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Sweet T&T Keith Smith Friday, November 20th 2009 Dr Eric Williams, I suppose, was the most famous diabetic in Trinidad and Tobago, the disease killing him in due course although it came on late, ’The Doctor’’ struck down by ’late onset’’ diabetes, something...
Tags: Bolivia, Trinidad, David Meece, Hospitality Recreation, Diabetes, Diabetes mellitus, Nutrition, Health Medical Pharma
The Gifts He Brought Wayne Brown tribute Raymond Ramcharitar Wayne Brown Towards the end of 1994, I occasionally visited Wayne Brown on Gasparee, where he lived then. It was a long trip, and expensive; taxis from Chaguanas, then to Carenage, then the...
Tags: Raymond Ramcharitar Wayne Brown, Trinidad, Derek Walcott, Nabokovian, Wallace Stevens, great poet, blue guitar, Gordon Rohlehr, Bolivia, John Wayne, Jim Zwerg
Several copies of Palin's book, about her experience as John McCain's running mate in 2008 and life in Alaska, are stacked on the checkout counter at Bookshop Santa Cruz next to a bowl filled with small bags of walnuts -- a 2-for-1 special of sorts. Customers...
Tags: Bookshop Santa Cruz, Sarah Palin, Resize Palin, Casey Coonerty-Protti, Bolivia, Santa Cruz, Going Rogue: An American Life, United States presidential election, Palin, Entertainment Culture
One of the most recognised institutions in theatre, Necessary Arts, is facing a drama of its own as an impending shutdown looms over the organisation due to a lack of sustained funding. A sombre Naima Thompson, Founder and Director of Necessary Arts spoke...
Tags: Necessary Arts School, Naima Thompson, Penelope Spencer, Lydia Ledgerwood, Trinidad, Bolivia
Govt far off the mark National Food Security Andy Johnson Wednesday, October 28th 2009 harvest timE: A worker tends to a crop of sweet peppers late last year at one of the mega farms in Chaguaramas. -Photo: Michael Bruce Andy Johnson continues his look...
Tags: Trinidad and Tobago, Greg Rawlins, Agricultural Society of Trinidad, Tobago Agri-Business Association, journalism awards, Bolivia, Trinidad
Fifteen years ago, David Maharaj was driving around the Naparimas and taking pictures of scenes that were vanishing. In one of the photos, he captured an old signal station in Golconda...It is a stark reminder that our past is slowly being consumed by...
Tags: Golconda Remembered Sateesh Maharaj, UTT, Lawrence Scott, Trinidad and Tobago, Bolivia, Trinidad, Vampire, Golkonda, San Fernando
February 12th Reflection, the ideas emitted were strictly personal in nature. That is very true since they don’t intend to be anything else. What is the reason for such an oligarchic brouhaha in regards to the meeting? I have no commitment other than...
Tags: Bolivia, Santa Cruz, Ergs, Atacama Region, Simᅢᄈn Bolᅢᆳvar, Neotropic, Atacama Desert, Ecoregions
Andean subregion, would suggest to Latin American governments. U.N. agency) programme manager for Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru urges the region's leaders to scrap the economic models responsible for widening the poverty gap, and do away with "tinpot...
Tags: Latin American, United States, massive transfers, Barack Obama, cell phones, IFAD, U.S, Bolivia, billion dollars, La Paz
From left to right, All Rounder, Lingo and Sheldon John sing extempo at the launch of Calypso History Month. Despite the small turnout at the launch of Calypso History Month at the National Library in Port of Spain, September 25, calypsonians Jervae...
Tags: calypso history, Trinidad and Tobago, TUCO, Bolivia, Trinidad
Get new top cop in place quickly Thursday, November 19th 2009 The Government is doing itself no favours by dragging its feet on the upcoming appointment of a Police Commissioner. Less than 30 days remain until James Philbert’s extended acting appointment...
Tags: Police Service Commission, Bolivia, Trinidad, Public safety, Security, Surveillance, Politics, Law enforcement, National security, Police