It was a fantastic fun day for special needs children. The event was organised by the Ladies Members Committee, Queen’s Park Cricket Club with assistance from many sponsors. It was held at the Oval on March 19, 2016. The children enjoyed themselves to the max with an Easter bonnet parade, …
Read More »Nail tech Sommer makes people happy
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 »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 »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 »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, …
Read More »Petting animals at Emperor Valley Zoo
Marissa Armoogam shares a photo of her son Aadam Ali petting a snake at the Emperor Valley Zoo in Port of Spain. The zoo has a programme that allows the public to interact with the animals in the presence of a trained handler. Petting animals dispels fears Allowing children to pet …
Read More »Pet sitting Mother Hen for neighbour
By Nadia Ali. I have never looked after farm animals before. The closest animal I have looked after is a domesticated dog, a purr-fect cat and of course most people’s first pet – a childhood goldfish. So when my neighbours went on holiday and left me in charge of a coup …
Read More »Agent of change Patricia Rampersad
By Kielon Hilaire. These days it often seems that everyone wants to change something – their hair, job, car, and even their overall identity. You see a world filled with people who could end up changing everything but the progression of the world itself. Here is an agent of change who …
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