Rosemarie Kuru Jaggessar: queen for a day
I am an Indian, although my hair is very curly. Sometimes people tell me,”Rose, I think you mixed.” If so, it’s okay too:...
Marguerite Gordon: lady of the manners
She would become the region’s Emily Post – the arbiter of all things proper. So when in 1961 Marguerite Gordon (then Le Wars) was asked...
The struggle for serenity
The door creaked closed. She slid forward and stared through the slit. Her three-year-old was performing a ritual: ready match, crack pipe...
Simona Taylor: Romance for Grown-Ups
In Simona Taylor’s 2011 romance Intimate Exposure, Shani – a recent divorcée and single mother – falls for Elliot, a do-gooder and...
Annette Arjoon-Martins: “The grassroots people are the real heroes”
Growing up in the riverain community of Pomeroon was very instrumental in instilling my love for nature. I spent my formative years with my...
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...
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...
The doubles life of George X
The milestones of Sandra Sammy’s adult life are marked with doubles. “When I got married, my husband introduced me to the business,”...
