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A new generation of talented writers in all genres will be in the spotlight at the 2023 NGC Bocas Lit Fest. Running from April 28-30 and based at the National Library in downtown Port of Spain, the annual festival – now in its 13th year – returns to an in-person format, with a programme of

The Trinidad and Tobago Guardian is the longest running daily newspaper in the country, marking its centenary in 2017. The paper started life as the Trinidad Guardian on Sunday 2nd September 1917 by the newly formed Trinidad Publishing Company Limited.

The Guardian newspaper in Britain has joined other US and UK entities in researching its historical links to slavery. The result has been available over the last fortnight in a superb series of eight, long, well-researched features by outstanding contributors. The series offers, too, eight new portraits by leading black artists of radical anti-slavery figures

A POPULAR literature festival will return later this month.

Fourteen poets will challenge defending champion Alexandra Stewart at the First Citizens National Poetry Slam Finals on April 30. The announcement, on the First Citizens National Poetry Slam social media on March 28, featured poets 16-54, and included past winners and several first-time slam entrants. The poets performed before a full and interactive audience on

With the theme "The Life And Works of Mahakavi Subramania Bharati" whose 100th anniversary was observed in 2022, the 3rd edition of ‘Chennai Lit Fest’ was

The Trinidad and Tobago Guardian is the longest running daily newspaper in the country, marking its centenary in 2017. The paper started life as the Trinidad Guardian on Sunday 2nd September 1917 by the newly formed Trinidad Publishing Company Limited.

After a three-year break due to covid19, the NGC Children’s Bocas Lit Fest Storytelling Caravan is back in full force and in the flesh, with the beloved Dragonzilla mascot and professional storytellers who will entertain and inspire children at ten locations throughout TT. The Storytelling Caravan starts its month-long journey of fun and creativity on

Friends, colleagues, and former students of poet, author and university lecturer Jennifer Rahim continue to mourn her sudden death on March 13. They said her work and influence will continue to resonate with them. The UWI St Augustine Department of Literary, Cultural and Communication Studies joined the entire university community and the region in mourning