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In hindsight, it was a rather selfish column, so wrapped up in my woebegone mood that it might actually have been unfair.Not long after David Rudder migrated to Canada, I had written of the enormo

[Many thanks to Peter Jordens for bringing this item to our attention.] As a follow-up to our previous post Designer Althea McNish Dies, here is an article by Rachael Espinet (Newsday). Espinet writes about the many people that McNish inspired. She will be cremated on May 7 in London. (The number of people at her…

The idea behind Cocobel chocolate has always been a marriage of chocolate and art. In February, chocolatier and Cocobel founder Isabel Brash took that idea one step further by adding a new piece of art to the packaging of its chocolate bars. Highlighted on the cover of the bars is artist and mas man, Peter

At least 50 per cent of the construction of Carnival costumes can happen in TT, say some stakeholders. Incentives, training, and suitable spaces are said to be three factors which could help return the art form to the shores where it originated. On March 1, Trade and Industry Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon said she would be

Forty years ago, while I was pregnant, I fell into a pothole. Fortunately, the fall did not terminate my pregnancy, but I still have the scar on my foot as a reminder.Forty years later our countr

THE EDITOR: I commend Dr Errol Benjamin's letter of February 28 emphasising that the people of TT are happy with a unique Carnival spirit. As he pointed out, after having a whale of a time, what happens the next day when Carnival ends? Crime and wrongdoings are still being reported daily. But our multinational culture

THE EDITOR: I commend Dr Errol Benjamin's letter of February 28 emphasising that the people of TT are happy with a unique Carnival spirit. As he pointed out, after having a whale of a time, what happens the next day when Carnival ends? Crime and wrongdoings are still being reported daily. But our multinational culture

We have a continuous struggle to maintain an orderly, democratic society. Firstly, to prevent disorderliness from abuse of our democratic rights and freedoms – from top to bottom. Secondly, many move down from the church to the police and further down to prison – a morbid passage. This is where Archbishop Jason Gordon, acting Prisons

Valmiki Maharaj, creative director and bandleader of the Lost Tribe, says he did not believe his interview with the fashion magazine Vogue was “the real thing” until he saw the resulting article published on Vogue’s website last Thursday. The article, titled The Story Behind the Lost Tribe, Trinidad and Tobago Carnival’s Most Fashionable Band, was

In Scotland, "Elspeth" (the Scottish form of Elizabeth) is a very popular name. In Trinidad, it is quite rare. I know of only three other "Elspeths" in TT. Most people I know, not knowing of those other three, tend to think of me as the only Elspeth on the island. It is understandable, therefore, that