Baigan has so many names it is sometimes hard to keep track. It is known by the names eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, melongene, garden egg, mad apple or guinea squash and it is grown as a food crop all over the world. It was grown originally in Indian subcontinent from before …
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Masqueraders, music trucks, heavy security, and food and beverage vendors flooded the streets of Ariapita Avenue and Tragarete Road in Port of Spain for Carnival 2017. It all starts with J’ouvertĀ in the early hours of Carnival Monday morning and does not stop until 12 midnight on Ash Wednesday. …
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The Friday before Carnival, dubbed Fantastic Friday, is the date of the annual International Soca Monarch Ā (ISM) finals. It is viewed also as the unofficial start of the festive Carnival weekend. International Soca MonarchĀ has become a staple of the Carnival season with performers from around the world vying for …
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By Felesha Parboo.Ā Tyrico Beach provides a calm and serene experience because the beach is more rural than urban. It is known by many as Tyrico Bay. It is in the vicinity of Port of Spain and a few miles east of Maracas Bay. There is a small access road that …
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I am Juliet Robin, daughter of former Director of Culture Melville Robin and Rosalind Robin. I am a musician, vocalist, composer, arranger, producer, teacher and radio host, classically trained in string, woodwind and keyboard instruments and I am specialised in the violin, clarinet and piano. I have been involved with …
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By Kielon Hilaire.Ā Her name is WintaĀ Ghidei and she was born and raised in the country of Eritrea, and if you are one of the few who know of Eritrea then it would be no secret that the country is located in the Horn of Africa. Winta grew up in the …
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By Kielon Hilaire.Ā Trinbagonians are naturally so creative that they tend to go out of their way to make chow with almost any fruit imaginable. They make guava chow, pomerac chow, pineapple chow, portugal chow and more by repeatedly slicing away as though playing an active game of Fruit Ninja. They …
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āWhatever you are looking for, there’s always something to do in Trinidad and Tobago,ā says Ms Shamfa Cudjoe, Minister of Tourism at the launch of the Go Trinbago App at National Academy for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, February 7, 2017. This is the motivation behind the development of the …
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By Kielon Hilaire. I have always known about the Botanical Gardens located next to the Emperor Valley Zoo in Port of Spain in Trinidad. Recently, I was most surprised when I found out that there was another Botanical Gardens located in the sister isle, Tobago. I was able to visit …
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Unfortunately for many young people, pornography is the closest they would come to sex ed. With this in mind, the porn juggernaut PornHub has decided to take the bull by the horns by creating a “sub-site” just for young adults. This platform is known as PornHub Sexual Wellness Center. PornHub …
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