
Nothing can be more painful for a parent than being separated from a child. Arima couple Garvin Almaralas, 39, and his wife, Zena Smith, 35, know this pain all too well as they are forced to live apart...
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Selvon-Abrahams calls firing ‘a blow’
Camille Selvon-Abrahams said she knew when she was asked to come in earlier than usual that Friday, it was bad news.After she was fired last month as the head of the animation programme she founded at...
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Jowelle of San Fernando
San Fernando West independent candidate, Jowelle De Souza, insists that her turn at the polls on September 7 “will be the first and the last time that I am into this.”The 41-year-old hair stylist,...
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T&T-born limbo queen sets new low
The World’s Limbo Queen, Trinidad-born Shemika Charles, 22, is hopeful that one day she will have her very own Limbo school where she will be more than happy to teach the art form.Charles, who now...
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Chronixx brings full band for gigs across T&T
Leja AngeloveIRemember brings something new to the table with full concert performances. No shortcuts. I’d expect nothing less with a main act who not only graced the stages of the Glastonbury Festival...
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Rock and roll, not sushi roll
Guardian columnist and Cré Olé restaurant guide editor, BC Pires, chats with Table Talk Awards Chef of the Year, Pierre Le Bihan, proprietor chef of Zazou Bistro Moderne, about the importance of...
View ArticleThe paywall dilemma
Two weeks ago, the Trinidad Express enforced a paywall on its website, restricting access to all but a few lines at the start of each current story to paid subscribers. It wasn’t the first time that...
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Free your mind, the rest will follow
Eye don’t mind, literally. Well, most of the time. To me, it’s just the mind and no longer my mind. I can lose it by keeping up with where my attention is shifting to, but it always comes back. Unless...
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Rio Claro celebrates International Youth Day
The End Hunger Committee & Friends in collaboration with the United Nations Information Centre for the Caribbean, NGOs, CBOs, educational institutions, faith-based organisations and members of the...
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Making a Liberat Stand
While many politicians and the main political parties have decided to shy away from LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) issues, the Centre for Indic Studies (CIS) is dealing with the issues...
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Arthur Lok Jack student to attend Youth Leader Summit
Melissa Pascal, a student at the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business (UWI-ALJGSB), has been selected to attend the One Young World Summit which will be held in Bangkok, Thailand from November...
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The insanity of ignoring mental health as national priority
In my column of April 8, “How does T&T develop consensus for mental health reform?” I said, “Frustratingly, I think the imperative may be to first get government plagued by comparable ignorance to...
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Big sounds that rock Carnival
Like other Caribbean carnivals around the world, the street parade and costumed bands are a huge element of Notting Hill Carnival. But there is one element of the Notting Hill Carnival that is...
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