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Each March in Trinidad & Tobago, the Hindu community recognises the beginning of the Indian spring and the Hindu New Year in a joyful explosion of colour, enjoyed by Hindus and non-Hindus alike

Jackie Hinkson, one of Trinidad and Tobago’s most acclaimed artists, will present his retrospective exhibition “Jackie Hinkson: 5 Decades of Art” in Tobago, during the month of April. Organized by Taí Fernández-Toledo, this exhibition includes Hinkson’s watercolors, drawings, sculptures and murals. A new DVD featuring the artist at work, produced by Christopher Laird, will be…

This article by Tony Fraser appeared in Trinidad's Guardian. “On my return to T&T (1970) after five years in Canada at the University of Alberta, I was stunned by the “light” here and I knew right away I had to capture this. Tied into this were my childhood experiences with my father through the countryside and…

NALIS receives copies of Nasser Khan’s Sixty-One Test Matches Played at the Queen’s Park Oval 1930-2020 4 Hrs Ago Nasser Khan, second from left, presents his latest publication to Charmaine Glasgow of NALIS. Also in the photo are Queens Park Cricket Club secretary Colin Murray, right, and NALIS employee Debbie Goodman. - Photo courtesy Nasser Khan THE National Library and Information Systems Authority (NALIS) recently received copies of the recently published book Sixty One Test Matches Pla...

Carnival, Crop Over and the West Indian Day Parades of the Caribbean Diaspora have always been sites of release and exuberance. This year, with so many celebrations cancelled or delayed and so many unable to travel and join in, Caribbean and Caribbean American writers reflect on the many meanings and experiences of Carnival. Carnival. In Trinidad, the celebration is usually held in February, on the days before Ash Wednesday. Three of my siblings and our father were born in November. Count the m...

Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Fraudsters have been taking advantage of elderly people facing social isolation brought about by lockdown. This has prompted a support network being formed to help protect vulnerable residents in the Oban area. The Argyll policewoman behind the scheme says that while there has been a decrease in some areas of crime with less people on the streets – other areas have soare...

International mas maker creates mini Minshall band International mas maker Sudesh Ramsaran in his JOuvert costume. WHEN Carnival 2021 was cancelled, international mas maker Sudesh Ramsaran came up with the big idea of a miniature mas band. Ramsaran created the band as a display for the Central Statistical Office (CSO), where he has worked as a statistical officer for the past 18 years. The band was heavily inspired by the work of legendary mas maker Peter Minshall, crafted using his skills as ...

Campbeltown Courier PC Laura Evans. Want to read more? At the start of the pandemic in March we took the decision to make online access to our news free of charge by taking down our paywall. At a time where accurate information about Covid-19 was vital to our community, this was the right decision – even though it meant a drop in our income. In order to help safeguard the future of our journalism, the time has now come to reinstate our paywall. However,  To access all other news will require...

Vaneisa: ‘Out of yesterday’s rejection, onward to a new perfection’; A praise song for Carnival I had begun writing about something entirely different when I suddenly felt I didn’t want to anymore, not this week anyway. It was too utterly oppressive and my mood had been altered by two sightings. One was photographs of the murals that Jackie Hinkson put up yesterday on Fisher Avenue so that we can find a little something to feed the Carnival. The other was a sketch that my daughter did t...

Caribbean Yard Campus offers mas-making course Attendees inspect the creations of the students of the Earth to Sky course in 2019 - Paula Lindo THE Caribbean Yard Campus (CYC) will be offering its Earth to Sky Mas Design, Construction and Performance course beginning on February 6. The course offers an alternative opportunity for mas people wishing to learn new skills and to become qualified in mas building. The programme will last for one year, culminating in Carnival 2022. It is the only pro...