By Grant Lumkong. “I am a 17-year-old Trini-American tennis player with a passion for raising awareness about sports-related concussion.” Football was my obsession, but now you’ll find me on the tennis court. Like many athletes today, the risk of recurrent concussions knocked me into a non-contact sport. As a child …

By Ronell Bridgemohan, Phd Research Assistant at University of Florida. “Water quality and quantity are critical issues for Caribbean islands, especially after storm events and subsequent flooding. Increasing levels of fecal pollution pose a potential economic constraint and hardship … I have personally been affected by water borne pathogens and …

The pressure is on for children around ages ten to twelve and their parents in Trinidad and Tobago as they face the upcoming ‘tournament of doom’ in April known as Secondary Entrance Assessment or SEA exam. This is the time when parents go berserk for extra lessons, last-minute exam boot …

Getting the perfect amount of glow and radiant skin might seem achievable only through spending a pretty penny on every beauty product ad served to you…but it doesn’t have to be that way. Almost all vitamins A through D hold some cosmetic value. So ditch the overstocked beauty product shelf …

Before the pandemic, a lot of children lacked interest in playing outside and having face to face interactions with others. Whether they liked it or not, they were obligated to head out to the physical world to school and family gatherings to interact with people. This break from their devices …

Aging is a universal condition that affects everyone. As we age, our skin wrinkles, and our hair turns grey, but various other chemical and physiological reactions occur. These reactions can onset conditions such as mental and physical fatigue. However, things such as NAD+ supplements and meal timing methods can help …

‘Ode to San Fernando’ is a tribute to San Fernando city by Terrence P Honoré (January 2021) submitted by his daughter Nadiège Honoré-Wellington. Ode to San Fernando I walked the streets of the city as a child and learned its many secrets. The trails and thrills, all remain clear in …

Are you feeling forgetful lately? Do you wonder what happened to the intelligent person you were just when you finished school? Life happened to you and you forgot who you were. You got caught up in the rat race living life monotonously from day to day trying to make ends meet …

Everyone dreams of a better salary. In most cases, the one hurdle is qualification for the new job that would provide the better salary. Time may also be a problem as there never seems to be enough time in the day. One solution may be to go to school online. …

“The new normal” has come to mean different things to different people. For some it mean that they are required to work from home and others it mean no work at all. One thing is certain, we are all being forced to make adjustments one way or the other. Where …

By Camille M Quamina, Psychologist. “Many of us are already treating with mental struggles such as depression and anxiety in varying degrees. This can make this time even more difficult to cope with.” See recommendations on coping with mental health during Covid time. How suddenly and drastically all of our …

By Ema Lee. “With physical appearance in the classroom becoming an option, the essence of discipline has become an option. Other than disciplinary and behavioural issues, the reduced course curriculum and the absence of exams has further made it easier for students. But are online classes all breezy?” It is …

Babies are constantly learning about the world around them by staring at everything that moves like the antics of people, actions of house pets, rotating ceiling fan, and spinning toys for babies. While looking, they are also listening very carefully. Keep your little ones active and happy with the right …

“Peta J's Miracle Hair Growth stimulates hair follicles to grow hair naturally. It softens and repairs damaged hair, relieves dandruff and prevents split ends,” says the creator Peta-Gay Johnson.

No two children are alike, so the same strategies cannot work for all. Many children daydream, “drift off” or “zone out” in the middle of a conversation with an adult. The baffling part is how well they can do insignificant things. A child who struggles with comprehension passages knows the …