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Pan Conquers Point
Pan stewards and officials dropped the ball last Saturday at the 16th edition of the annual Point Fortin Borough Day Celebration Pan on the Move. Most of the participating steelbands were hampered by...
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Turning Grief into Glory
Valdeen Shears-NeptuneWhen Anjanie Lemo’s husband was critically injured in a freak accident on his job, the mother of two felt lost. Her husband had been electrocuted when he came into contact with...
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Lumps, bumps and trumps
Avril Harry RN, BSc Oncology Nursing Pink Hibiscus Breast Health Specialist A common complaint expressed by our clients is the presence of a breast lump. Breast lumps account for approximately 60 per...
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Jamaica celebrates Indian Arrival Day
The National Council of Indian Culture (NCIC) is appealing for greater unity amongst Caribbean peoples. This call came from Surujdeo Mangaroo, the public relations officer of the NCIC. Mangaroo was...
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Local companies take advantage of recession
US-based Rockwell Automation, the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and information technology, was in T&T recently where they partnered with their only local authorised...
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Chive and Basil, versatile, delicious herbs to flavour dishes
In this the 15th instalment of the continuing series, Food for Thought/Grow & Eat Local, we focus on chive and basil, two popular food seasonings used in T&T and which are easy to grow at...
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Shades of I-She returns
Shades of I-She: Every Woman’s Story, the award-winning production by poet Eintou Pearl Springer will return to the stage from May 27-29, at the Big Black Box in Woodbrook. At a rehearsal last week at...
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New anime event debuts
Organising committee leader Celine Isaac is a first-timer to event production with Anime Expo being her virgin foray into anime-related event management. She is the only female on her team and its...
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Alleyne keeps her skills sharp
Trinidad Theatre Workshop (TTW) founding member, actress Eunice Alleyne began her theatre career in high school. She told a captivated audience at the Monday Night Theatre Forum at the TTW that while...
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Matura —beach and forest
Heavy forests rich in timber, especially mora, once covered the entire area of the east coast between Sangre Grande and the lower part of Toco. These resources were difficult to exploit since there...
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Playing Away: T&T artists make their mark in regional exhibitions
Works by T&T artists are featured in two regional shows in Jamaica and the Bahamas, respectively.One of the shows is called Digital, and is up at the National Gallery of Jamaica until July...
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‘Bulldozers more dangerous than hunters’
Q: What is the main problem facing animal biodiversity in T&T?A: The number one threat is loss of habitat. Poaching and overhunting are important issues but those can be reversed through proper...
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The search for what’s next
“O l’oun t’awa se n’yara Je k’abere”For decades now, when I’m about to start a difficult day and don’t really feel up to it, I’ve muttered those words, the title to the very first song I ever heard by...
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Eager for Redemption
Reggae lovers are anticipating an epic night of reggae music at the third annual Redemption the Concert, which takes place at the Hasely Crawford Stadium Training Grounds, Port-of-Spain, on May 28....
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Holy Name girls explore options in film, fashion
The 2016 Republic Bank Decibel Entertainment Conference and Expo opened on April 28 to the delight of hundreds of secondary and tertiary level students from throughout the country. Eighteen students...
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James Rose proves that persistence pays off
This isn’t really a rags-to-riches story; it’s more like a slacker-to-success story. It’s about how one young man decided to find purpose in his aimless life—and how he went from earning $25 an hour...
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Venezuela’s falling apart
Today we publish the conclusion of an article from the American magazine The Atlantic about the dire economic situation in neighbouring Venezuela.While Venezuelans were dying for lack of simple,...
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Tribute to Sparrow by Trini Londoner
Although Anthony Joseph has spent 26 years of his life in Britain, it is his Caribbeanness that attracts some to his work.His official bio notes that his work as a poet, novelist, musician and lecturer...
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Dyslexia training programmes give valuable help
Dyslexia is characterised by extreme difficulty in learning to read, write and spell in spite of adequate intelligence. Even mildly dyslexic students experience school as stressful and unfulfilling...
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BpTT partners with Agriculture Ministry
BpTT has entered into a unique partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands and Fisheries to promote food security, via a project to grow short-term food crops at three locations in Trinidad....
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