Toronto is stunned by the recent outburst of gun violence, some of which is rocking the city’s Black community. Mayor John Tory in a media briefing yesterday praised the work of police in trying to keep the city safe and stressed that in his opinion, Toronto remains a safe city, despite the latest violent crime […]
Having made its international debut on Aug. 8 in Trinidad, Joslynne Sealey – Famous Arias has fulfilled her fans’ requests for a definitive CD of her operatic vocal work. Throughout her 25-year career of singing professionally, she is most proud of her collaborations with Trinidad & Tobago’s national instrument, the steelpan. Featured on her CD […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – A telephone hotline number has been set up to allow people to share information they may have on Trinidad and Tobago nationals who may be heading to join the international terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The information, which can be given anonymously, will be collected and […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – As world leaders discuss climate change in Paris, Trinidadians recall that an unusually heavy rainfall battered Trinidad’s east coast a year ago, overwhelming a lagoon and flooding a major access road to the island’s south-eastern communities. As the flood waters poured over Manzanilla beach, they washed sand away, caved in […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Jamaat al Muslimeen leader Yasin Abu Bakr has failed in his efforts to get compensation from government for what he said was malicious prosecution for a 1998 murder. Bakr had previously lost a lawsuit which he filed against the state after he was charged in 2010 and then freed because […]
“After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world” – P. Pullman Natasha Charles, Canadian-born and Trinidad-raised winner of the 2015 Alice Kane Storytelling Award, wants the community’s help with her project Living Archive, a series of oral storytelling interviews or conversations in the Trinidad and Tobago community. “The […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Archbishop of Port of Spain Joseph Harris says Trinidad and Tobago has other things to worry about and “what we are doing to ourselves” instead of the Islamic State (ISIS) in the Middle East. Asked what he thought about the attacks on Paris and other places around the world by […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Calypsonian Samuel ‘Brigo’ Abraham “died” on social media for about 20 minutes last Thursday after a fellow Calypsonian declared he passed away and posted a tribute about his life and career. The post generated many comments from Brigo fans, who know him as much for his music and comedy as […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The minister of national security, Edmund Dillon, has strongly condemned the recent increase in homicides in Trinidad and Tobago, especially the spate of attacks on the lives of national security officers. Dillon expressed concern that officers who dedicate their lives to protect and serve citizens are apparently being targeted by […]
At Joan Alexander & Friends’ 15th annual Soca Parang Lime last Sunday, T&T musical luminaries Joslynne Sealey and Etienne Charles exchange their respective CDs. Charles (Creole Christmas) made a surprise appearance to accompany show headliner Lord Relator. Sealey was in town to promote her CD Famous Arias. Alicia Sealey photo.
