Tobagonian director/filmmaker Kyle Walcott’s short film, Glass Bottom Boat, explores themes of love and loss, as it tells the story of Janet Wells, an American woman who traveled to Tobago and fell in love. The film will air on September 16 as part of the CaribbeanTales international Film Festival (CTFF) in Toronto. Walcott, 22, said … Continue reading
Healthcare consultant Leah Lewis is passionate about contributing to a healthier society through her business, TO’REN Healthcare Consultancy. She said she decided to take this approach because the health of the workforce is directly related to the health of the economy. Lewis, who has an M.Sc. in Public Health from UWI St. Augustine, said the … Continue reading
Acclaimed writer Earl Lovelace will be attending the 12th edition of the Caribbean Festival of the Arts (CARIFESTA) in Haiti, from August 21 to August 30. He will be a keynote speaker at a two-day symposium themed “The Caribbean, a Collective Memory,” which will question the issue of reparations and how the history of the … Continue reading
Driven is the first word that comes to mind when meeting Kalifa Damani. The 26-year-old Chaguanas resident gave off an air of determination and focus as she spoke about her plans to improve children’s self-confidence through the use of technology. Damani said currently there is no proper policy for the use of laptops which secondary … Continue reading
Around the world, the 25th of each month is celebrated as ‘Orange Day’, as part of a call by the United Nations Secretary General for organizations to reaffirm their commitment to ending violence against women and girls by wearing orange. As part of the observation of this day in August, the Network of NGOs of … Continue reading
Singer, actress and producer Tiana Chandler says even though, at 23, she’s probably one of the youngest people to form a production company in T&T, she has huge aspirations. Her first ever concert, titled Theatre Night Out, at Queen’s Hall on August 9 showcases some new and some known faces to the T&T music scene, … Continue reading
Founder of Hollaback! Trinidad, Cherry Boodhan, 28, said street harassment is a form of sexual harassment that takes place in public spaces, typically against women and LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) persons. She believes “it’s gender-based violence that should be stopped as it makes the target feel intimidated and scared to walk the streets.” Street … Continue reading
Frustration. That’s how performing arts students applying for Government help to study abroad describe the feeling when they’re told that they can’t get funding. They feel it’s shameful that even though people with the skills they want to acquire are needed in the Arts sector, an investment is not being made in people who want … Continue reading
This school term has seen many talented young Trinbagonians being accepted to study at performing arts schools all over the world. Many applied for these international programs because the training in their discipline was not available to them in T&T. Finding money for college is hard and more so for college abroad. The obstacles … Continue reading
I enjoyed doing this interview with Khadija Sinanan, in August 2015, because it was awesome to be able to show that young persons in T&T were being respected and had a voice. It was also exciting to highlight issues and topics that are important but too often are whispered about but never really spoken … Continue reading
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