- 1 April, 2025
PASSING OF A CARIBBEAN STORYTELLER
FOR a generation, Dave Martins portrayed Caribbean society like few others.
Martins was a regionalist, a storyteller, and a musical commentator on our heritage and identity.
VYBZ KARTEL’S ‘INHUMANE’ PRISON CONDITIONS
VYBZ Kartel, the hugely popular and prolific Jamaican dancehall singer, endured a tough prison life since his 2011 jailing.
PAN HONOURED 94 YEARS AFTER INVENTION
SENIOR Government officials gloated last week over the passage of a law that names the steelband as the national instrument – 94 years after its invention.
DENYSE PLUMMER, PATRIOT
Ms. Plummer stayed loyal to her craft and her country – “Nah Leaving,” she pronounced – and later won the competition, secured widespread acclaim, and became a beloved entertainment superstar.
8 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT HOSAY
HOSAY, a remembrance festival observed by Shi’a, or Shiite, Muslims, was brought to Trinidad and Tobago in 1845 and takes place over four nights on dates dictated by the Islamic lunar calendar.
WE STILL CAN’T GO ON THIS WAY, EXPLAINER
“LORRAINE” is the immortal anthem of lonely heart Trinis abroad during Carnival. But Explainer was also in the last batch of strident calypsonians roused by social consciousness to crusade for the common man and hold the authorities to account.
