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Mastering public speaking
To help professionals increase their ability to deliver powerful, persuasive business presentations, communication consultancy Livewired Group is delivering a public-speaking workshop called Mastering...
View ArticleBrewer scores 28 more
Remy Brewer stood out for the International School of Port-of-Spain (ISPS), topscoring with 28 points to lead his team to a 61-46 win over Queen’s Royal College (QRC) in the Secondary Schools...
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Stigma, what you do not know, hurts us
I understand that you do not understand what I talk about, when I write about people who live and thrive with a mental illness, or who have been diagnosed with a mental health disorder. I quite get it...
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Fearless slam poets blazing new trails
Anyone who feels the younger generation has nothing much to say has clearly not been going to the annual First Citizens National Poetry Slam competition, which last Sunday night, to a sellout audience,...
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Reunion Band outstanding at Panyard Jam Session
It was an evening of smooth jazz with a funky Caribbean twist. But more than that, it was a massive display of class, dedication and an obvious love of music by featured entertainers at the...
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Why pandemics are our own fault
CRAWFORD KILIANBOOK REVIEW An American science journalist Sonia Shah has published earlier books on malaria and the testing of pharmaceuticals in poor countries. She must have understood the challenge...
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‘We stand on brink of a precipice which threatens our civilization’
Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis Ludwig von Mises. Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2010.ASIN: B003E7F2PO; 601 pages. Kevin Baldeosingh The meltdown in Venezuela now taking place was...
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Dyslexia demystified
This week we have a contribution from the founder and chairman of the Dyslexia Association, Cathryn Kelshall on dyslexia.What is it, dyslexia? No, not lack of intelligence! No, not funny eyesight! No,...
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Lilliput presents Time and Tide Wait For No Man
Forty years strong and counting, Noble Douglas and Tony Hall stay true to their vision of creating the premiere children’s theatre company, a first for T&T. Their foresight led to the...
View ArticleRock It to Soccolo historical tour promises fun, informative experience
Rock It to Soccolo, the Port-of-Spain to Paramin tour being held on May 7 by final-year tourism management students at the T&T Hospitality and Tourism Institute, Chaguaramas, promises to be an...
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Forty-two graduate as ambassadors of peace
Forty-two participants in the Ministry of National Security’s Citizens Security Programme Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) recently graduated as the newest ambassadors of...
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Trafficked takes on the world
Joanne BriggsSince its appearance at the T&T Film Festival last year, the movie Trafficked has been on its own festival tour. A few weeks ago, it was featured at the New Voices in Black Cinema...
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Shiv Shakti dances for mothers
Blink BMobile Shiv Shakti Dance Company Limited will honour survivors of breast cancer this year at its annual Mother’s Day Spectacular. Billed as the biggest event in local Indian dance, the show...
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European Film Festival celebrates 20th birthday with a bang
The European Film Festival (EFF) - one of the earliest film festivals to launch in T&T - this year celebrates its 20th anniversary, with an exciting line-up of films and a chance to win great door...
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Interrupting crime in East Port-of-Spain: Project Reason
With escalating crime levels in T&T, and the authorities at its wit’s end to bring the situation under control, a group calling itself Project Reason is hoping that its intervention can result in a...
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All Saints marks 170 years
The All Saints Anglican church, one of the more popular churches for weddings in this country, begins celebrations of its 170th anniversary today. It does so with an 8 am service at the St Clair...
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National Poetry Slam all about the people
In the semifinal round of the First Citizens National Poetry Slam, he stole hearts with his ode to TV presenter Desha Rambajhan, to secure his spot in the final. Then on May 1, he captured imaginations...
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Diverse and striving
Sunday Arts Section book writer Shivanee Ramlochand, who is part of the team behind the annual NGC Bocas Lit Fest, gives her take on this year’s festival. This year at the NGC Bocas Lit Fest, it was a...
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Marsha Riley: Making Good Parenting her Business
Single mom Marsha Riley is a coach, author and passionate parenting advocate who still manages to homeschool her six-year-old daughter.A firm believer in the power of parenting, she has endured many...
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The St Andrew’s Anglican Church
Though the British wrested Trinidad from Spain in 1797, it was many years before the Church of England gained a footing in the island since the French-speaking, highly cosmopolitan population was...
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