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’ouvert 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 (ISM) finals. It is viewed also as the unofficial start of the festive Carnival weekend. International Soca Monarch has become a staple of the Carnival season with performers from around the world vying for …
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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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“Whatever you are looking for, there’s always something to do in Trinidad and Tobago,” 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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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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Security is a major issue in these modern times. It is such a big deal that smartphone manufacturers have made fingerprint scanners one of their major selling points during 2016. This feature however has some flaws. Mobile devices that depend on fingerprint scanners have been accessed by clone prints in …
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It is expected that these days every phone has a camera. This feature has become standard in present times. It is hard to believe that once upon a time phones didn’t have cameras. Phone manufacturers once waged a megapixel war. Every year the latest model came out with more and …
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Every year the world recognizes the achievements of musical performing artists with the annual Grammy awards ceremony. Fondly referred to as the Grammys the process of winning one is long. Representing the Caribbean The Caribbean has always been represented at the Grammys. Rihanna’s single “Work” featuring Drake has received nominations …
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By Marika Mohammed. Drifting in Trinidad has been around much longer than anyone would admit, but it has been only three years that the sport became official. The Trinidad and Tobago Drifters Association held its most recent drifters event in Wallerfield on November 27, 2016. It was an entertaining occasion …
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