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Film Festival starts Tuesday
The Tenth T&T Film Festival (TTFF) opens at Queen’s Hall on Tuesday night with Sweet Micky for President, an exceptional documentary, produced by Pras Michel, the former Fugees rapper, about...
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The swansong of Anson Gonzalez
Let your blacknessleadout of this dungeoninto the unknowingAt least no fearlurks thereNew adventureexcitesthe fateful stepWhite bones and skullsmiling beatificbeckonwith wistful sighsI lookand long(To...
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Straight outta Trinidad!
There I was, strolling along Chacon Street, Port-of-Spain, minding my own business, when the sky opened, the angels sang and my eyes were dazzled.When did affordable luxury move downtown? My snooping...
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Students bid sad farewell to Black Deer vacation camp
The Black Deer Vacation Camp lived up to its motto that “Learning Can Be Fun” to such an extent that the children who attended did not want to leave when the camp was brought to a formal end with a...
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Of inherent dignity and common humanity
The foremost reason for people not dealing with mental illness is shame. History promotes this shame and disgrace since, traditionally, mental illness has been equated with raving lunatics and...
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T&T Film Festival begins with a bang!
The T&T Film Festival, one of the most-anticipated events on the T&T entertainment calendar begins tonight and runs until September 29. Named as one of the “world’s 25 coolest Film Festivals”...
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Dear Prime Minister
Good day, sir. I have no doubt that there are many things that demand priority action from you at this time. The budget is coming up, and you’ve got to figure out what to do about the energy sector....
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T&T, wake up, see your talent
Trinidad and Tobago is a relatively new country, with a fresh and unique culture that is a novel expression of its diverse population and interesting history. Culture is measured by how well a society...
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Art gives Child Welfare League a lift
If you happened to be driving along the Western Main Road, St James recently, you would have seen a group of art students from St George’s College, Barataria—along with their Visual Arts teacher...
View ArticleTreat for foodies as Restaurant Week returns
It’s another big ten days for food lovers as T&T Restaurant Week returns from September 18 to 27. T&T Restaurant Week 2015 is a fantastic opportunity for diners to experience TrinidadÏs vibrant...
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Sugar Cane Alley, a true Caribbean classic
The tenth T&T Film Festival runs from September 15 - 29. Every day of the festival, T&T Guardian columnist and film writer, BC Pires, will be picking a Film of the Day. Pires has been writing...
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Baggasse returns with T&T Cinderella story
Everybody loves a Cinderella story. And after seven long years, Baggasse Company is returning to the theatre stage with just that—a brand new local adaptation of the classic fairy-tale. Cinderella, the...
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Young Invaders star gets taste of Britain
As pan goes everywhere, it continues to break new barriers and take new chances and offer young people unique opportunities. Luke Walker, 15, a youthful pan player from Invaders Steel Orchestra just...
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Moving to the Left
“You write for a certain type of reader,” he confided at the end of the first session of a Comparative Literature course, when I recognised his face from a previous class. “But I always read your...
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It’s never too late to learn
As Alta continues annual student registration at classes across Trinidad, we rally our readers to share the message of our anti-stigma campaign: No shame. Go brave. You can read. Students who...
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The weirdness of Paris
Paris is weird. Perhaps not the first words you’d see in a travel guide about the city of love.Although it’s the third most visited city in the world, most people experience Paris in three days—taking...
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Sylphil Home receives back to school love
The children of the Sylphil Home of Love in Tobago were ecstatic to return to school with their new supplies provided by Digicel T&T Limited. The telecommunications company donated both school and...
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CCC youths welcome bpTT math incentive
Twenty-two young men and women enrolled with the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) have grasped the opportunity to pursue mathematics at examination level as a result of a collaborative effort between...
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Dana for Miss Globe 2015 pageant
A Standard Five teacher is T&T’s representative for the Miss Globe 2015 pageant. Dana De-Frence sat down for an interview with the T&T Guardian last week and spoke of her dreams of being...
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Quirky Films take dark turn with Trafficked
IAN ROYERFilm director Sean Hodgkinson has come to typify the name of his production company. The man behind Quirky Films is known for the Story About Wendy series, the lighthearted comedies that have...
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