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Making room for Creole history
BOOK REVIEWJerry Besson’s latest foray into the not so distant but largely forgotten past—a fictionalized memoire of Philippe Roume de Saint Laurent, the man who engineered the 1783 Cedula for...
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Dedicated Masquerader
In Trini parlance, Glenn Davis is an example of being a “saltfish.” A veteran thespian born to a sporting family, Davis is a husband of 44 years and father to five sons, has been a masquerader for over...
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The technology agenda, deferred
In his second budget presentation, Minister of Finance Colm Imbert played again to the cheap seats, offering minimal fiscal dings and tentative benevolence to citizens living on the monetary margins of...
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Blink | bmobile wins big at the local advertising awards
Blink | bmobile’s advertisements took the lion’s share of awards at the 2016 Advertising Agencies Association of T&T’s (AAATT’s) Creative Excellence Awards held on September 22, by placing first in...
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Loving the mix
When you have to fill in a form asking you your race, what do you put? Depending on the options available, "other" or "mixed"; if no options are available, "mixed".How do you see your ethnic roots...
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‘I am Trinbagonian’
When you have to fill in a form asking you your race, what do you put? I ignore race boxes. If there is a box that asks about my ethnicity I waiver between Mixed, Other or Trinbagonian. Race, for me,...
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The thespian who loves his job
Actor Glenn Davis has mixed feelings about local theatre. He said: “The theatre, like every other industry, has its ups and downs. Right now the audiences are diminishing. Why? The economy, the types...
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‘Dougla is the answer’
In this land of many peoples and people of many ancestries, how do people see their ethnic heritage? How do they practise it, ignore it, or celebrate it? On the occasion of our 54th anniversary of...
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Book relates family, work history of Therese Mills
It took quite a while—62 years after her entry into the world of mass media—but the late journalist Therese Mills eventually “began to assemble my papers” in 2007 to write the story of her life. By...
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Celebrating World Teachers’ Day
Yesterday people around the world celebrated World Teachers’ Day. This initiative began with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) in 1994, but celebrates a...
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Why is China here?
Review by Kevin BaldeosinghAnyone who wants to understand the world economy and the changing political order needs to find out about China. This applies to the Caribbean no less than anywhere else, and...
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Cindy-Ann Gatt— Celebrating Caribbean stories
It’s hard to miss the fact that Flow was the presenting sponsor of the T&T Film Festival (TTFF). And according to its Director of Marketing, Cindy-Ann Gatt, it’s a relationship that Flow hopes to...
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Orisa festival starts this weekend
The annual Orisha Ocean Festival—Ase Odun Olokun—will be held over three days, from this Friday to Sunday. Tomorrow, the opening ceremony will be held at the Shrine at 12 First Street, Sparrow Drive,...
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Matthew and mas in Miami
Earlier this week, organisers of Miami Broward Carnival (MBC) were keeping fingers and toes crossed that Hurricane Matthew would not negatively impact the US East Coast this weekend and affect...
View ArticleThe do’s and don’ts of breast surgery
Dr Rajendra S Rampaul Pink Hibiscus Breast Health Specialist Many times in my practice I would be asked to give a second opinion on a patient’s care and often, the initial care that was received at...
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Roshan’s Ronblock: Turning vision into reality
Before appearing on Planting Seeds in front of a Caribbean-wide audience, Roshan Panchoo was a regular guy who just wanted a better life for his wife and children, starting with building them a better...
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Caraili: Bitter but good
The Ministry of Education’s announcement to include more local content in the School Nutrition/Feeding Programme is a welcome initiative that will only auger well for the nation’s health and...
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A Barbadian artist and a bird in cage walk into a yard...
T&T artist Richard M Rawlins writes on a recent instalation by Barbadian artist Sheena Rose.“But wait, Sean, that’s a man talking to a bird on a cliff I see there? Cheese on…” The answer was yes;...
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Pioneer Joyce Kirton recalls: An awakening to dance
Dance pioneer, choreographer and teacher Joyce Kirton began her arts career at age 19 when she entered Government Teachers’ College in 1951. She told the Monday Night Theatre Forum in July that she had...
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From The Pen of Naipaul: Dodd’s and Ferrol
“With this boy, whose name was Alec, Mr Biswas became friendly. The colours of Alec’s clothes were a continual surprise, and one day he scandalized the school by peeing blue, a clear, light turquoise....
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