Internationally, June is celebrated as Pride Month by members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. This year, I Am One T&T, a local community-based organisation which seeks to address the needs of gender and sexual minorities, will be hosting a Pride Arts Festival in T&T from June 3 to July 1. I … Continue reading
As society explores ways to enable young people to express their problems, more and more theatre companies are going into schools to interact with students. One such company is the Drama Making A Difference (DMAD) Company, who will be putting on a play in June to fund their efforts in the schools. The group is … Continue reading
Shades of I-She: Every Woman’s Story, the award-winning production by poet Eintou Pearl Springer and the Indigenous Creative Arts Network (ICAN) will return to the stage from May 27 to May 29 at the Big Black Box in Port of Spain. Springer said the production aims to get women to confront the problems and challenges … Continue reading
The NGC Bocas Literary Festival National Poetry Slam, always a special event, was further enhanced this year by the participation of Tourism Minister Shamfa Cudjoe, who performed her first ever Spoken Word poem as a guest at the show. Her poem, titled “What If These Children Knew?” encouraged children from troubled areas to rewrite their … Continue reading
“Rock It to Soccolo,” the Port of Spain to Paramin tour being held on May 7 by final year Tourism Management students at the T&T Hospitality and Tourism Institute, promises to be an enlightening, educational and exciting experience. Lecturer Kathryn McConnie said the Port-of-Spain leg of the tour leaves the Cruise Ship Complex in Port … Continue reading
Rhyme: An Evening of Poetry, Music and Cocktails, the first official event in the 2016 NGC Bocas Literary Festival calender was held on April 9. The event was put on by First Citizens Bank as a mixer for the finalists of the First Citizens National Poetry Slam, bank members and members of the literary community. … Continue reading
“SUPER ME,” a docudrama film featuring children and young people who took part in the charitable SUMMER HEROES art therapy program between 2012 and 2014, is a poignant reminder of what children are capable of, if given the opportunity to express themselves. The program is the brainchild of Jaime Lee Loy, who began the program … Continue reading
The Trinidad Theatre Workshop’s (TTW) School for the Arts showcase on January 23 showed off a host of talented actors of all ages who are sure to grace the stages and screens of T&T in years to come. The Showcase was put on by members of the latest Children’s, Teens, Beginning Adult Actors and Advanced … Continue reading
Fundraising to continue to attend school abroad is an ongoing process, as seen by a number of concerts held recently by students from T&T in an effort to raise funds for their next semester of study. One such upcoming concert is PROLOGUE Part 2: True Love at St. Finbar’s Auditorium on January 15, being put … Continue reading
Educating youth is essential in preventing and eliminating gender-based violence (GBV) in T&T and worldwide. Population Services International-Caribbean, in its mission to support NGO’s working on the issue on the ground, has instituted a “Make It Stop” Campaign to empower youth with the skills, knowledge and abilities to change behaviour. Program assistant Sharon Mottley said … Continue reading
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