“Precision planning is what it takes to manage a large number of artists in the current environment in T&T.” Manager Seon Isaacs, who currently manages five Soca artistes, including wife Shivonne “Lil Bitts” Churche-Isaacs. In addition to Lil Bitts, Isaacs currently manages four soca artistes – Rodney “Benjai” LeBlanc, Seumas “Azaryah” Callender, formerly known as … Continue reading
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Making up for Carnival with Adafih Padmore (January 8, 2019)
As Carnival approaches, many mas players begin the search for the makeup artist to make them look good at fetes and on the road. One makeup artist offering her services to make players feel beautiful is Adafih Padmore. Padmore has been doing makeup for many years, having completed a diploma in makeup artistry from the … Continue reading
George Bailey’s legacy lives on (February 6, 2019)
An atmosphere of energy and purpose surrounds the Bailey mas camp, as descendants and peers of legendary mas man George Bailey prepare to launch the band Bailey Dynasty Mas. The presentation, Tribal Fantasy, is being built by Bailey’s brother Albert, niece Leeann and grand-nieces Allendra and Amanda, along with Dexter MacLean and Geoffrey Serrette. The … Continue reading
Neil Phillips launches Pallet Stick clothing line (January 2, 2019)
Designer Neil Phillips has returned to the local clothing market with the brand The Pallet Stick. The menswear clothing brand was launched online on December 15. Phillips said his clothing is targeted towards people living in tropical climates, as a lot of the clothing produced seems to be geared towards the North American market. “I’ve … Continue reading
Culturego – promoting all of T&T culture (December 18, 2018)
Arts and culture magazine and creative agency Culturego celebrated its fifth year of existence in November. Founders Patrick Rasoanaivo and Adeline Gregoire said the journey has been an eventful and fulfilling one. The couple launched their website, http://www.culturegomag.com, in 2013 to fill what they perceived as a gap for a go-to space of non-mainstream arts … Continue reading
Nolan Jones – Doing it right with yogurt (December 10, 2018)
Eating yogurt has a host of health benefits. However, most people find it too acidic to consume regularly and commercially produced yogurt is expensive.Local entrepreneur Nolan Jones has created his own formula under the name Yogood which is smooth, creamy, sumptuous and affordable. Jones, who is Trinidad-born but grew up in Venezuela, has been tweaking … Continue reading
Entrepreneur Phillip Cox – manufacturing fish ham, pepperoni and fish sausage (December 1, 2018)
Are you a vegetarian but watch enviously as others dive into their hams at Christmas? Entrepreneur Phillip Cox has come up with a solution to the dilemma – a fish ham made out of tuna. Cox, who also makes sausage and pepperoni from tuna, said he came up with the idea to make the products … Continue reading
Khadine on a mission to help children with autism (November 19, 2018)
Khadine Ali-Rajah is the first ever psychologist to be certified in Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA) in T&T. A branch of behavioural psychology, ABA is a research-based form of therapy which focuses on using positive strategies to change behaviour, and certified ABA therapists are in high demand worldwide. Ali-Rajah said therapists who pass the exam on … Continue reading
T&T designers unite with Design Objective (March 12, 2017)
The Design Objective organization is a non-profit membership organization created to improve and support the development of design and designers in T&T. The organization was formed by seven founders, Agyei Archer, Melanie Archer, Ayrïd Chandler, Marlon Darbeau, Debbie Estwick, Gareth Jenkins and Joshua Lue Chee Kong, and will be hosting an informal chat with designers … Continue reading
Film TT offers small grants (March 12, 2017)
The T&T Film Company (FilmTT) is inviting applications for its 2017 Small Marketing and Development Grants. Film TT General Manager Nneka Luke said the grants are small investments into very specific projects based on what the organization is capable of providing at this time. In a release, FilmTT said the grants, which will range from … Continue reading