Daytime TV host Wendy Williams succeeds by broadening appeal
Any fan of talk-show host Wendy Williams knows her signature question: “How you doin’?” in a thick New Jersey accent. Put it to her now and the answer has to be, “pretty well, thanks.” Williams is...
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Wesley Gibbingsreviews Antigua Girls’ High School performance of the play The ForgottenAntigua Girls’ High School (AGHS) ventured into the deep and dark when the school competed in the Caribbean...
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‘If yuh stush’ moves to first base
Christened Adrian Hackshaw, popular disc jockey, composer and radio personality Third Bass has a potential monster hit on his hand for Carnival 2016. Composed by him, he titled the single Bum Bum but...
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Shubh Divali 29th year of great entertainment at Nagar
The 2015 Divali Nagar is in full swing as the National Council of Indian Culture (NCIC), led by Deokienanan Sharma, hosts the event for the 29th year. Celebrations are being held nightly at the NCIC...
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DJ Tye
Story, photos by Valdeen Shears-NeptuneHe has read the entire nine-part series of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, loves English and mathematics, has a ready smile and a boyish charm. That, though, is where all...
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A critical look at Naipauls’ intertextuality
Depending on whom you ask, VS Naipaul is either a point of contention or a pillar for praise. Naipaul, whose rhetoric of Trinidad, the land of his birth and early development, has been damning from day...
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Digital art comes to life at Anime Caribe
The 14th incarnation of the Animae Caribe Animation and Digital Media Festival was packed to overflowing with offerings for those interested in the art and business of animation. Attendees came from...
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'Divali Light dispels darkness'
In 1966 Divali was proclaimed an annual public holiday in T&T. This year, it will be celebrated on November 10. It is observed on the new moon day (Amavasya) of the month of Kaartik in the Hindu...
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BREADFRUIT The plant that keeps giving
Breadfruit dishes, from roasts to coconut milk oil-downs to crispy chips, have warmed the heart and belly of many a Caribbean person—especially in St Vincent, where breadfruit is a passion. Here in...
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Drama centres around Yugge on Caribbean’s Next Top Model
Tears and drama seem to be standard for any reality show, and even more so when it involves people living together and competing against each other. During the third week of the show Caribbean’s Next...
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Stoking a champion’s dietary fires
I am going to take you through a typical day of training, focusing on my diet; what I consume, why and how I think it affects my overall performance.There are so many right ways to do things that it...
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Keeping secrets about mental illness tiring
One half of all mental illness begins by age 14 and 75 per cent begins by age 24, says the American Psychiatric Association (APA). And according to the World Health Organisation, one quarter of the...
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The Plant that keeps on giving
Dr Laura Roberts-Nkrumah, Senior Lecturer in Crop Science at the University of the West Indies (UWI), believes breadfruit has great potential as a powerhouse for sustainable local agriculture—a...
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Bussin de bamboozle
Casa Levi has been thoroughly mopped and even though we haven’t passed noon and there’s not a deya yet in sight let alone alight, five-year-old Miss Lily awaits Mother Lakshmi with mounting impatience....
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MILLHOUSE, redefining male elegance
Nyerere Haynes Millhouse menswear is considered a dominant force in the regional fashion market, and the name itself evokes visions of elegantly tailored men’s clothing. Since Gregory Mills graduated...
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Ursuline Convent School of Barbados stamped its authority on the Caribbean Secondary Schools’ Drama Festival stage with a strong performance of the late (great) Tobago poet/playwright Eric Roach’s...
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Prisons don’t reduce crime
Kevin BaldeosinghWhen prisons were first invented, it was a sign that kings and other rulers were becoming more humanitarian. This might seem counter-intuitive, given the conditions of prisons, even in...
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Our father who art in Camden
I was born in Camden Town in the winter of 1979. I don’t remember living in that flat on College Place—a road parallel to Royal College Street that caters for all of society’s social stratification:...
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Tobago beauty: 972 species found at Charlotteville Bioblitz
For the fourth year in a row, a team of enthusiastic nature lovers gathered to see how many species they could find in 24 hours. The Charlotteville Bioblitz 2015 took place from October 24 to 25, and...
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It’s cocoa time
If you want to hitch your business wagon to the cocoa bean, then The University of the West Indies (UWI) St Augustine Campus’ Cocoa Research Centre (CRC) has you covered.In its public workshop on...
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