For the first time in history, all three finalists in the First Citizens National Poetry Slam are women. In first, second and third place respectively, were Alexandra Stewart, Shinique Saunders and 2018 defending champion Deneka Thomas. The clean sweep was even more remarkable considering that only five of the 15 finalists were women. The first … Continue reading
Following a successful Walk for the Cure campaign in 2018, CIBC First Caribbean (CIBCFC) and the T&T Cancer Society (TTCS) will be launching their 2019 campaign on March 18. The theme of the campaign will be #discoverytodiagnosis. CIBCFC Managing Director Anthony Seeraj said Walk for the Cure has become the foundation’s flagship activity and one … Continue reading
Actress Susan Hannays-Abraham said her event on November 5 to raise funds to offset the costs of her cancer treatment has been a long time in planning, as she initially intended to pay for it out of her savings. However, these have dwindled significantly after the cancer returned, and her friends have banded together to … Continue reading
Actress Susan Hannays-Abraham is widely known and loved for her roles as twins Vindra and Vashti, whom she portrayed on six seasons of Westwood Park. What may not be as widely known is that since 2011, SHA, as she is affectionately known, has been battling a type of cancer called follicular lymphoma. A group of … Continue reading
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