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Help others by making the right call

Sweet TnT October 23, 2018 LIFESTYLE 0

Heart-breaking videos of your own people up to their necks in mud waters in Trinidad and Tobago can turn your life around in a split second. You immediately feel to let go of all your grievances toward the world and those projects you thought were most important to you. All …

Malaria is here, mosquitoes must go

Sweet TnT September 13, 2018 LIFESTYLE 0

Thirteen cases of Malaria have been reported during the first months of 2018 in Trinidad and Tobago. The country was declared free of Malaria in 1965. Symptoms of Malaria are an intermittent fever caused by a protozoan parasite which invades the red blood cells and is transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito. Once the parasites …

Marabunta – your friend or foe?

Sweet TnT September 12, 2018 LIFESTYLE 40

Marabunta nest, your friend not foe in sweet T&T for Sweet TnT Magazine, Culturama Publishing Company, for news in Trinidad, in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, with positive how to photography.

When you see a marabunta nest, what do you do? Some people might run, scream, hide, duck, cover their faces, or freeze. One thing you should never do is try to make friends with them. These wasps are busy at work and do not want to be disturbed. Any sign …

Iftar – a Muslim gathering to break fast

Sweet TnT June 3, 2018 LIFESTYLE 1

Women at Ifta - Muslim gathering to break fast by Nerissa Hosein in Sweet T&T, Sweet TnT, Trinidad and Tobago, Trini, vacation, travel

By Nerissa Hosein. Ramadan is a special month for us in the Muslim community. It is the ninth month in the Muslim calendar. It is also the month of fasting for us where we can reflect and give thanks to Allah for our many blessings and mercy. At sunset most mosques offer …

Gifts for Mom that show you care

Sweet TnT May 8, 2018 LIFESTYLE 0

Everybody’s mother is special in her own way. Yet, we go crazy with Mother’s Day sales on pots, toaster ovens, irons, and vacuums, clearly forgetting that this special woman in our life is more than just a good housekeeper. Gifts for Mom should be special for her to cherish and …

Unconditional love is truly a mother’s love

Sweet TnT May 8, 2018 LIFESTYLE 1

Unconditional love - Nerissa Hosein with her sons for article, Unconditional Love, a Mother's Love in Sweet TnT Magazine

By Nerissa Hosein. Being a mother is by far the hardest, most complicated yet rewarding job there ever was. There is no better love than a mother’s love, unconditional love, no stronger prayer than the one she says for her children and no greater supporter of dreams. I grew up as …

Travel blogger loves Trinidad and Tobago

Sweet TnT May 7, 2018 LIFESTYLE 0

La Brea Pitch Lake in Trinidad and Tobago by Paulina.

Heya, I’m Paulina, born and raised in Luxembourg but I consider myself a citizen of the world. I have been travelling since 2007 when I was 18 and have been known as a sailing enthusiast and travel blogger. For almost three years, I’ve shared my travel experiences on my blog PaulinaOnTheRoad.com. …

Field trip for preschoolers of Nur-E-Islam ECCE Center

Sweet TnT April 29, 2018 LIFESTYLE 1

By Nerissa Hosein. Nur-E-Islam ECCE Center field trip to Valencia Nature Center and Heritage Park.

By Nerissa Hosein. Many parents took time off from work and involved some older siblings to attend a field trip for their preschoolers of Nur-E-Islam ECCE Center to the Valencia Nature Center and Heritage Park, Trinidad. The family excursion was a thrill for everyone as we were greeted by the …

‘Feeling Good’ A 2018 Soca Hit For Everyone

Sweet TnT January 10, 2018 LIFESTYLE 0

Defprince! artiste of Feeling Good soca for 2018.

“All are included, children, nerds, elderly and religious persons. This is a soca hit for everyone. No one is excluded,” says artiste Defprince! He wants everyone to feel and spread the joy of love, consideration, gratitude and happiness with his 2018 soca ‘Feeling Good‘ which he says was inspired through good …

Bachac – hardworking leafcutter ant

Sweet TnT January 7, 2018 LIFESTYLE 0

Bachac leafcutter ants hardworking farmers in Trinidad and Tobago. Sweet TnT Magazine.

Commercial farmers and hobbyist gardeners hate bachac with a passion. They have been known to strip entire orchards or kitchen gardens overnight like a swarm of nocturnal locusts, leaving behind just twigs and naked trees in their wake. Hate them or not, you must admit they are indeed hardworking animals. …