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Sports Desk marks 16 years of shaping young leaders
Sports Minister Brent Sancho, president of the T&T Olympic Committee Brian Lewis and former West Indies fast bowler, and international cricket legend Sir Curtly Ambrose were among speakers at the...
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Salman’s car crash saga to end soon
Well, if you were hoping for a good end to Salman Khan’s infamous 2002 hit-and-run trial, you better start preparing yourself for some not-so-good news from now. If you’re new to this story, Sallu was...
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He may be one of the world’s most famous designers but Jean Paul Gaultier seems to be falling out of love with the fashion industry. The French couturier—who found fame putting Madonna in a conical bra...
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German Carnival entertainer has soft spot for Trini music
It was a big surprise for Adi Guckelsberger to see his photo in the T&T Guardian on February 16, in Indra Dwarka-Koch’s article, Satire in German Carnival—We cannot be silent. In her column...
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Where are traditions of Easter?
Seems that it was just yesterday we were attending Carnival all-inclusive fetes, singing the refrain of Like ah Boss and revelling in the street. Ash Wednesday is but a memory, the final day of Lent is...
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The slow baker
Zabouca Breads, the baking craft shop of Chris Marshall, has been operating in T&T for the last three years.Marshall made the move to his location on Tragarete Road two years ago when the business...
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Easter eats
Easter Sunday means roast leg of lamb, simply delicious and easy to prepare. It sits well on a brunch or lunch table. When buying lamb, look for New Zealand spring lamb, it’s smooth, tender and utterly...
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Plott host Sports and Family day
Superb weather and great vibes filled the atmosphere at St Mary’s College Grounds on Serpentine Road in St Clair, Port-of-Spain, for the inaugural Powerful Ladies of T&T (plott) Sports and Family...
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Reception food trends for 2015
I recently had kale gelato. What, you say? That must have tasted terrible. In fact, it was the opposite—the kale was mixed with pineapple and mango flavours and the trio proved delicious.Turning...
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Protecting our forests
Part 2Last week’s article examined some of the major issues affecting forests in T&T. This week we will examine some of the intervention strategies from state and civil society groups to protect...
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Hotels of Port-of-Spain
Trinidad has never been a tourist haven. Even in the 19th century, all that attracted visitors here was the Pitch Lake. Port-of-Spain, however, was a crossroads of commerce and thus business travellers...
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Begin a new, resurrected life this Easter
Today, Easter Sunday, many of us Roman Catholics will experience the joy of Easter, the joy of the risen Christ. Today is also the first day of the new season of the Great Fifty Days, or Eastertide,...
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Why do dogs howl?
The culture in T&T still thrives on old wives’ tales, and one of those relating to dogs is that “whenever you hear a dog howling, it means someone is going to die.” It may indeed seem that this is...
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Avoid negative influence of office politics
Everyone has an agenda in the workplace. Whether people are aiming for a promotion, attempting to win a big project, trying to impress their boss, or looking to move departments, their actions often...
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Celebrating Palm Sunday
Last Sunday, Christians throughout the world celebrated Palm Sunday—the triumphant entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, the week before his death and resurrection.For many Christian churches, Palm...
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Trinis going toadly crazy
Trinidadians are going hopping mad or toadly crazy about frog legs.The delicacy, better-known to French and Cantonese cuisine, is now gaining so much popularity locally that it is being advertised and...
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Reduce risk of breast cancer with lifestyle changes
Avril Harry RNBreast cancer is one of the most common cancers in women. In fact, the statistics indicate that one in eight women is diagnosed with breast cancer. It therefore stands to reason why many...
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Young Trini meets Queen
Nolana Lynch, the first Trinbagonian to be the recipient of the Commonwealth Youth Award (Caribbean and Canada Region) this year, had the golden opportunity to meet Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II last...
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Make your mad bull fly
When the wind is high around Easter time, many people from Mt D’Or, near Champs Fleurs in east Trinidad, rush to Spring Valley road to the “Kite Man” Hillroy Enoe to get a handmade original mad bull...
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No monsters hiding in my mirror
Fifteen pounds lighter and a whole lot cuter, I was walking on imported air. This low-carb-low-fat-no-processed-foods-lots-of-green-healthy-things programme is my new best friend. I even forgive the...
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