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Exploring the beauty of Doing, Undoing, Redoing
TEDxPortofSpain is currently preparing for its fourth edition, Doing, Undoing, Redoing, which will be held at the Central Bank Auditorium this Saturday.TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is a...
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Nalis reaches out to everyone
National Library Week continues until November 2 with programmes and activities. The National Library and Information System (Nalis) is mandated to cater for the information needs of all and cognisant...
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Orchid Explosion delivers array of beauty, splendour
Whether they were dendrobium, moth, slipper, vandal, cymbidium or vanilla orchids, they were laid out in all their splendour and beauty at the 57th T&T Orchid Society exhibition titled Orchid...
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Sneaky signs your thyroid is slacking off
For all the attention paid to the popularity of sleep medications, it’s surprising to find out that the number one prescription drug in America is one that’s meant to help people out of bed. With 23...
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Women play ‘dangerous game’ ignoring heart attack symptoms
Heart disease is a leading cause of death for women, and yet women are more likely than men to dismiss pain or symptoms of heart problems, and to delay seeking medical help—a “dangerous game” that...
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Halloween finally gets its day in Trinidad
Martine PowersDespite its similarities to Carnival—elaborate costumes, raucous parties, revelry in the streets—for most of the 20th century, Halloween was T&T’s holiday non grata.Of course, that’s...
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Lifetime love for mas
Fitzgerald De Freitas, 71, has been resident in the United States for almost half century, but comes from Belmont and has decades of experience designing and creating Carnival costumes in the States...
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Irie Flavours
A recent visit to the parish of Portland, Jamaica revealed an area that is as stunningly beautiful and lush as it is delicious. Two-and-a-half hours north of Kingston, this area of Port Antonio is as...
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‘Pop-up shop’ on the move Craftsmen, jewellers, gourmet food purveyors under...
When it comes to hand-made craft goods and artisanal foods, T&T has plenty of supply and even more demand, according to local artist and entrepreneur Denise Carew. The problem, she said, is...
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Trini in breakthrough nanotechnology research
PhD student, Jabari Calliste has been involved in major research in nanotechnology at North Carolina University, USA. Calliste, a past student of QRC, along with a team of researchers, has developed a...
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Can you cheat your way to fitness?
You might want to read this article while standing up. Or perhaps while strolling around the room. Because the sad fact is that most of us spend far too much time sitting on our bottoms staring at...
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Trini holds key role in global climate talks
In December, Trinidadian Kishan Kumarsingh will, together with the European Union’s Artur Runge-Metzger, lead an international working group tasked with the challenge of hammering out a...
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Just trust your instinct
In the moments just before, I vividly remember feeling an eerie sensation of haunting uneasiness, a funk that I couldn’t quite shake off or explain away. Everything seemed normal...A few years ago...
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Senior journalist advises students keen on media careers
Students at the UWI Guild's recent media symposium to gain insight into today's media jobs were more interested in the celebrity/personality cult aspect of the media industry than in either the...
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Choko unleashed: Did Chookolingo’s tabloid journalism help or hurt T&T?
What do a teacher, a car parts dealer and a wildly successful tabloid journalist have in common? Patrick Chookolingo (1922-1986) performed all three jobs at different times, the public learned last...
View ArticleDepression and the jingle-jangle of holiday music
I’m almost certain that if I’d not been diagnosed as clinically depressed so many years ago, causing me to pay functioning attention to my environment, I could have missed it. But for the first time in...
View ArticleSome useful tips to enhance adult teaching and learning
Two weeks ago, we talked about how important it is to secure a learning environment that is emotionally safe and motivating for the adult learner. I also talked about what I feel is the biggest...
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A unique Divali experience
“Experienced my first Divali Ceremony tonight. Courtesy of the T&T Student Association... The uniqueness of this great island… It reminds me of my own diversity back home in Belize.” This Facebook...
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QRC boys say it with art
Brightly painted parrots, black and white graphic prints and collage experiments are among the art on display in the roomy hall at Queen’s Royal College (QRC) at St Clair, Port-of-Spain. This group...
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Help Cindy save her life
Cindy Montague is in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant. Last month, she was told it is the only thing that could save her life in the fight against cancer. The 25-year-old has been battling...
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