Wellness

Every four days, someone dies by suicide in Trinidad and Tobago. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), T&T has the third-highest suicide rate regionally, behind Suriname and Guyana. These countries share high East Indian populations, who are most impacted by suicides. Speaking at a suicide prevention workshop before last …

“Mental health and physical health are fundamentally linked. There are multiple associations between poor mental health and chronic physical conditions … so we are hoping that S.I.M. would be able to offer a refuge, which is a safe space to rebuild oneself, for those in schools and others. “ The …

“While we share one atmosphere, the rich can afford healthcare and land far away from landfills and the direct effects of environmental degradation. In the end, we may all be destroyed, but the poor will watch their children suffer first.” The following Letter to the Editor on sanitation workers protests …

The Government in its 2019 Budget statement announced with great fanfare that the Disability Grant has increased from $1,800 to $2,000. A little extra cacada from the government always sounds good, not so? Let’s put this into real perspective. I asked Tyron Bishop, disability advocate, to talk about this his …

“I’ll help anyone who is in need or in any type of challenging or non-challenging situation; I would give to the world if I can,” said former Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team defender and St Anthony’s College student Derron John. “Anything to help, I’ll be there once I am …

The Cipriani College of Labour and Co-operative Studies (CCLCS), will present a special panel discussion hosted by the Elma Francois Institute for Research and Debate (EFIRD) entitled ‘Venezuelans in Trinidad and Tobago: Implications for Labour and Society’. This event takes place on Friday 24th May 2019 from 6.00pm – 9.00pm …

“The womb is the home of beginnings.” Leroy Clarke, 2019 What kind of beginnings did 3,777 of our citizens experience between 2014 and 2018? 3,777 young women had children for whom they were neither psychologically nor financially prepared to nurture. 3,777 people have been born of trauma in a society which …

God understands suicide. There are seven stories about suicide in the Bible, including Samson, seen as victorious, killing more in death than in life and finding his way into the Hall of Fame (Hebrews 11). Suicide is a complicated story in the Bible. It is a short-circuiting of God’s plans …

“The article I submitted to Wired868 protesting the hypocrisy and stigma surrounding women’s health rights went viral and held the interest of the nation for a few days. “[…] The choice to bear a child is a woman’s right, as much as the choice to not bear children.” Six months …

It was welcoming news when I heard of the Environmental Management Authority’s serious stance on water pollution and its amended policy that would effectively deal with companies and organisations that flagrantly and without care pollute our waterways, rivers and seas. Why did this take so long in coming? It is …

On Friday 15 February 2019, the Elma Francois Institute of Research and Debate (EFIRD) of Cipriani College of Labour and Co-operative Studies will present a special panel discussion titled ‘Understanding Venezuela: Caribbean Perspectives on Democracy’. This discussion is the first part of a series that will explore the implications of  the …

“In the words of Jan Gehl, renowned observer of city life, ‘cities must urge urban planners and architects to reinforce pedestrianism (walkability) as an integrated city policy to develop lively, safe, sustainable and healthy cities… and an open and democratic society’.” The following blog on urban development and walkable communities …