A new species of deep-sea worm that can live in environments on the ocean floor that are either extremely hot or very cold has been named after marine ecologist Judith Gobin, a professor at the University of the West Indies. The Judiworm as it is now called, lives near hydrothermal vents and cold seeps across […]
Stakeholders have welcomed Erla Christopher’s appointment as TT’s new Commissioner of Police and the first woman in the country’s history to fill the seat of top cop. But they warn that she will have some tough times ahead in not only attempting to rebrand the image of the Police Service but in minimising the fear […]
A US-based Trinidadian is disrupting the beverage industry with a universal non-alcoholic mixer influenced by one of his grandfather’s recipes. Zurena offers a portfolio of simple and versatile Caribbean drink mixes made with lemons, limes, passion fruit, mango, and Caribbean spices. Packaged in a 750ML bottle, the all-natural, sodium-free, gluten-free, and fat-free mixes come in […]
By Lincoln DePradine Musical entertainers Henry “Cosmos’’ Gomez and Roger “Rajiman” Gibbs, and York University’s Nathanael Ojong, were agreed on one thing at the end of a 90-minute interactive workshop, titled “Calypso as Music of Resistance’’, held at the university’s Keele Campus. “It was really great,’’ said Ojong, deputy director of York University’s Harriet Tubman […]
By Roger Gibbs Long before reggae came to international attention, the popular music of the English-speaking Caribbean was calypso, music whose origins are complex and go back over 200 years. It was in Trinidad & Tobago where this music reached its zenith in the 1950s and 1960s, shaping the social and political discourse in the […]
By Lennox Borel “And when de two bands clash, Mamayo, if yuh see cutlash Never me again to jump up in a steel band in Port-of-Spain” This was the environment in which the steelpan existed in its infancy, turbulent enough to make its parents abort it or declare it an orphan. Yet it has endured […]
Former Senate President Christine Kangaloo has been elected President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. She received 48 votes while opposing candidate Israel Rajah Khan received 22, when a full complement of the Electoral College convened last Friday in Parliament. There were three spoiled ballots. (The Electoral College comprises all members of the House […]
He was a proud Trinidadian Canadian who never said no when asked to help the community. Last week Horace Reginald Thorne passed away at the age of 85. A photographer, a community organizer, a tireless long-time Toronto Caribbean Carnival (Caribana) volunteer and a loving family man, he will be remembered and honoured at the Trinidad […]
By: Stephen Weir Not only is it the first weekend for Black History Month in Toronto, it will also be two days of first for dance fans. On February 3rd and 4th “America ‘s Cultural Ambassador to the World” the Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre will kick off its 2023 North American tour with a trio […]
The Montserrat Arts Council has apologised to the 10 contestants, who participated in the Queen of Queens Regional Female Calypso Competition, after announcing the wrong winner last evening. Kenneth Silcott, Director of the Montserrat Arts Council, explained that “human error” led to defending champion Karene Asche being announced as the winner when she was actually the […]
