By Kielon Hilaire. Ask a Trini what makes Christmas feel like Christmas and you would more likely get, “OMG, de food! De food! I jus’ cyah wait to eat de food!” But when you ask Marina Rivas you’ll get, “I love to cook! I love to bake! I love to make …
Read More »Crab collector Herman of Arima
By Kielon Hilaire. Life for Herman Preira of Arima is incredibly simple. Ask people what they do for a living and rarely the response is, “I’m a crab collector.” Preira has been catching crabs for over 15 years and says he will continue doing it for another millennium. Catching crab a …
Read More »Choosing your next cellphone
By Kielon Hilaire. For some reason, many people come to me for advice about cellphones. I’m not sure if it’s because they heard I studied IT, if they think I’m working at a cellphone company or if they know how much I like to learn about different hardware and software technologies. …
Read More »Slow PC? Tips you can use to speed things up
By Kielon Hilaire. So you come home to stream the latest episode of “The Walking Dead” or maybe just to complete a class project or a last-minute presentation for work, only to find that anything you try to do on your slow PC seems to be taking its cool time as …
Read More »Fort George a place for sightseeing
By Kielon Hilaire. Trinidad is known for its vibrancy and often carefree nature of its citizens. It is one of the few places in the world where you can just pick yourself up, head to some random place, and experience an unexpected level of fun. – visit Fort George This is what happened …
Read More »Increasing your phone’s battery life
By Kielon Hilaire. Let’s face it, most of us are in love with our smartphones. We use them every day for hours doing anything from making calls, surfing the net, listening to music to streaming videos on YouTube and WhatsApping or Facebooking. All of this vibrant activity can truly be self-fulfilling. …
Read More »Trini Christmas memorable experiences
By Kielon Hilaire. Ask the average celebrator what is the meaning of Christmas and you may have a hard time getting an answer that is more expansive than, “It’s the season for giving and sharing,” or, “It’s that time of year when people celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.” Children may …
Read More »Refurbished phone buying guide
By Kielon Hilaire. First of all, a lot of people mix up the terms “used” and “refurbished”. “Used” phones may or may not be defective. “Refurbished” phones are usually returned due to them having a particular fault, they have been tested and verified to function properly, and free of defects. …
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 »Let’s go to Mayaro where there’s no city vibes
By Kielon Hilaire. I was not in the mood for any city vibes or to work out the details of who, what, when and how it was going to happen. I phoned a family friend and messaged my sister about my idea. “Hey, we going beach tomorrow!” My friend said …
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