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Ready for Women’s March T&T
There is the notion that women are sometimes their own worst enemy, but on January 21—one day after the inauguration of the 45th President of the United States of America, Donald Trump—women showed...
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China marks Lunar New Year with prayers, incense, fireworks
Chinese lit incense sticks and prayed at temples to wish for an auspicious start to the Lunar New Year last Saturday. Celebrations continue this week in many parts of the world. Festivities...
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I AM LION
It took just one night of un-controllable crying at rehearsals, followed by constant counselling and motivation by her bandleader, for Terri Lyons to let out all her built up anxieties and emerge with...
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PAN: The Next Generation
At one point during pan historian Kim Johnson’s 2014 TedX talk in Port-of-Spain, he explained that “before pan is encountered as music, it is experienced as a form of belonging.”“Learning (pan),”...
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Exodus: No need for pan canopies
Four-time national Panorama champion Republic Bank Exodus Steel Orchestra is holding firm to its decision not to reattach canopies to its pan racks for its appearances at this year’s national Panorama...
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How to outwit your local supermarket
I have read quite a few layman economics books since this one, but Harford’s book remains the best short introduction to the discipline. This is because, as an economist who has written a column for...
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Alta wins NGO Award for Good Governance
Last week the Energy Chamber of T&T presented Alta with the NGO Award for Good Governance during its 2017 Gala Dinner. The event was a part of the Chamber’s annual two-day Trinidad and Tobago...
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Playing mas with a cause
Wee International (WI) is a Carnival band with a conscience, as the band digs into its profits each year to donate money to worthy causes. Maintaining its six-year tradition this year, WI mas band is...
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Divas star at calypso cabaret
Divas Calypso Cabaret International, the country’s only all-female calypso tent, managed by Dr Rudolph Ottley, had an impressive opening night on Wednesday night.Based at De Nu Pub (The Mas Camp) in...
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Battle of the Sexes at Jean Pierre
A star-studded line-up is in place for Spektakula Promotions tomorrow’s annual Toyota Battle of the Sexes, Ladies Choice Edition. Now in its 17th year, the Toyota Battle of the Sexes will be held on...
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Pan in a rage
A lot more of the national instrument is needed as a balm to heal our crime-stricken nation. On Tuesday night, when the North Zone preliminary was conducted, people came out in their thousands,...
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Things to know about belly dancing
Here are some frequently asked questions about belly dancing: What can I wear for belly dance class?Start out simple. You need to wear something so that your instructor can see how your body is moving,...
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Building a family legacy of mas
Even before this, Eustace was no stranger to the royal court as his famous family has been part of the King of Carnival competition since his late father, Tedder Eustace, first won the title in 1975,...
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Silk cotton dreams come true
The past ten months have brought Ozy Merrique struggles and triumphs, leading up to his latest project, Silk Cotton—the Concept. Merrique is a rapso music pioneer as well as a painter; he's also a...
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Chantuelle with a horn
With a sold-out auditorium, reflecting a similar demand as his previous concerts in 2015 and 2016, Charles was able to present in a well-produced show the history and story of the music that serves as...
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Bringing history alive
OBITUARY of ANGELO BISSESSARSINGH, 1983-2017He could talk at length about the experiences of the Amerindians, the islands’ first settlers; the African slaves who began arriving at the start of the 18th...
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Eyeslam brings soca to the southland at LIV Nightlife
The team of bmobile and Guardian Media’s urban radio station, Slam 100.5 took the bmobile Eyeslam Concert Series to soca lovers in south on January 25, when they touched down at club LIV...
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Angelo’s absence
Angelo Bissessarsingh is gone.For much of last week that long expected news, sharpened to a keen edge by a life’s clock that ticked down relentlessly, rocketed through Facebook, the online platform...
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Soca Monarch fever in Arima
It was a homecoming for the International Soca Monarch semifinals when the competition returned to the Arima Velodrome on Sunday evening. With competitors from across the region—including soca artistes...
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Social media and preserving positivity
“It’s all over for us folks…there’s nothing more to say.” That was the expression of my learned friend, for whom I have the utmost respect, a Facebook post following the weekend news of the murder at...
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