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Carifta, schools swim champ Madara Edwards makes her best strokes
Sunday 3 January 2021
St Augustine Girls’ High School student Madara Edwards won the top female performer award at the 2020 National Secondary Schools Swim Meet, last February. She has also won gold on the national team at the 2019 Carifta Games. -
MANY are inspired and encouraged by their older siblings and swimmer Madara Edwards is no different. Edwards, 13, is already representing TT in junior meets and with more encouragement, the St Augustine Girls’ High School student is expected to make a huge splash in the pool.
Edwards, who is half of a twin, has represented TT at regional level which includes the Carifta swimming championships.
Nova Scotia missionaries left a lasting legacy on the island of Trinidad
A Nova Scotia missionary helped to educate indentured Indians in Trinidad but created unintended social division in the process.
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Rev. John Morton and others changed the face of education in Trinidad but also created social divisions
Posted: Dec 28, 2020 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: December 28, 2020
John and Sarah Morton arrived in Trinidad in 1868 to start their mission to indentured Indians.(The Presbyterian Church in Canada Archives [G-93-FC-2])
In 1864, a Presbyterian minister from Nova Scotia arrived in Trinidad and changed the face of education on the island forever. But historians say his legacy isn t entirely positive.