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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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Differentology video drops today
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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Young calypsonians honoured
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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What you need to know about quakes
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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Drastic changes in Canari hike
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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