Leave it up to children to run things and you may have yourself a big mess. Shower them with technology to keep them busy and you just might create a monster. Give loads of school work to keep children occupied and they may become resentful. So, what are parents to …
Read More »Local Writings
Coloring book: Lil Trinbagonian for culture, fun
Megan Subero, 25, created the ideal gift for children to learn about the culture of Trinidad and Tobago. Lil Trinbagonian is a coloring book with activities based on heroes, national events and birds in the twin islands. The coloring book is designed for children ages 5 to 10 to enjoy …
Read More »How to lose weight – a Carnival fitness plan
Each year around November, every regional savannah and recreational park transforms into an outdoor gym. This answers the big question how to lose weight just before my Christmas splurge and keep it down as part of my Carnival fitness plan? As we all know, food is an integral part of …
Read More »Crown Above All: Tale of Queen Hatshepsut
By Leanna Rigoux, Fan Fiction writer. “This claim would ensure your stake on the Crown. Only once before has a woman become Pharaoh. Itās practically unheard of.” circa 1473 BCE, Akhet, Season of Flooding The Crown stirs a thirst for more The warm yet constant breeze of the Northwesterly wind, …
Read More »Sweet TnT Short Stories
Life in Trinidad and Tobago comes alive in the exciting, entertaining, comical, dramatic, thrilling, mysterious and suspenseful tales in Sweet TnT Short Stories. The novella consists of 34 fictional pieces written by authors from around the twin islands. Inside Sweet TnT Short Stories Authors share narratives with you under the …
Read More »Sweet TnT 100 West Indian Recipes
Sweet TnT 100 West Indian Recipes is your kitchen guide to cooking in the Caribbean. Add flavour to your pot and put a smile on everyoneās faces with the right amount of seasonings, spices and stories about the foods you prepare. Inside Sweet TnT 100 West Indian Recipes This cookbook …
Read More »Rainbow babies after a difficult journey
Happy Tears and Rainbow Babies written by Natasha Carlow and illustrated by Trinidadian Artists was launched on Sunday, May 5, 2019 at YMCA, Wrightson Road, Port of Spain. The author shares her experience of faith, hope and joy with readers of Sweet TnT Magazine. By Natasha Carlow, Itinerant Counsellor and …
Read More »Give local gifts – T&T wildlife colouring book
By Stacey Alfonso-Mills. In the blink of an eye the Christmas season is upon us once more. The traditional painting and “pulling the house together” is a must-do. Making sorrel, pastelles, black-cake and punche-de-crĆØme are all local traditional favourites ā all the while listening to parang or soca-parang, no doubt! …
Read More »Glass bottles can help balance hormones
The dangers of drinking water from plastic bottles are thrown in our faces daily. Yet, we are bombarded with plastic bottled water from almost every manufacturer. This is a serious problem especially for women dealing with PCOS, fibroids, low progesterone, early menopause and other uterine issues. Also, it affects men …
Read More »Sun salutation: Relieve stress fast anytime
It only takes three minutes to brighten your mood and you don’t need to change into your sweat pants. Sun salutation is one of the fastest and most effective ways to relieve stress whenever you need to. Even though the name means ‘honouring the sun’ and it is a familiar …
Read More »Glass bowls: Balance hormones when you store food
You’ve been warned many times about Bisphenol A or BPA leaking into your plastic water bottles. The same goes for your plastic bowls that you use to store food in the refrigerator or take your lunch to work. BPA is the industrial chemical found in polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins …
Read More »Grow long hair with natural shampoo
Your hair is your beauty and you don’t need to torture your delicate scalp with harsh chemicals just to treat it. The same royal treatment you give to your face you can give to your head and grow long hair. You don’t need to visit a hairdresser to get the …
Read More »Sickle Cell awareness: Help a child who can’t play
Nelaja Alphonse, founder of the Sickle Cell Awareness Foundation of Trinidad and Tobago, shares with readers of Sweet TnT Magazine the story behind her foundation that aims to fight Sickle Cell Anaemia and Sickle Cell trait that can affect anyone from birth. Her mission to make people aware of the …
Read More »Start your novels for National Novel Writing Month
Creativity, education, and the power of the imagination are celebrated in November through National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWriMo. This is the largest writing event in the world and it marks 19 years in 2017. This year, National Novel Writing Month expects over 400,000 people to start their 50,000-word novel …
Read More »Summertime when July and August were all mine
By Marc Algernon. Summertime. I remember summertime. July and August were all mine. Two entire months of no school. No more teachers, no more rules. No more pre-dawn showers. Now I can stay in bed extra hours. My days were spent with marble pitch. Catching fish in a dirty ditch. Fence jumping, …
Read More »