PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad –The Trinidad and Tobago Government disclosed that a 2013 agreement with Venezuela for the joint development of a natural gas field straddling their maritime border has been put on hold. And Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has blamed the decision on the United States’ imposition of sanctions on Venezuela’s state-owned oil […]
With nearly 30 of its students and administrative staff presently in China, the University of the West Indies (UWI) says it has been closely monitoring the outbreak of the coronavirus in the Far East nation and is activating a response plan. In a statement last Wednesday, the institution said it has 36 students enrolled in […]
In conversation with fellow poet Nick Makoha for Wasafiri magazine, Roger Robinson says, “I had the idea of A Portable Paradise roughly looking at leaving Trinidad and coming to England and feeling my roots are in England now.” Robinson was born in England but spent most of his childhood and adolescent years in Trinidad, where […]
PARIS, France — Trinidad and Tobago’s Michelle-Lee Ahye, an Olympic sprint finalist, has been banned for two years after “whereabouts failures”, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has announced. Ahye, sixth in both the 100 and 200m at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and again sixth in the 100m at the 2017 London world championships, is suspended […]
by Stephen Weir It is just her second art show and sale, and the show has only been open for an hour, and already a painting has been sold and taken home by a happy buyer. Marley Berot, a 19-year old painter, is happy but also a little worried she might run out of replacement […]
Machel Monday 10 will be the final show of the popular Carnival concert series. This surprise announcement was made by soca superstar Machel Montano, 45, during his first official performance for the 2020 Carnival season at Black 2 Blue Breakfast Party on Saturday morning. The ten-time Road March champion did not give a clear reason […]
By Macera Even though the winter has been comparatively mild, our bodies are so pampered and softened by the last few years of “pleasant” temperatures that folk who once laughed at the thermometer when it registered minus 25, now shiver as it hovers around a mere zero. But there is no circumstance that does not […]
If it was great the first time around, why not do it again! Hell yes, says the owners of a new Kensington Market Trinidadian restaurant. The Maracas has decided to up the anti this Sunday and repeat the Parang they had last weekend – only with a larger band! “We did it last weekend, but […]
Canadian energy company Touchstone Exploration last Monday announced a “significant crude oil discovery” in its onshore Cascadura field in Ortoire. Touchstone CEO Paul Baay said the results far exceeded any pre-drill expectations. “This well is not only a significant discovery and milestone for Touchstone, but we believe it also establishes a new development stage for […]
As Etienne Charles prepared to host his latest concert in Trinidad and Tobago, his album Carnival, the Sound of a People Vol 1, was named among the top jazz albums of 2019. Slate.com listed his album at number five out of the ten best jazz albums of the year. Stating that 2019 has been a […]
