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LAST SHIP WITH INDENTURED IMMIGRANTS – 106 YEARS AGO

The vessel was SS Ganges, which docked at Nelson Island on April 22, 1917 with 421 labourers, seven having died…

2 years ago

GOBAR IN OUR MODERN WORLD

COW dung, commonly known as gobar, has a crucial value in the modern world. Many rural families in Trinidad and…

2 years ago

DOUBLES AND DIPLOMACY

WHAT do doubles, the hugely-popular Trinidad and Tobago-created street food, have in common with high-stakes international diplomacy?

2 years ago

WITH SLIGHT PEPPER, T&T’S DOUBLES RISES AGAIN

THE sight of basketball television commentators savouring doubles during a recent high-profile game is yet another indication of the appeal…

2 years ago

WHAT MACHEL DIDN’T LEARN FROM SADHGURU

HINDU sage Sadhguru frequently talks about apologising for errors and misjudgments. Machel Montano clearly missed that advice.

2 years ago

CHUTNEY-SOCA TAKES A TURN

The pre-Carnival event named a song on national unity, “We are One,” by veteran Daddy Chinee, as the overall winner…

2 years ago

MACHEL: TM, YOGA AND ME

SOCA superstar Machel Montano has been speaking of the impact that transcendental meditation has had on him. Montano said he…

2 years ago

MACHEL AND THE ‘MOTHER OF ALL MAS’

THEY said it would be the mother of all Carnivals. They said there would be rich creativity, innovative productions, and…

2 years ago

<strong>ACCLAIMED HINDU LEADER VISITS T&T</strong>

Trinidadian-born Canadian citizen Dr Balliram Chadee, 60, has thousands throughout the world listening to his lectures and following his charities.

2 years ago

WHAT ROHLEHR DIDN’T TELL US

NOW that the breathless tributes to Professor Gordon Rohlehr have subsided, I feel safe to emerge with a sober view.…

2 years ago