PARIS, France — Trinidad and Tobago’s Michelle-Lee Ahye, an Olympic sprint finalist, has been banned for two years after “whereabouts failures”, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has announced. Ahye, sixth in both the 100 and 200m at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and again sixth in the 100m at the 2017 London world championships, is suspended […]
by Stephen Weir It is just her second art show and sale, and the show has only been open for an hour, and already a painting has been sold and taken home by a happy buyer. Marley Berot, a 19-year old painter, is happy but also a little worried she might run out of replacement […]
Machel Monday 10 will be the final show of the popular Carnival concert series. This surprise announcement was made by soca superstar Machel Montano, 45, during his first official performance for the 2020 Carnival season at Black 2 Blue Breakfast Party on Saturday morning. The ten-time Road March champion did not give a clear reason […]
By Macera Even though the winter has been comparatively mild, our bodies are so pampered and softened by the last few years of “pleasant” temperatures that folk who once laughed at the thermometer when it registered minus 25, now shiver as it hovers around a mere zero. But there is no circumstance that does not […]
If it was great the first time around, why not do it again! Hell yes, says the owners of a new Kensington Market Trinidadian restaurant. The Maracas has decided to up the anti this Sunday and repeat the Parang they had last weekend – only with a larger band! “We did it last weekend, but […]
Canadian energy company Touchstone Exploration last Monday announced a “significant crude oil discovery” in its onshore Cascadura field in Ortoire. Touchstone CEO Paul Baay said the results far exceeded any pre-drill expectations. “This well is not only a significant discovery and milestone for Touchstone, but we believe it also establishes a new development stage for […]
As Etienne Charles prepared to host his latest concert in Trinidad and Tobago, his album Carnival, the Sound of a People Vol 1, was named among the top jazz albums of 2019. Slate.com listed his album at number five out of the ten best jazz albums of the year. Stating that 2019 has been a […]
By Robert Curley Like Christians all over the world, Caribbean residents regard Christmas as a joyful time of faith and put their own unique spin on the celebration of Christ’s birth in December. Given that there are more than 7,000 islands across the Caribbean Sea and a variety of destinations, you can spend the holiday […]
All cemeteries have stories to tell, and the one on Mucurapo Road in Port of Spain, Trinidad, is no exception. Among the names carved on headstones are Irene and Oscar Huth, Erna Marx, Karl Falkenstein, Willi Schwarz and Otto Gumprich. Hebrew inscriptions are adorned with a Star of David. Five years ago, Hans Stecher […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – World Interhash, known within the hashing communities across the globe as the World Cup or Olympics of hashing, is set to bring a tourism boost to host country Trinidad & Tobago and the Caribbean region at large as thousands of eager registrants are already gearing up for the biennial event […]
