T & T Film Fest

T & T Film Fest

A scene from the Barbadian movie Two Smart starring Alison Hinds, George Gill and Saran Lashley. The film is part of the Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival and is in the narrative category.

Birdsong – Pan for the people

Birdsong – Pan for the people

birdsong – Pan for the people Founded in 1973, birdsong holds a unique position among steelbands, writes Joy Lapps-Lewis (inset). By Joy Lapps-Lewis My first encounter with birdsong took place in January 2012 when I stumbled upon a beautiful panyard on my way to the nearby Blue Edition bookstore in Tunapuna, Trinidad. Oddly enough, one […]

$75M eases exchange woes

$75M eases exchange woes

$75M eases exchange woes Trinidad and Tobago wants to keep U.S. currency flowing for energy firms. PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (CBTT) says it has injected US$75 million into the financial system to support the foreign exchange market following recent complaints of a shortage of the U.S. currency here. The […]

VP suspended after Trinidad oil spill

VP suspended after Trinidad oil spill

VP suspended after Trinidad oil spill An investigation is probing a spill in Marabella from a ruptured Petrotrin oil tank. PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – The Vice-President of Petrotrin’s refinery and marketing department has been suspended pending investigations into the recent oil spill in the southern town of Marabella. Petrotrin Chairman Lindsay Gillette told a news conference […]

Trinidad misses bid for England test

Trinidad misses bid for England test

Trinidad misses bid for England test The government is blamed for bungling a bid to host 2015 cricket test matches. PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) has blamed the government after the country missed the deadline to submit a bid to host one of three tests matches between West Indies and […]

Memories of big mas’ in T&T

Memories of big mas’ in T&T

Memories of big mas’ in T&T Big mas’ as columnist Michael Lashley fondly remembers it in Trinidad and Tobago, when the spectacle held a place of creative glory that he longs to see restored. “Memories may be beautiful, and yet What’s too painful to remember We simply choose to forget.” My memories of “big mas” […]

Bring Back Our Girls

Bring Back Our Girls By Gerald V. Paul Trinidad and Tobago’s Rhoma Spencer joined a collective of cultural representatives at Toronto City Hall recently with one theme: Bring Back Our Girls. Spencer, a producer and actress, told The Camera the Toronto Artists Concert was in solidarity with Nigeria, where 200 girls were captured by Boko […]

A statue of Shadow to be erected in Tobago

A statue of Shadow to be erected in Tobago

Plans for a statue of Shadow to be erected in Tobago Plans are underway to erect a statue of the Trinidad born, raised in Tobago, calypso superstar, Winston “The Shadow” Bailey. Chairman of the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians’ Organisation (TUCO) Tobago, Ainsley King, revealed that the Executive of TUCO Tobago has already taken a decision to […]

New Miss America is dating a Trini

New Miss America is dating a Trini

MISS AMERICA Sorry, fellas, but if you were eyeing the new Miss America, Brooklyn’s Mallory Hagan, who was crowned last Saturday night in Las Vegas, you’re way too late. Miss New York, who is really originally from Alabama, has a boyrfriend. He is Trinidadian Charmel Maynard, 28, an associate at JP Morgan in New York. […]