Fay-Ann Lyons: “Enjoy yourself and perform your heart out”
I grew up without my dad calypsonian SuperBlue being there, because of music. I do not for one day get upset at him for that. Basically it...
Kees Dieffenthaller: bigger, better, crazier, sexier
Kees Dieffenthaller wants a Grammy. He’s by no means the first singer from Trinidad & Tobago to express that desire, but, Machel...
Rikki Jai: Chutney Soca Champion
Rikki Jai (Samraj Jaimungal) is one of the most enduring, adventurous and understated entertainers in Trinidad & Tobago music. For 22...
Machel Montano: one more time
Machel Montano is rethinking the whole thing…again. Late last year, the man defending the International Soca Monarch title was toying...
Tobago’s hidden history
One of the great charms of Tobago as a tourist destination, as far as I’m concerned, is its comparative lack of historic monuments and...
Ah’len: Welcome arabic recipes
A good cookbook can be as satisfying as an excellent meal. Good ones present clear, uncomplicated recipes that produce delicious meals. But...
Helping Haiti hold on to its honour
The 200 rusted steps of the unfinished Bicentennial Monument in Port-au-Prince were meant to commemorate two centuries of independence. Now...
Mario Sabga-Aboud: the man who’s made Rituals a way of life
Every morning that he’s in Trinidad – and not flying off to one of his many businesses spread throughout the Caribbean – the...
