By Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com February 18, 2022 Trinidad spend most of Wednesday in the dark, as the entire island experienced a total blackout starting a little after lunch. Traffic lights…
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LATA MANGESHKAR: A TIMELESS VOICE far reaching from India to the Caribbean.
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com February 8, 2022 “Mere khwabon mein joh aaye, Aake mujhe chhed jaaye, Usse kaho kabhi samne toh aaye”…..(translated means, The one who comes in my dreams,…
Trinidad Carnival is on- But not everybody feels it’s wise!
By: Staff Writer January 28, 2022 Carnival 2022 is happening in Trinidad and Tobago however not all entertainers and promotors are not for it citing obvious safety concerns. This year’s…
Singer Vanna Vee’s Body Found In Tobago
January 28, 2022 A vacation in Tobago turned tragic for one Trinidad family. This, after the body of Vanna Girod of Valsayn (Vanna Vee) was found at the Arnos Vale…
Trinidad and Tobago: “Get Gary campaign” still alive and well after leaked document!
By: Staff Writer January 25, 2022 Former Police Commissioner (CoP) of Trinidad and Tobago, Gary Griffith, responds to gun license report that was leaked out of his offices. Mr Griffith,…
Eighty years late: Eric Williams’s groundbreaking work on slave economy is finally published in UK
January 25, 2022 Seminal work by scholar and future politician Eric Williams, shunned for decades, is issued by mainstream imprint In 1938, a brilliant young Black scholar at Oxford University…
Trini Christmas Diaries: Parang Music, festive Christmas songs of Trinidad
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com December 17, 2021 This year marks another Christmas under the pandemic and for trinis it means less ‘paranging’ house to house, a tradition passed on through…
T&T actor Michael Cherrie to star alongside Oscar winner Regina King in SHIRLEY
Dec, 17, 2021 Michael Cherrie, an award-winning actor from Trinidad and Tobago has been cast alongside Academy-award winning actress Regina King (The Harder They Fall) in her upcoming movie SHIRLEY.…
Kes Speaks On Purpose, Soca Energy, Carnival Culture + More
November 5, 2021 Kees Dieffenthaller, better known as Kees from the Kes Band, speaks with the Breakfast Club about Carnival Culture and a host of other things.
The circular economy is “happening” right now for this plucky Trinidadian fashion designer!
By: Staff Writer October 29, 2021 The circular economy is a new concept not missed on this plucky Trinidadian fashion designer as she vows to always use recyclable material for…
A Call for urgent action to save the Naparima Bowl, South Trinidad’s premier theatre.
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com Entertainment in South Trinidad has always been the Naparima Bowl. From its establishment in 1962, this facility has welcomed dancing troupes from parts of India, Africa…
Trinidad top Cop under fire- told not to report to work.
By: Staff Writer September 21, 2021 Embattled Trinidad Commissioner of Police asked not to return to work, turns around and lawyers up. Gary Griffith, Trinidad and Tobago Commissioner of Police,…