Paula Lindo Tuesday 28 April 2020 The Administration of Justice (Electronic Monitoring) (Amendment) Bill, 2020 has been passed in the Parliament. During Monday’s debate, Opposition MP Ganga Singh warned against the use of bill by the police to grab power during the covid19 pandemic. He said this had been seen in the use of roadblocks recently. … Continue reading
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Linda Byron comes with Love Vibes (February 6, 2020)
Calypsonian Linda Byron’s new song Love Vibes is a positive one which deals with many negative topics currently holding the attention of society. Byron wrote the song with the intention of competing in the National Calypso Queen finals, but unfortunately she was not selected to move forward. Byron has performed in the San Fernando Calypso … Continue reading
By calypso, our stories are told (October 1, 2019)
Celebrating Youth in Calypso was the theme of the first concert of Calypso History Month at D Monarchs Pub on Ariapita Avenue. D Monarch’s owner, former National Calypso Monarch, Duane O’Connor, said the event was the first of many carded at the venue for Calypso History Month. Calypsonian Raeann Guerra began the evening with her … Continue reading
Bitter Cassava goes south (August 29, 2019)
“Actions have consequences.” “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” These are some of the messages in the play Bitter Cassava, which played to a sold out audience at Carifesta on August 18. Audiences who missed the Carifesta performance will be happy to know that the play will be performed at … Continue reading
Bitter Cassava returns to the stage for Carifesta XIV (August 16, 2019)
The acclaimed play Bitter Cassava will return to the stage for one showing only for Carifesta. The production, which celebrates its fortieth year of existence this year, will take place on August 18 at the Little Carib Theatre. The play was written in 1979 by Dr. Lester Efebo Wilkinson, who directed the play in its … Continue reading
Women honour Singing Sandra (June 21, 2019)
Raising funds to lift women Women need to stand up for themselves and each other was the main message of the Woman of Substance: Shatter the Silence and Begin the Healing concert, held at the Little Carib Theatre. During the event, an award was presented to veteran calypsonian Sandra “Singing Sandra” Des Vignes-Millington for her … Continue reading
Calypsoes to build shelter in Tobago (June 6, 2019)
Calypsonian Georgia “The Messenger” McIntyre is the driving force behind the upcoming concert, Shatter the Silence and Begin the Healing, in collaboration with the NGO Women of Substance (WoS). The proceeds from the concert will go towards a domestic violence shelter being built by WoS in Tobago. Veteran calypsonian Sandra “Singing Sandra” Des Vignes Millington … Continue reading
BADDESSE premieres on Friday (April 3, 2019)
The play BADDESSE is the 2019 student production of the Department of Creative and Festival Arts (DCFA) of The University of the West Indies. The production, written by the students and lecturer of the Production II class in Theatre Arts, was developed to work towards eradication of Gender-based Violence (GBV) and Violence against women and … Continue reading
Arts-in-Action tackles abuse (January 22, 2017)
Artistic Program Manager of the Applied Creative Arts program, Arts-in-Action (AiA), Brendon Lacaille, said the program will be going out into communities in 2017 to offer their services in dealing with issues of gender-based violence (GBV) and violence against women (VAW) where there is a need. The resolve comes following a year of intense training … Continue reading
What Don’t You F**king Get About Domestic Violence?
Yesterday evening, news broke that Rachael Sukhdeo dropped the domestic violence suit against her millionaire husband Sheron Sukhdeo, saying that they’ve since reconciled their issues. And, r… Source: What Don’t You F**king Get About Domestic Violence?
