Archive for May, 2010
A Schengen of Shenanigans
Thinking of visiting Europe? Gabrielle recounts her experiences living and working in Europe, and her Schengen shenanigans, and surmises that students and foreign-based professionals should be allowed to move more …
A New Look for Prime Minister Persad-Bissessar
So we’ve got a new Prime Minister, and indeed she looks great. At first, some people weren’t feeling the Honourable Prime Minister Pesad-Bissessar’s Hilary Clintonish hairstyle, but it does look …
Lending Money to Family
If you are not familiar with the quote “Neither a borrower nor a lender be, For loan oft loses both itself and friend”, from the Shakespearean play Hamlet, then surely …
The New Generation of Politicians. Will they deliver?
“Allyuh vote yet?” “Make sure and go and vote yuh know!” At this time last week, these words were on the tip of every Trinbagonian’s tongue. Photos of ink-stained fingers …
Overconfidence is a hell of a ting
As I type this article, Kamla Persad-Bissessar is being sworn in as our first female Prime Minister, and former Prime Minister Patrick Manning is probably choking down the leftover crumbs …
Missed calls… Missed opportunities
Sometimes I feel as if I missed my calling in life. Going all the way back to high school, when I was introduced to writing, I always felt as if …
Leaders who Look Like Us – The Politics of Race
Why do people feel more comfortable with people who look like them? Where politics is concerned, some believe that the electorate chooses their candidate based solely on what that person …
Theophilus London – Back to Birth
My love affair with Theophilus London began in 2009. Granted that he dropped his first mixtape “Jam” in 2008, I was a bit late to the party, but it was …
Isaac – Son of King David
Being born to musical royalty certainly has its perks. For the most part, you grow up with a deep appreciation for music, witnessing first-hand the genius that goes into creating …
Love in a Barrel. The Second Generation.
Unlike many of my classmates in primary school, I never received a barrel. You know, those brown cardboard, cylindrical containers that come from ‘foreign,’ packed with cheap goodies from the …
