According to the World Happiness Report (WHR) 2023, the Caribbean region has above average happiness level. The first World Happiness Report (WHR) was released a decade ago and the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 66/281 that observes March 20 as the International Day of Happiness each year. This has prompted more …

By Joey Bartlett. Music in Trinidad and Tobago has undergone somewhat of a metamorphosis. Since the birth of calypso in 1978, it birthed other genres such as kaiso, extempo, rapso, chutney soca, soca, power soca, groovy soca, and in recent years, zess/Trinibad music. No group is more enamoured and caught …

Part 2 of the Keep It Simple Series (KISS) offers dental care guidelines for busy mums and dads who are ready for the brushing teeth routine with their children. Cheryl Ann Roberts, Dental Nurse Practitioner of Cheerful Children Family Dental Practice in Trinidad offers advice. Nobody really likes anyone poking in his/her mouth. …

Electric vehicles (EV) are rapidly gaining popularity as the world shifts towards a more sustainable future. Even with subsidies and savings on fuel for the time being, there is a high price tag attached to new EVs. Most EVs seem to be priced in the luxury car range, even though …

Mastercard’s Girls4Tech, an educational programme that seeks to inspire girls aged 8 to 16 to acquire skills in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), returned to the Caribbean with the participation of 38 girls from Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. Currently, this initiative has reached more than three million students …

“Serenity the Unicorn and Atlas Space Adventure are for children motivating them to follow their dreams, expand their knowledge, and grow their love for reading.” Author Shania Peters, age 23, of Penal, South Trinidad, shares insights about her two children’s books. About Serenity the Unicorn and Atlas Space Adventure Serenity …

The beyond breathtaking Dominica is one place that makes it to almost every list by travel journalists. It’s that time of year again when they round up the most beautiful places in the world. Is 2023 the year that travel finally bounces back? It seems so! With much of the …

A new, bold, cutting-edge corporate website for Caribbean Gas Chemical Limited, CGCL, the eighth Methanol plant, and first Dimethyl Ether Facility, DME, in Trinidad and Tobago, has been launched at the company’s La Brea headquarters. The new website, with its striking and distinctive design aligned to the company’s corporate colours, has been …

Summer onset is arguably the most pleasant time of the year, except for the downsides that require you to keep your family, especially your baby summer ready. While this time features warm breezes, short dresses and shorts, trips to the beach, and poolside barbecues, the scorching heat, high humidity, and …

Funding of a $40,000 grant will support the expansion of the Lenoir County non-profit Hope Restorations programme model for adults recovering from addiction and/or incarceration through intervention programmes and job skills training in home restoration and renovation, announced SECU Foundation. Providing steady income for adults recovering from addiction and/or incarceration “SECU …