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Four simple steps to beating the holiday blues
Samantha Gattsek’s family has never made a big deal out of holiday celebrations. But this year, she feels especially disconnected from the seasonal cheer surrounding her.“The holidays can feel like a...
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New Year Delights
Christmas has come and gone, we have enjoyed the pastelles, turkey, stuffing, ham, black cake, sorrel and ponche de crème. I wonder how many have had to slacken the waist of your pants or skirts? I...
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Miss T&T Universe, Children’s Ark join forces
The Miss T&T Universe Organisation launched their partnership with The Children’s Ark on December 4, as the children’s charity’s official charity partner, at a charity event at the Each One Teach...
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Author of Girl in a Cupboard pleads: Protect our children
At the tender age of five, Cheryl Ann Gajadhar was sexually abused by people she trusted. After being placed in an orphanage in east Trinidad, she faced a different level of abuse there. However, she...
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Whiney Neptune: Christmas traditions dying in Tobago
For 81-year-old Tobagonian Whiney Neptune the traditions of Christmas are dying out. Neptune, of Les Couteaux, described a Tobago Christmas as just another day. “The only thing special for a Christmas...
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Grande Open Bible steps in to deal with domestic violence, incest in the...
Incest and domestic violence are major challenges which the community of Sangre Grande faces. This was revealed by Pastor Gregory Perreira of the Sangre Grande Open Bible Church, who said the church...
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PLANTATION CHRISTMAS—PART III Tobago celebrates with food, drinks
One of the most poignant memories of a Tobago Christmas I have ever read was written by the tragic poet, Eric M Roach (1915-74) who penned a piece for a sort of anthology of Trinbago, introduced by...
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Renaldo Frederick - A hot, young star on the rise
Renaldo Frederick remembers standing on stage in the Palladium Theatre playing the part of the panman Goldteeth, who is about to unveil a new pan with his panside from Boomtown. As the Paladium...
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Coming to grips with the Note 4
It’s a question I get asked often. The Samsung S5 or the Note 4? The answer has tended to be based on a cursory fondling of the market defining Note 4, rather derisively described as a phablet after...
View Article2015—A time for self-renewal
So, once again, you have overspent in spite of your promises to yourself, your spouse and your children! You have probably also put on a few pounds although you were really determined not to eat as...
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Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn
For me, the saving grace of every situation is my ability to draw on the bigger picture whenever testing circumstances present themselves; to know and believe in a God who has your back, and to...
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The Empire’s new clothes
Has Britain learned from the mistakes of its past and learned to be a better host? It’s a question I’m pondering as we move into a new, important year. On every TV channel the bumbling middle-Englander...
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Arigato Japan!
Despite the fact that natural disasters are common in Japan, citizens there remain positive and are always prepared to say “arigato,” which means thank you in English.It was the most frequently heard...
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Why are so many drinks flavoured with honey?
Honey has long been in people’s shopping baskets. But why is it increasingly finding its way into bread and alcoholic drinks, asks Luke Jones.From honey-roasted ham to hot toddies or as a topping on...
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Mighty Oxtail
The mighty oxtail or should I say the humble oxtail, (as it used to be a very economical cut, but having gained in popularity in recent years prices have risen), is the culinary name for the tail of...
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Cerebral palsy society demands equal treatment
Disgruntled members of the Cerebral Palsy Society of T&T (CPSTT) are demanding acceptance and fair treatment from the Government and people of T&T. The major issue faced by the group is the...
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Three languages, one message
When the Trinidad Guardian commenced publication in 1917, there were occasions when the advertisements reflected the very diverse nature of society. Notices for meetings of the several Chinese...
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Five powerful benefits of ‘pro-aging’ thinking
From magazine covers to billboards, youth is glamorised as the image of beauty and the prime of life. We are inundated with the message that aging is something we should dread and perhaps even...
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Microbiologist, author encourages students to follow their true passion
Few people would take the type of risks Dr Roger Ramsammy took to secure his education. At just 24, Ramsammy decided he wanted a better education, so he bought a ticket to Washington DC. He did not...
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To a more sustainable life in 2015
Here we go again, another lap around the sun behind us as we begin to circle around again this week. Are you picking up momentum towards achieving your goals in life? Or are you getting tired, and...
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