By Nadia Ali. “Anyone for cricket?” For die hard cricket fans the chance to see the national and Caribbean professional cricketers play a game at the Queen’s Park Oval in the heart of Port of Spain is a sporting event not to be missed. Historically, the sport of cricket was introduced …
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Crapaud with weight issues in my yard
By Nadia Ali. “The larger than life toads resemble something that hopped out of prehistoric times. The one in my backyard can barely jump because of weight issues.” The natural habitat in Trinidad is full of frogs and snails and puppy dog tails – no, make that toads as big as …
Read More »Richard Rampersad: I breathe life into an image
My name is Richard Rampersad. I am currently a full time practising artist. I am the recipient of a first class honours degree in Visual Arts from the University of the West Indies (UWI) and possess certified knowledge in Graphic Design from the School of Business and Computer Science as …
Read More »Art display at Queen’s Park Savannah
Artists show off their talents all around Trinidad and Tobago in many forms such as exhibitions, social media and even on the roadside. At the Queen’s Park Savannah, there are several stalls and tables with art display for visitors to enjoy. Support local art display Check out the paintings, jewellery, …
Read More »Arima drifting – smoke, speed and screech
By Marika Mohammed. Arima is famous for so many things, great customer services, horse racing and now drifting. If you’re thinking fast and the furious, then you’re absolutely right. These guys know how to tear up the road and their tyres. It is definitely what you would expect – smoke, speed …
Read More »The great caterpillar invasion
By Nadia Ali. The phone rang, “They’re here!” is all the voice said, but I knew in an instant what my neighbour Osman was talking about. We had this thing where once a year we would call each other to say one specific thing… they’re here! It was the announcement of …
Read More »Rango’s Cookhouse and Bar a festive place
By Nerissa Hosein. “I found Rango’s Cookhouse and Bar in Price Plaza a festive, happy place to have a birthday fiesta.” So you only get one birthday every year right! I always aim to make it memorable! I think it’s so important no matter who you are to take that …
Read More »St Andrew’s Golf Club discovers young talent
Young golfer Addy displays her talent on the course at St Andrew’s Golf Club on Tuesday, July 26, 2016. Golf Pro Anthony Bernard Benny, fondly called “Benny” by all at St Andrew’s, and Assistant Pro Aleena Jack instruct the upcoming athlete on the basics of golf. The aim of the …
Read More »Disruptive student settles down for 20 points!
By Joyanne James. He is here today! That boy who disrupts the class whenever he actually comes to class, that annoying disruptive student. Maybe I should ignore him like I have done before and continue with my lesson despite the other students laughing at his jokes and completely ignoring me. Unfortunately, that …
Read More »Teaching poetry to teenagers
By Joyanne James. Fifteen minutes have passed and these young men are still arguing over who is the best footballer in the world. For every positive point that Lionel Messi gets, Christiano Renaldo gets two. The atmosphere is heated with debate as these passionate students show enthusiasm to convince their opponents …
Read More »Joyanne James
Joyanne James is an author and editor of books and websites published by Culturama Publishing Company. Her publications are: Sweet TnT Short Stories Sweet TnT 100 West Indian Recipes Series: Improve Spelling and Reading AI Stories EA Stories EE Stories EI Stories EY Stories IE Stories OA Stories OO Stories …
Read More »Jevan Soyer
Jevan Soyer is a devoted father of two sons and a busy body at home and work. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Health and Safety from the University of London. He is a director at Culturama Publishing Company, Study Zone Institute and Sweet TnT Magazine. He …
Read More »Omilla Mungroo
Omilla Mungroo is a mother of two who describes herself as a simple person. She is passionate about writing short stories and poetry, has a degree in Education from the University of Trinidad and Tobago and did courses in hairdressing and counselling. She has worked in several fields which she …
Read More »Joyce James-Pitman
Joyce James-Pitman is a wife, mother of four, grandmother of nine and great-grandmother of three. She is a retiree from the Caura Chest Hospital and has done a lot of sewing, knitting, crocheting and taking care of her plants. She enjoys spending time with her family, reciting poems, writing short …
Read More »Kerry Mc Donald
Kerry Mc Donald is an easygoing person or maybe introvert at heart. She is employed in the financial sector as a document management clerk and focusses on building her passion in cake decorating and sugarcraft creations running her cake business part time. She has done creative work for various celebrations …
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