Wellness

Off the top of my head, I can count 14 North American fast-food franchises thriving in Trinidad and Tobago. There are probably more, but this is the figure I reached without scrubbing my brain too hard. It might not seem a lot, but the number of their outlets comes up …

This week I am returning to the recent Court of Appeal declaration that it was a breach of the constitutional rights of two citizens of Trinidad and Tobago (the Applicants), who were denied re-entry into Trinidad and Tobago when the borders were closed during the Covid-19 pandemic. At the material …

I can’t imagine anyone whose insides have not been churning at the gruesome images of murder, maiming and absolute devastation of humanity by humans globally. Most visible are macabre scenes from Gaza: children, babies, women, the elderly, the young, all strewn together as the faces of physical pain—limbs and torsos …

“[…] By praising Donald Trump and stating that this country is proud to be aligned with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s call for an international coalition to fight narco-trafficking, this country’s Prime Minister has put our country in the pocket of the US…” The following is a press statement …

“There is a tremendous difference between living in a place and belonging to it and feeling your destiny is irrevocably bound up in the life and destiny of that place.” Founding Father Right Excellent Norman Manley, Jamaica. The book Mixing Memory and Desire: How History Shaped the Foods of the …

“[…] Some teachers have already expressed support for a police presence, noting that officers are not bound by the Ministry’s slow disciplinary matrix and, therefore, can act more decisively to curb the spiralling student misconduct. “[…] A primary concern is the negative psychological impact on students. NPTA’s caveat is that …

Chapter 9: I didn’t know what I didn’t know… I have realised that TV and social media sell dreams. As if I were unsure before this… From the point of diagnosis, to surgery, to chemotherapy, there is a growing list of things I did not know. For those who are …

“[…] The Picton 1 EMBD Development in Barrackpore [is] an area that has waited far too long for progress. “[…] For people who have had water once every 14 days, moving to three times a week is a major shift in quality of life. This isn’t just a pipeline, it’s …

It’s a struggle deciding what to write about every week. Often, so many issues seem to be competing for attention: pick me! pick me! Sometimes, when things around us seem too dreary and dismal, the instinct is to trudge away seeking a happier, lighter place to alight upon. There’s no …

It is not surprising to hear Bob Marley’s Redemption Song around the time of our Emancipation Day celebrations. The lyrics rouse us to free ourselves from ‘mental slavery’, as advocated by Marcus Garvey. Some of us may not know that Marley knew his time on earth was limited while writing …

“[…] Despite Trinbagonians having one of the highest tertiary and post-graduate levels of education and international travel, our leaders believe the electorate to be entirely ignorant of US law or lack the ability to research it for themselves. “Stand Your Ground (SYG) is not a federal US law. It is …

Breadfruits are back in season, and I have been obsessively experimenting. I used to avoid cooking them, deterred by the difficulty I had peeling the coarse green rind. Once I’d figured out that if I wrap it in a paper towel and put it in the microwave for five minutes, …