By Candida Khan. For all chocolate lovers, this is for you. I am completely obsessed with chocolate. It helps me through my bad days and hard times. Dark chocolate is my favourite. What I love to do is make my “chocolate mix”. Every day, I make a small bowl of magic …
Read More »Caroni Bird Sanctuary new Sunset Dinner
By Jevan Soyer. For many years, people took Sunset Tours to view the Scarlet Ibis as they return from feeding in Venezuela. Also, they took Breakfast Tours to view the birds when they are leaving in the morning. Now, Winston Nanan’s Caroni Bird Sanctuary Tours have added Sunset Dinner Tours …
Read More »Social Media is more powerful than we thought
By Jevan Soyer. If 2020 was not bad enough, 2021 just made the internet a whole lot weirder especially with social media. The average person does not follow the stock market for one out of two reasons. Well, I don’t follow the stock market for two reasons. Firstly, I am …
Read More »Tableland food fiesta – supporting local farmers
By Marika Mohammed. In the rural area of Tableland, a variety of exotic fruits were displayed for sampling and purchasing. It was quite a wild ride as the turnout exceeded one’s imagination in this small community. It was a tourist hot spot fit for locals. There were so many things to …
Read More »Free self defense classes for T&T women
Women’s safety is a growing concern in Trinidad and Tobago. Learning self defense helps to empower women and enable them to recognise risks. “Blackout” is a women empowerment program that offers free self defense classes. It is geared at helping women in T&T mainly those affected by domestic violence. Currently, …
Read More »New normal: Children lack interest in the real world
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 …
Read More »A relaxing afternoon at Plymouth
By Kielon Hilaire. Tobago is known by many to be one of the most captivating tourist destinations in the world. As a whole, the land is beautiful but when you consider each part of the island as a special element of that whole then you open up your mind to appreciating …
Read More »Biological age: Hack yours for better health
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 …
Read More »Balata fruit a first for me
By Marika Mohammed. It’s the first time I’ve heard of such a thing, balata. It has a nice ring to it though. Balata, like a song. But what is it really? Continuously awed of the things grown right here in Trinidad, balata is another little rare gem. The rare balata First …
Read More »Self-lacing shoes: Amazing futuristic technology
By Taye Antoine. ‘The self-lacing shoes electronically adjust to the shape of your feet to get the right fit, but that is not where it ends. They connect to an app on your phone…’ Have you ever watched the famous movie Back to the Future, saw that Marty Mcfly wore …
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