Photo: Marissa Armoogam. The Ali family enjoys the water in a pool at Crown Point, Tobago. Aadam wearing snorkel gear, Khaleel in orange swim shorts, Elaina in blue life jacket and Sabeera in orange life jacket, all ready for an early morning swim. You can never catch them in the water …
Read More »Hosay in St James – then and now
By Jevan Soyer. During my teenage years, Hosay was an event that my friends and I looked out for with great anticipation. In hindsight it may have been for all the wrong reasons. As they say with age comes reason. As you see back in those days we saw it as …
Read More »Catch mosquitoes with a safe, chemical-free trap
The rainy season is here again and comes with an increase in the population of mosquitoes. This creates a problem where you need a safe but effective way to get rid of what is considered the most dangerous animal in the world. You’ve cleaned so why do mosquitoes still breed …
Read More »Give Dad what he really wants
It’s your dad and you know him better than anyone. Every year for Father’s Day you give him exactly what he needs. He probably owns a variety of ties, shirts, socks, hats, wallets, watches, cell phone cases, and #1 Dad mugs by now, all that you have picked out for …
Read More »Try a water park this weekend
By Nadia Ali. It’s the weekend and I am sure you can’t wait to go outside and play in refreshing, cool water either at the various beaches, waterfalls or river limes in and around sweet Trinidad and Tobago. But what about going to a fun water park for the entire day? …
Read More »Honouring the great fathers
By Nerissa Hosein. We hear many stories of dead beat dads and men who abandon their kids and their responsibilities on a daily basis. But as Father’s Day approaches, let’s take a minute to reflect on the men who do their parts in fulfilling their children’s every want and need for …
Read More »Tasty and healthy cocoa pod
Sucking on cocoa pod seeds is another fun activity that mischievous children might do when walking home from school. Just like when they stone down or climb the mango, plum, and chenette trees located in angry people’s yards, you can spot the young happy ones stealing cocoa pods and running …
Read More »Choosing the perfect wedding dress
Your wedding dress is the most significant icon on your wedding day. It is the main focus in the chapel, the reception, and all your photographs, framed on your walls and stacked in your wedding albums for life. Choosing the perfect wedding dress can be an extremely difficult task for many persons. …
Read More »Proud vendors at Tunapuna Market
Vendors are all smiles at Tunapuna Market as they pose with their goods for Sweet TnT Magazine’s camera on Sunday, December 30, 2012. Some foods on display are Cavali fish and lobster; shrimp, dasheen bush, breadfruit, mangoes, carambola aka five fingers fruit, and pomerac; and melongene, lettuce, plum, and hot …
Read More »7 travel gadgets for your next adventure trip
Back in the early 2000s, cool travel accessories meant a skip-proof Discman, a bulky money belt for your cash and traveller’s cheques, and a paperback-sized language translation guide. Oh, how things have changed. Fast forward to the present day, and we are spoiled with incredible travel gadgets to not only …
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