One could be forgiven for thinking that the animated film Battledream Chronicle was the latest science fiction offering from Hollywood, with its breathtaking graphics, involved storyline and realistic animation. However this film, which premiered in T&T at the Animae Caribe (AC) Animation and Digital Media Festival on October 26, is the brainchild of director Alain … Continue reading
Women need to support each other in order to move forward. This was the theme of the EMPOWER Ladies Brunch and Cocktail event held on October 18, put on by The Sisterhood, an organization dedicated to the empowerment of women. Over 100 female executives, business women and entrepreneurs gathered at HOME Cafe in Port of … Continue reading
Victim-blaming and shaming are the usual lot of any woman who dares to own her own sexuality. Whenever videos or pictures showing naked women, engaged in sexual acts or not, are released, people say it’s her fault for taking the pictures or having them where they can be accessed. The fault of the person who … Continue reading
Costumier Margaret Sheppard is well known for her spectacular designs, which have graced many a stage in T&T. She is also a painter and will be having an independent exhibition of her work on November 19. Sheppard said she has been painting for most of her life but it took a backseat to the sewing, which … Continue reading
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Originally posted on Square Peg (Round Hole):
Let’s play a game. This is going to end well.[Image: vipvalet.ca] Imagine you have a car. Not just any car, but a really nice, new one. Make and model of your choice, fresh custom paint job. You drive your gorgeous car to a fancy restaurant, opt for valet…
How does tourism in the Caribbean affect the people who live there and engage with it daily? Fulbright Scholar and lecturer at the Institute of Gender and Development Studies, St. Augustine, Dr. Angelique V. Nixon examines this question in her new book, Resisting Paradise: Tourism, Diaspora, and Sexuality in Caribbean Culture, which will be launched on … Continue reading
Dreams in Transit is a haunting exploration of the experiences, thoughts and feelings of migrant Caribbean people. Director Karen Martinez said the film came from her questioning what it meant to be a Trinidadian living in London who still identified as coming from the Caribbean. “Where is home? What am I saying when I say … Continue reading
“Anyone wishing to pursue their passion, or creative entrepreneurship, has to be ready for failure, and even that failure is a success because it teaches you something. It teaches you that that particular project or that collaboration or that moment wasn’t the right one for you, but it then opens you up to explore other … Continue reading
Making personal and professional connections was the best outcome of the recently concluded 3rd Caribbean Women and Sexual Diversity Conference in Port of Spain. Participants said the friendships and linkages made will advance the cause of LBT (lesbian, bisexual, transgender) persons throughout the region. The conference, held from October 5 to 11, hosted over 50 … Continue reading
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