Dr. Keith Rowley receives honorary degree from Howard University Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Howard University in Washington at the university’s 155th commencement ceremony on Saturday. United States President Joe Biden who delivered the feature address at the ceremony, congratulated Dr. Rowley on […]
Former Trinidad and Tobago footballer Shaka Hislop opened up about his career including representing Trinidad and Tobago at the 2006 World Cup, which he said was a dream come true. Hislop spoke with sports media about his experiences during his wide and varied career, including tackling the issue of racism in sport. Hislop said […]
Mansa Musa, an entrepreneur, talented tailor, and spiritual advisor, died last Wednesday, May 3. at the Centenary Hospital in Scarborough. He had been suffering from cancer. Musa was born on February 27, 1953, in Laventille, Trinidad and Tobago. He grew up there and migrated to Canada in 1970. Musa is a popular entrepreneur who operated […]
Last Saturday David Rudder gave what he said was his final major performance on stage, before a standing-room-only audience of adoring fans at Sound Forge in Mucurapo, Trinidad. He may have turned 70 on the day, but Rudder kept his audience enthralled for almost five hours during his Rudder 7.0 concert. Rudder belted out […]
Former West Indies cricket captain Brian Lara has warned that without “the skills and resources necessary to succeed, some young people will turn to crime as a means of survival,” as he lamented the upsurge in murders in Trinidad and Tobago. The country has recorded more than 200 murders since the start of this year, […]
By Stephen Weir Toronto was buzzing with excitement over the weekend as two of the city’s biggest masquerade bands, Tribal Carnival and Carnival Nationz, held their highly anticipated costume launches. On Friday night, the Grand Luxe hall was transformed into a magical wonderland as Tribal Carnival’s sold-out event with the theme “Once Upon A […]
Rudder said he would continue to perform, but not on a large scale. Veteran calypsonian David Rudder has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, and has said his upcoming show, Rudder 7.0, will be his last major show. Speaking to media in Port of Spain, Trinidad, Rudder said he would continue to perform, but not on […]
A Chinese company specialising in restoring precious artefacts and cultural relics said they are open to expanding their services to assist the Caribbean region. Journalists visited the Beijing Leshi Cultural Relics Restoration Center Limited on April 12, 2023, as part of a tour of Beijing’s Shunyi district courtesy of the China International Press Communication Center […]
By Fausia S. Abdul From Barbados’ Quran memorisers (hafiz) and Guyana’s religious radio programmes to open-air, Arabic classes in Trinidad and Tobago, Muslims and their religious practices have been a part of the regional landscape since the first indentured labourers were brought from India nearly 200 years ago—and even before. One of the most […]
Kenrick Vincent Joseph Bruzual died last Saturday, 25th March, at the Scarborough Grace Hospital for a well-played 82. In 2018, Ken Bruzual received the Toronto Caribbean Carnival’s Pioneer Award. Lennox Borel, retired University of Toronto professor and long time colleague of Ken, said of him: “The development and evolution of the Caribbean Carnival Arts in […]
