http://www.trinidadexpress.com/featured-news RSS Feed for TRINIDAD - Featured News en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 03:16:20 GMT http://www.trinidadexpress.com/featured-news/Healthy--207956451.html “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. http://www.trinidadexpress.com/featured-news/Differentology--video-drops-today-207810121.html 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. http://www.trinidadexpress.com/featured-news/Young-calypsonians-honoured-207809931.html 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). http://www.trinidadexpress.com/featured-news/What-you-need-to-know-about-quakes-207639541.html 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. http://www.trinidadexpress.com/featured-news/Drastic-changes-in-Canari-hike-207638841.html 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. http://www.trinidadexpress.com/featured-news/How-to--207459981.html 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. http://www.trinidadexpress.com/featured-news/San-Fernando-Central--Pupils-Makes-School-Proud-207437971.html 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. http://www.trinidadexpress.com/featured-news/Ramleela-conference-set-for-July--207459341.html 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. http://www.trinidadexpress.com/featured-news/Correcting--speech--problems--in-children-207301481.html 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. http://www.trinidadexpress.com/featured-news/Pres--207301191.html 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.