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A tribute in food
Final-year students of the Trinidad and Tobago Hospitality and Tourism Institute (TTHTI) put on a show for their classmates and members of the public during their annual culinary display, on the school’s compound in Chaguaramas on May 23.
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Passing it on ‘Between Friends’
A young woman agrees to go home with a man, but as they leave the bar she asks if he has protection. He says that he has a condom on him and she tells him to wait for her to go get some. He stops her saying that they don’t need that because he is safe and besides that, he likes to feel it natural when he is inside a woman.
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MOU signed to establish Assessment Centre at Mt Hope
The Children’s Authority of Trinidad and Tobago and the North Central Regional Health Authority have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to facilitate the establishment of an Assessment Centre at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex.
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Afro-centric fashion
For far too long, many Trinidadians have shied away from locally-made garments. Having clothing with labels that say Made in China or the United States has become so commonplace for many citizens in Trinidad and Tobago that locally-made garments are now the ones seen as against the norm to have.
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Turtle tourism booming in Trinidad village
Giant leatherback turtles, some weighing half as much as a small car, drag themselves out of the ocean and up the sloping shore on the northeastern coast of Trinidad while villagers await wearing dimmed headlamps in the dark.
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Conquering the ‘floating mountain’
Morne La Croix is one of the peaks that pierce the skyline when you look south south-west of the village of the same name.
These peaks of the Northern Range are almost always shrouded in cruising mists during early morning and late afternoon.
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A Pioneer in Local Art
Artist Faulein Rudder is a remarkable woman. This sentiment was echoed recently when the artist invited friends and art aficionados to her Diego Martin home to view her extensive collection of works and her personal art collection titled “The Jubilee Collection (1987-2012).” The artist, who has for decades made an indelible mark on the art landscape of this country and has paved the way for countless women artists, is still clever with the brush.
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Building upon a legacy of dance
With the legendary Beryl MacBurnie at its helm, the Little Carib Theatre (LCT), in the early 40s was a vibrant institution where talented and legendary dancers from this country executed their craft to appreciative audiences. The theatre, still the preferred home for a number of practitioners in the arts, has lost for the most part, the core of its foundation — dance. That is about to change however — the LCT is set for a revival, with the help of proficient and artful choreographer and dance lecturer Andre Largen.
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From canvas to cover
Finished and unfinished paintings are stacked about artist, Carlisle Harris’s split level Maracas, St Joseph home. The artist welcomes the opportunity to chat about his most recent paintings, his upcoming exhibition and everything art, but this must wait because the Northern Range which boxes in his Valley View home craves for attention.
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A smile so bright
ARE YOU unhappy with your smile? Just like a handshake, your smile is very important and can say a lot about you. With the advent of technology, we have finally reached an age where nothing seems impossible.
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Loss of inches…osteoporosis
Avid readers of the column will say, wasn’t this topic covered already? Yes it was… however, it was based on the general condition, whereas I’m covering the specific area of Loss of inches and its effects.
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Dads are important, too!
May is designated in the United States as Pregnancy Awareness Month (PAM) focusing on four key initiatives: Education, Exercise, Nutrition & Wellness, and Nurture. It was established since in 2008.
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Healthy eating for a healthy life
“Forty-five years ago, only three per cent of our population was diabetic and now the figure stands at 20.5 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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