Image via Wikipedia I am so glad Windies won the cricket. Five years without winning a test series. Nine years since we'd lifted that trophy. Inconsistent performance from players, Stanford 20/20 in shambles, cricket board mired in controversy... Like I said, I am so glad the Windies won the cricket against England today. And as …
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Looking back at the (Trinidad) Carnival…
It's been a week since the reign of the Merry Monarch came to an end. I grew up just outside Port of Spain, to a Carnival-avoiding papa and a pan-loving, mas-playing, culture-crazy mama, with access to the home of an adopted grandmother who lived right on Ariapita Avenue (opposite where the popular Corner Bar now …
Getting introduced to "Sex, Lies & Money"
Well, yes, it's about sex, lies & money and the pitfalls thereof. But no, it's not really about that. It's actually quite a probing, disturbing drama that looks both at the universal themes of human greed and consumerism, and also very specifically at the under-explored lives & livelihoods of middle class T&T. And yes, I'm …
Ten of my favourite things to see and experience in Trinidad | Discover T&T
Originally written for and published in the 2009 edition of Discover Trinidad & Tobago travel guide 1) Coast to Coast Drive Trinidad’s human and physical landscapes vary vastly from coast to coast. Starting early and limiting your stops, you can drive the entire island in a day. From Port of Spain (which you must walk to truly experience), …
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Really? T&T leads Caribbean & Latin America in closing the gender gap
I was glad to read it, but not sure I believed it. The World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2008 not only listed Trinidad & Tobago as the regional leader in both the Caribbean and Latin America in closing the gender gap, but placed #19 of countries around the world making that kind of …
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Well, hit meh fuh six!
A few minutes ago, the West Indies' Stanford Superstars seized a US$20 million victory in the Stanford 20/20 Super Series from tournament favourites England – without losing a wicket!And it was a thrashing.Stellar bowling by the Superstars got England all out for just 99 runs. And then it was time for our batsmen to hit …
Haiti in desperate need
At the MEP website, we posted on this more than a month ago (see More Than Sorry: Helping Haiti Rebuild of September 16), but the United Nations is still pleading with organisations and individuals globally to urgently assist with donations that enable relief and recovery efforts in storm-battered, poverty-afflicted Haiti. I'm actually a little surprised …
Urgent fundraising for Jeffrey Chock
Jeffrey Chock, one of Trinidad & Tobago's -- and the region's -- greatest photographers (and who took my Pack Light publicity stills!) needs funds to have urgent surgery in North America. Join the fundraising effort here, or paste the following URL into your browser: http://apps. facebook. com/mychipin/georgia-popplewell/friends-jeffrey-chock Georgia Popplewell has more on Jeffrey's condition on …
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