“Forty-five years ago, only three per cent of our population was diabetic and now the figure stands at 25 per cent,” said Dr Kumar Sundaraneedi, Medical Director of Health Programmes and Technical Support Services at the Ministry of Health, during the official launch of the Trinidad and Tobago Association of Nutritionists and Dieticians (TTANDi)’s cookbook at the National Library, Hart and Abercromby Streets, Port of Spain, on Tuesday.
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The music video for “Differentology”, by Bunji Garlin will finally be released today on television and social media websites after having been completed only days ago.
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The Junior Calypso Committee of the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians Organisation held its 2013 Prizegiving and Award Ceremony last Saturday at the UTT Lecture Theatre at the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA), Keate Street, Port of Spain).
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Earthquakes occur at a low frequency and cannot be predicted but should a large tremor rattle Trinidad and Tobago the losses could be devastating, sending this country back decades.
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Knowing that the trail through the southern forests to Canari Beach on the south coast tends to be a muddy, prickly and wet one, our Outfit walked prepared for these encounters. However, with the month of hot sun just passed the forest floor turned out to be quite dry.
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Your living room is one of the most important rooms in your home. It’s the place you go to relax and kick back after a hard day’s work. For some it’s their sanctuary and the place where they’re supposed to feel comfortable — which is why it’s so important to have a living space that you are happy with and can enjoy. Do not settle for a dull, dark or uninspiring living room. Nothing can be more fascinating than the idea of brightening up your living room area. Today, I am going to talk about a few tricks that you can use to brighten up your space without breaking the bank or taking up hours of free time.
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LONG hours of hard work in preparation for the Water and Sewerage
Authority (WASA) National Secondary School Quiz took the
San Fernando Central Secondary to the final of the competition.
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The National Ramleela Council of Trinidad and Tobago Inc (NRCTT Inc) in collaboration with the Faculty of Humanities and Education, The University of the West Indies, (UWI) St Augustine, will host the first International Ramleela Conference from July 12 to 14 at the Learning Resource Centre, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus. The theme of the event is ‘Ramleela in the Global Village: Traditions, Innovations and Future Directions.’ Ramleela is an open air folk theatre where a dramatic presentation of the life of Shree Ram taken from the holy Hindu text, the Ramayan.
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A speech programme, which concentrates on visual speech perception, is the latest addition to the ARROW learning system. The new speech programme is designed to develop the speech of both children and adults with speech problems for those who may have special needs such as Down’s syndrome, autism and the hearing impaired who may have issues with basic speech articulation.
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It was a heartbreaking defeat for defending champions San Fernando Central Secondary School as the boys of Presentation College took the top spot and the grand prize of $100,000 during a live showing of the final of the Water and Sewerage Authority’s third National Secondary School Quiz Competition held at WASA’s Public Education Centre, corner Farm Road and the Priority Bus Route, St Joseph, on May 8.
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Many people will have one leg longer than the other, and often this is why we have one foot larger than the other. Usually the larger foot corresponds to the longer leg, as it has to push down more on the foot, causing the arch to lower (pronate), and the foot to elongate.
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May is designated in the United States as Pregnancy Awareness Month (PAM) focusing on four key initiatives: education, exercise, nutrition and wellness, and nurture. It was established since in 2008 and in May 2012, Best Start™ embarked on the first PAM Celebration in Trinidad and Tobago.
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Nearly a quarter of a million women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year. Statistics indicate that just 45 per cent of women with ovarian cancer survive 5 years in comparison to 89 per cent with breast cancer.
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NAPARIMA Girls' High School has elected Lalita Maraj-Ramnarine as President of its new executive of the school's Alumnae Association.
Maraj-Ramnarine was elected at a meeting on April 20 held in the school at La Pique Road, San Fernando.
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