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How busy people make time for intimacy
True story: Two years ago, Aaron and Jila (last names omitted to honour the couple’s privacy) overcame the odds by starting—and maintaining—a relationship from Salt Lake City to Fort Lauderdale. Then...
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Moment of truth
For almost four decades I have been known as a scribe of culture, entertainment and the arts. It may surprise some of you that I am also an avid sports fan, one with close emotional ties to cricket,...
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NGC Bocas Lit Fest hosts media launch
The media launch of the NGC Bocas Lit Fest 2015, to be held next month, took place at Nalis, Port-of-Spain, on Wednesday.This is the festival’s fifth year and it brings together readers and writers...
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The shrimpy way
To an outsider, life in the Caribbean often conjures up images of marketplaces overflowing with the “catch of the day” and other alluring seafoods. This image may have been true years ago. These days...
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Trinity Old Boys’ donate new geography room
Past students, from Trinity College class of 1981, recently handed over a newly refurbished Geography room to the school’s Principal, Alison Baisden. At the handover, the past students were represented...
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Seeking truths about millennial women
On March 12, employees of McCann Erickson’s 22 offices in Latin American and the Caribbean took to the streets to research the Truth About Millennial women, that group of women aged between 15 and 35....
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Zippy’s Friends journey to Arima
“Sometimes bad things happen and it’s no one’s fault,” this is what Cheryl James told her second year pupils of Arima West Government Primary School during the Zippy’s Friends fifth module Dealing with...
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Young Bratt making his own shadow
The true number of people with dementia in T&T is yet to be determined but it is estimated to be around 13,000, according to geriatric pyschiatrist Dr James Bratt.Bratt is the only geriatric...
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Freshwater supply a global challenge
Access to freshwater is a global challenge. Approximately 750 million people, or about one in every nine people lack access to safe water (water.org). As such, the United Nations General Assembly has...
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From religious pilgrimage to black magic
The Eastern Main Road was an asset to Laventille. It passed right at its feet and allowed easy access in an easterly or westerly direction. Such was the traffic that in 1846, a tollgate was erected...
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Stand up for the women of T&T
Vernon KhelawanI did not see the video, but I saw the photograph in the newspaper—woman tied around the waist with a length of rope and being led by a man. I could not believe this happened in this...
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Wedding technology ideas you can use
We can’t get away entirely from technology in today’s world. Even the seemingly traditional wedding will no doubt have some elements of technology present. This is because couples are more...
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Rock and roll dogs
Have you ever been out on a walk with your dog only to have him dart from your side, fling himself on his back, and wriggle around quite happily on the decomposing carcass of some animal? Have you ever...
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Rashmi makes human connections
“Here every creed and race finds an equal place.”This prolific line in our national anthem seems so idealistic given this racially charged week, but for Rashmi Mathur it is the very essence of her...
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Can my breast implants leak?
DR Rajendra S RampaulBreast implants are becoming very popular in the cosmetic world and have been around for over 20 years. It is well known that a lot of women in Latin America and in North America...
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ANSA committed to cleaner environment
Jim Burrell, assistant vice president at the American Honda Motor Company, has described ANSA Automotive’s decision to introduce compressed natural gas cars to its fleet as a clear indication of its...
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Judge starts anti-crime campaign
An Industrial Court judge Dr Selwyn Samaroo has taken the bold initiative to try to save the younger generation from a life of crime.Starting in his community of Esmeralda, Williamsville, Samaroo has...
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Ten days to a new waist
Elle The Magnificent cornered me while I was slurping sugar-free vanilla ice cream, as I sprawled on her plump yellow couch, for date night with Mr Spock. Life was good. What else could a woman want on...
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Bartels takes on Medea
Although its local premiere is still sometime away, the producers of Carnival Medea: A Bacchanal have been having stage readings, the last of which was held last weekend at The Black Box, Murray...
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Why do we cherish distraction more than education?
Imagine if we celebrated teachers the way we do actors and musicians. The world would be such a better place. We have it backwards and I think I understand why. Suppose we lived in a world where the...
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