Articles Tagged “Trinidad”
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Guyana wins big at 2013 CTO Sustainable Tourism Awards
For the second consecutive year, Guyana has emerged as the biggest winners at the 2013 Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO)/TravelMole Sustainable Tourism Awards, winning won three of the six awards at the annual ceremony held recently at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Port of Spain, Trinidad. The 2013 awards comprised six categories covering all aspects of [...]
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CARIBBEAN HERO!!! Trinidad-born Police Officer nabs Boston bomber
Boston Transit cop Saro Thompson, who hails from Trinidad, arrested Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The search for surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev — one of the most intense manhunts on U.S. soil — ended with a Trinidadian-American making the arrest. Trinidad and Tobago-born, Boston Transit Police Officer Saro Thompson is credited [...]
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Guadeloupe to host Third Annual International Congress of Caribbean Writers
The third International Congress of Caribbean Writers will take place at the Langley Resort Fort Royal in Deshaies, Guadeloupe, French West Indies, from April 10 to 13, 2013. Held under the theme “Our Fight for Freedom, A Collective Epic”, the prestigious event takes places every two years under the auspices of the Regional Council of [...]
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JEEZANAGES!!!! Soca Star’s Husband Arrested For Sexual Assault!
Well look bacchanal!!! The T&T Guardian is reporting that the husband of a popular soca star was arrested early yesterday morning and is expected to be charged for grievous sexual assault. The man, who spent last night at the Chaguanas Police Station, was arrested around 3 am yesterday at a house at Edinburgh 500, Chaguanas. [...]
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Trinidad woman gives birth to the Caribbean’s first sextuplets!
A 28 year-old woman from central Trinidad gave birth to six children today at the Mt Hope Women’s Hospital, in the first known case of sextuplets being born in the Caribbean. Chairperson of the North Central Regional Health Authority (NCRHA) Dr Shehenaz Mohammed confirmed that the babies were delivered. But she was unable to release [...]
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PHOTOS: Sealots residents outraged as drunk Police Officer kills 3, injures 3 in Trinidad!
SEA LOTS residents exploded in sporadic fits of rage on Sunday and some even cried as they expressed their emotions after a car driven by an off-duty police officer ploughed into six residents on the pavement just after 9 a.m., killing a mother and her two daughters on the spot. The emotions, anger and violence [...]
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PHOTO: 16ft Anaconda Caught in Trinidad to return to the wild!
According to Newsday, a “beautiful” 200-pound, 16-foot-long anaconda snake was spotted by two private security guards, employed by Executive Bodyguard Services Limited, sunning itself along a private road opposite the Caroni cremation site just before the new year. Rather than killing the animal or raising an alarm which may have caused other persons to visit [...]
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Machel Montano’s victim – “He deserves jail!”
Just this past Monday the Soca fraternity and Caribbean community was shocked when Machel Montano was found guilty on four criminal assault charges and one obscene language charge stemming from a five year old case. According to an article in the Trinidad Express, one of the Soca star’s victims wants him to pay for the [...]
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UPDATE: Machel Montano assault case drags on. Verdict date and more deets inside…
Machel Montano received a warm birthday gift last week, as the decision for his 2007 Zen assault case continues to drag on…. According to the Trinidad Newsday, the 2012 Road March king, Machel Montano, and three other local entertainers have to wait another two weeks to find out, whether or not, a court finds them [...]
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Environmentalist begins seventh day of hunger strike in Trinidad. Find out why inside…
Environmentalist Dr. Wayne Kublalsingh begins the seventh day of a hunger strike on Wednesday after his mother dismissed a personal letter from Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar that she had “a duty and an obligation to the nation in ensuring that all matters are dealt with fairly and in the interest of everyone.” Dr. Kublalsingh, [...]
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Gays target Beenie Man with protests….AGAIN!
Days after a scheduled performance in northern California was scrutinised by a gay rights group deejay Beenie Man is facing more pressure from the gay community in the United States. The Gay Liberation Network (GLN) is protesting his November 22 performance at The Shrine in Chicago, citing Beenie Man’s past criticism of homosexuals. In a [...]
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Trinidad Pop Artiste Shazelle named Winner of Best Indi-Pop Award
Shazelle was among some of the big winners at this year’s 103FM ‘The First & the Finest’ 12 Hall of Fame and Music Awards. The Trinidad pop singer/songwriter took home the award for ‘Best Indi-Pop’ (Indian Pop) from one of Trinidad’s leading station’s 103FM (The First, The Finest) for her single, “If We Fell In [...]
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Two years later, community still mourns murder of soca star, Blazer Dan.
Two years after the murder of Troydon ‘Blazer Dan’ Cruickshank at his Chaguanas home, his family and friends continue to mourn his senseless demise. October 21st marked the second anniversary of the unfortunate murder of an artiste born and bred in beautiful Trinidad and Tobago- a gifted vocalist whose legacy contains both positive and negative- [...]
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GAY IN THE CARIBBEAN: What happens when a Caribbean artiste gets caught?
Dear Readers, In this weekend’s article, I wish to touch on a topic not because it is masked with sensationalism but because it is a very true phenomenon which occurs globally. Whether you are in the entertainment industry or the sporting fraternity, the fact remains that once you are in the public’s eye, you are [...]
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Former West Indies Women’s Cricket Captain to be Honored in New York
NY will bestow honorary membership on Trinidadian-born Stephanie Judith Power, the former West Indies women’s cricket captain and wicketkeeper, and now assistant cricket coach of the West Indies women’s team. The award ceremony will be a part of the club’s annual awards dinner scheduled for November 3, 2012 in New York City. West Indies Women’s [...]
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Kerwin Du Bois will not perform at LIME’s 10th Annual Creole in the Park (CITP)
It is official, Trinidadian soca star Kerwin Du Bois will not be showing up for the LIME 10th Annual Creole in the Park (CITP). Dominica News Online reported earlier this week that Du Bois was a no show for the event but LIME was tight-lipped on the matter. At a press conference on Thursday Geoff [...]
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$25,000 Bail For T&T’s Education Minister Son in “Doubles Planass” (VIDEO)
SHANE ALEONG, 28, son of Education Minister Dr Tim Gopeesingh appeared yesterday before a Port-of-Spain magistrate to answer three charges arising out of an alleged beating incident in Woodbrook. Aleong was later granted $25,000 bail. Aleong stood before Senior Magistrate Annette McKenzie in Courtroom Four A, who read out the charges that on September 19 [...]
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OH SH!T!!! Orlando Octave vs Millionaire family – both drop diss tracks!
Well look how song boys tun sound boys! It seems like one of Trinidad’s most formidable musical movements – The Millionaire Family and former friend – Orlando Octave, are at it….AGAIN! This time, both are drawing blood on Youtube with new diss tracks against each other. Back in April when MakaMillion publicly dismissed Octave from [...]
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CONGRATS: Chucky Gordon is $.5 Million richer as T&T’s Independence Calypso Monarch
Congratulations to my former SJGS school mate, Roderick “Chucky” Gordon, who over this past weekend, accomplished one of the biggest feats of his career to date! Mr. Roland is surely smiling from heaven! Check out Wayne Bowman‘s commentary below: Gordon is today half a million dollars wealthier having won Saturday’s final of the Lord Brynner [...]
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VIDEO: Nicki Minaj throws shade at Lil Kim – Calls Foxy Brown “The Most Influential Female Rapper”
In case you missed it…. Trinidadian-born rapstress Nicki Minaj invited fellow Trini-repping rapper Foxy Brown at her recent Pepsi-sponsored free concert at Roseland Ballroom. Minaj also surprised her fans with a slew of other guest features including her boss Lil Wayne, labelmate Drake and Collaborator Cam’ron. However it was Nicki Minaj”s admiration for Foxy that caught [...]
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Psychological Thriller ‘Little Boy Blue’ from Trinidad featured on IndieWire
IndieWire’s blog Shadow and Act features the psychological thriller ‘Little Boy Blue’ made by Trinidadian filmmaker Nicholas Attin. “Get ready world, here comes Trinidad and Tobago genre cinema!!!” That’s what the film’s Facebook page boasts, and in watching the director talk about it, he also adds that it’s the first film of this genre to [...]
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Grenada’s Grand Roy honors their son – The Mighty Sparrow.
Calypso King of the World - the Mighty Sparrow, was recently honored in his birthplace – Grenada. Sparrow, born Slinger Francisco on July 9, 1935 in Grand Roy, Grenada, he relocated with his family at the age of one to Trinidad, where he embraced the calypso artform and became its greatest exponent. Grenada’s tribute to the [...]
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Trinidad’s Pop Sensation Shazelle’s Hit Song ‘State of Emergency’ gains worldwide momentum.
Trinidadian (Caribbean), pop artist Shazelle, has been creating a major splash across the globe with her last single “State of Emergency” featuring Beenie Man. Since its release, her single has been receiving global attention from industry experts and fans with her latest win over in Japan. On July 18th, digital sales for “State of Emergency,” [...]
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OFFICIAL VIDEO: Nicki Minaj’s – “Pound The Alarm” (Shot in Trinidad)
Nicki Minaj’s highly anticipated video for “Pound The Alarm” shot in Trinidad is finally here!!!!! After receiving a warm welcome in her homeland, the rap Queen quickly settled in carnival costume regal to film the video, directed by Benny Boom. With a bevy of beauties in colorful costume, classic carnival characters, a steel pan intro [...]
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CONGRATS: Precision Productions Music featured on MTV’s The Real World, St. Thomas!
One of the most challenging aspects to creating music in a small twin island republic is finding innovative ways to showcase your product on the world stage. Precision Productions has started that push by ensuring our music is available for sale on such major digital retail sites as iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Trinidad Tunes, and many [...]
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