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Earning Respect
Drama educator, director and actress Belinda Barnes-Durity—known professionally as Belinda Barnes—said several significant events in her life led to her involvement in theatre.She told an audience at...
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Delicious Mamey Apple
In this the 18th instalment of the continuing series, Food for Thought/Grow & Eat Local, we focus on the mamey sapote/mamey apple fruit. Mammea Americana is commonly known by several names...
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Old and new Fyzabad mix—Part III
He came to Fyzabad in 1921 along with hundreds of his countrymen from Grenada to work in the expanding oilfields, and the name of Tubal Uriah ‘Buzz’ Butler will always be associated with that town. In...
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Aliyyah launches The Yard
Valdeen Shears-NeptuneShe was jealous of the prolific English author Charles Dickens for penning Great Expectations and would easily declare that after reading A House for Mr Biswas as a student of...
View ArticleChild Protection Unit urges parents: Be more vigilant during school vacation
There is a noticeable increase in reports of child abuse during school breaks and parents should be even more vigilant during the July/August vacation. This advice comes from Senior Superintendent...
View ArticleCamps introduce children to science, sports, art
Finding an appropriate care programme for a child during the July/August vacation may be a task for some parents. Parents may want a safe environment, with a space where children can still develop...
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Give Pan a Chance for Peace
The steelband movement is replete with locals who sacrifice a lot of time and energy to nurture the proliferation of the national instrument at home and abroad. Selwyn “Fruits” John is one such panman...
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Dr Welch seeks to motivate young people
Tonya Welch is as beautiful as she is graceful. When you look at her, the first thing that comes to mind is a beauty queen or a model. But she is far from those things. In fact, when you address the...
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How my mother died
I’d been here before, looking at my mother on her bed, unable to move. But this was different. There was a slackness to the left side of her face and she couldn’t support her body as she fought to sit...
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Twiggy talks hurt feelings over Manning’s treatment by the PNM
Rosemarie SantGML ENTERPRISE DESKShe has been a PNM stalwart who supported Patrick Manning during his four decades in politics and when he died Christine Levia, better known as Twiggy, told the GML...
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Seeing through corruption
Review by Kevin BaldeosinghHere’s how you can tell if a government is serious about reducing corruption: there will be (1) zero tolerance by political leadership, (2) scaling down of regulations and...
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How depression led me to quit my job and take control of my business
This personal story by a business professional explores how personal disaster can also be a powerful transforming tool to change your life for the better.Adanna AustinI have always loved business even...
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Citizen Security Programme and Alta partnership beneficial
We start this week with the Citizen Security Programme (CSP). CSP is an Inter-American Development Bank funded initiative run under the auspices of the Ministry of National Security. The programme aims...
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Harts Carnival launches tonight at Oval: It’s a jungle out there
The solemnity of Wednesday’s Eid holiday ought to evaporate as early as tonight with the staging of the second major 2017 Carnival band launch.Following the Paparazzi Carnival launch of Sky Gazers at...
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Marionettes joins hands with Holy Rosary restoration effort
Almost 12 years later and on the home-stretch to completion, the Holy Rosary RC Church’s restoration project remains close to $7 million in debt in the face of growing demands on its influence as an...
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Sapa to showcase Indian classic Shakuntalam
The High Commission of India and Nrityanjali Theatre will jointly present a dance ballet on Kalidasa’s Shakuntalam tonight at the San Fernando Academy of the Performing Arts (Sapa) and today at the...
View ArticleDispelling the myths of needle biopsies
Dr Rajendra S Rampaul Pink Hibiscus Breast Health SpecialistMany patients are quite interested in getting tests to ensure that they are well. Sometimes they have no choice and have to undergo many...
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Alicia Ward’s pride and joy
Valdeen Shears-NeptuneIt was with nostalgic pride that Alicia Ward recounted the last two years of her life. “Oh, it’s too much, I am happy and sad at the same time,” she said during an interview last...
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New York delivers Queer Laugh
Raunchy and revealing, the burlesque musical Buss de Mark played for two nights last week at the Big Black Box, Woodbrook. The production was a staged reading of a work in progress written by Zeleca...
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Primary school poets talk serious things
Spoken Word poetry and competition continue to increase in popularity, and participants are coming from all different ages and backgrounds. This year, the first ever Republic Bank National Primary...
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