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Sunday 2 May 2021 An artist s rendition of actress Lorraine Toussaint and writer Ingrid Persaud for the Alexander app. PHOTOS COURTESY GIA KUAN During his lifetime, John “Boysie” Singh was a womaniser, gambling king, arsonist, preacher, pirate, thief, human trafficker, gangster, smuggler and mass murderer. In a feature titled The Vagabond Rajah, which is exclusive to the Alexander app, award-winning Trinidadian author Ingrid Persaud has chosen to tell some of Singh’s story. “I have been doing research for a fictional work on Boysie Singh on and off for quite a long time. He’s just somebody I’m intrigued by. So, I thought this was an opportunity to consolidate some of that. Also, because I’m hoping to get this book (the fictional work) together by the end of the year.” ....
By Anthony Deyal My son Zubin was in his room with the door closed. So, as usual, I called out his name loudly and asked, What you doing? Normally he would say, I m changing and I respond, Into what? You tend to change more than a traffic light! This time, however, after his usual response I countered with, I hope it is for the better! After we both laughed, I thought a bit about change and how, in my life, and in fact in all our lives, we generally go through more changes than a Paris fashion show. ....