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A soldier sings His-Story
Music has always been a major part of Gerard Placide’s life. The son of talented singers—his father was a lead vocalist in the T&T Police Choir and his mother encouraged him to sing from an early...
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I am my hair
A young Afro-Cuban performance artist transformed a Havana cultural centre into the stage of a black hairstyle competition this weekend in a rare public commentary on racial beauty standards in Cuba,...
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I don’t know Jack
A couple of decades ago, I set off from the Guardian’s offices and walked a few blocks to Jack Warner’s offices higher up St Vincent Street. I was mildly intimidated by the assignment, which was to...
View ArticleThe difference between seconds
Timing is everything in life. Fate is decided by the most temperamental fractions of time that seem to fly by with ever increasing speed, the more they are subdivided in an effort to be held on to....
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CIBC supports Charford Tiny Tots pre-school
In its ongoing efforts to support the national community, with a focus on education and youth, CIBC FirstCaribbean has made a donation to Charford Tiny Tots Pre-School which will greatly assist in...
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Claiming a space in Tobago... and Trinidad
David CaveFirst impressions of German Artist Andrea C Hoffer are that she possesses a unique joie de vivre; an effervescent exuberance that is undoubtedly direct, straightforward and refreshingly free...
View ArticleLoop gets an app upgrade
Closely following its one year anniversary, Trend Media Group, the leading Caribbean digital media company and publishers of online news app and website Loop, has unveiled the newest version of its...
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Leadership lapse in mental health issues
One June 3 newspaper report said that in a telephone interview with Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan, “he indicated he met with the ministry’s legal adviser on the Cheryl Miller case and ‘instructed the...
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‘Too many young people unaware of union roles’
“I’m surprised at how many contract jobs are now around,” commented Psyche Gonzales about the T&T job scene these days, compared to just a decade ago. Psyche Gonzales is 35 and a resident of the...
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On hearing silence—Mundo Nuevo revisited
Lapriyè Boukman… Bondje la, zòt tande, kache nan yon nyay,e la a, li gade nou,li wè tou sa blan an fè.Bondje blan an mande krimE pa nou vle byenfè.Men Dje pa nou an ki si bonòdonnen nou vanjans.Li va...
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Mallets, Brass and Steel
Pan Trinbago vice president, Brian Serrette, rather curiously asserted at the opening of the University of T&T (UTT) produced Mallets, Brass and Steel concert on June 13 that “in order for it (pan)...
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Throwback Thursday edition: Literacy for Life
It’s Thursday and Reading, It’s Life again delivers another column all about what’s going on at Alta this week. This column has been a great way to communicate with the public, to share the stories...
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A bite of the Big Apple
It’s 4 am in the city that never sleeps. I’m writing this here in New York, as the dawn is breaking with a summer storm and the lightning cracks and thunder ripples through murky skies. The heat is...
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Consuls cook for charity
Over the years, the consular corps have been able to raise close to $600,000 for local charities through its annual International Food Festival event.This was revealed by the Honorary Consulate for...
View ArticleFinance, technology expert to open Emancipation lecture series
When the Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago launches its Kwame Ture Memorial Lecture Series at the Central Bank tomorrow, at 5 pm, the spotlight will fall on Wale Idris Ajibade,...
View ArticleTeachers to benefit from special training for teaching dyslexics
Dyslexia is a learning disability that affects roughly 15 per cent of children across all strata of society and intellectual ability. Dyslexia can be extremely debilitating. Research has shown that...
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A Trini star is born
Trinidadian native Damian Sogren is making major strides in elevating the success of his career as a cultural and corporate entertainer and has generated a buzz with new audiences in the North American...
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Sankat shares UWI success story at diplomatic brunch
On June 14, Prof Clement Sankat, pro-vice-chancellor and campus principal of the University of the West Indies (UWI), St Augustine Campus hosted a diplomatic brunch under the theme, Building Global...
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Trade unions say no to IRA Amendment Bill
It’s a resounding NO! the labour movement is screaming, in response to the Industrial Relations Amendment Bill (IRA), which was laid in the House of Representatives on May 1, 2015, and is being guided...
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Political Calypso Convention scores big
When I arrived at the Queen’s Park Savannah on Sunday evening for the Political Calypso Convention concert, I thought I had walked into a PNM rally. The Grand Stand was filled to capacity by 5 pm when...
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