Feature Articles

Entrepreneurship: 9 surprising things you learn the hard way

Entrepreneurship

When you consider entrepreneurship, you think about all the benefits of becoming your own boss. You make comparisons between your current job and working for yourself, and realise that your potential is being stifled. Entrepreneurship has many opportunities that you don’t get while working at someone else’s establishment. You make …

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Cocorite: The history of Trinidad’s first leper colony

Cocorite: From outcast to oasis.

Cocorite serves as a significant historical site in Trinidad and Tobago, having transitioned from a place of medical isolation to a bustling residential suburb. This article examines the critical role the area played during the nineteenth-century leprosy epidemic and its subsequent development into a modern community. Readers will find a …

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24 hours lizard: Trinidad and Tobago old wives tale of the reptile

24 Hours Lizard Trinidad Tale

The 24 hours lizard or coloured bush anole (Polychrus marmoratus) serves as a central figure in Caribbean folklore, specifically within the oral traditions of Trinidad and Tobago. This article examines the intersection of cultural superstition and herpetological reality, debunking the myth that this arboreal reptile clings to humans for a …

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