By Kielon Hilaire. Some people do their hair, makeup, eyebrows, noses, lips and other parts of their bodies. Sommer Bugros does things differently to help bring more joy to some people’s lives. She is a professional nail tech/tutor who owns and manages the Sommer Naturals Nail Studio business located in Port of Spain. …
Read More »First book ‘Tuning with God’ begins Tricia’s mission
Tricia S David, singer, songwriter/poet, published her first book “Tuning with God” in January 2013. The book is a compilation of 50 poems and can be purchased online. She received a First Time Author award from the National Library and Information System Authority (NALIS) the same year. Read Tricia’s first …
Read More »Serving meals and a smile at Gail’s business
My name is Gail David and my kids are the main reason I started serving meals at my own food business. I had my first child, a son, when I was 14 years old and my second child, a daughter, when I was 17. I went into this business to …
Read More »Caiman basking in my backyard
Caiman in the backyard. By Nadia Ali. Living in the Caribbean you expect to see tropical birds and creepy insects that are larger than life in the garden. I often run outside when I hear the familiar squawk of wild parrots flying above, but when the bushes rustle on the border …
Read More »St Augustine vendors on roadside
A coconut vendor sits and waits for his next customer at an intersection on UWI campus in St Augustine. His coconuts are small, large, contains water only, or both water and jelly. Customers can even enjoy an ice cold coconut if they like. You need to step back as he draws his cutlass …
Read More »El Dorado Secondary reunion – Class of 1997
By Nerissa Hosein. For some people high school is a place they want to forget, but for us, the students of El Dorado, it is simply some of the best days of our lives that we cherish and jump at the chance to relive and reminisce at any chance we get. …
Read More »Relaxing vibe at Papa Joe’s Place, Tobago
By Nerissa Hosein. I was stressed. Trinidad was getting to me, with the busy life, the hustling and bustling and the traffic everywhere. So I decided to run away with my family on Boxing Day to our little sister island of Tobago for a different vibe. Right vibe with full amenities and clean …
Read More »Birjou pushes the boundaries of art
Great talent by Cliff A Birjou is shared by Salisha Noor-Birjou with readers of Sweet TnT Magazine. Submissions can be sent to contact@sweettntmagazine.com to be published for readers to enjoy. Birjou has over 40 years experience in art Cliff A Birjou is a self-taught Trinidadian-born artist whose life’s work encompasses …
Read More »Football Factory – pros in the making
Energy, happiness, and skills in great weather all describe the practice session of the Football Factory academy at St Mary’s College (CIC) grounds in Port of Spain on Tuesday, March 22, 2016. Young footballers were truly in the making. The “football factory” is all about developing kids from as young …
Read More »Photography is an art – Chad Wilson
By Kielon Hilaire. Since the advent of cameras almost 200 years ago more and more people have consistently gotten used to the idea of “taking a picture”. Today, taking pictures have become a way of life for many people, thanks to high quality cameras now being embedded into most cell phones, …
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