Archive for June, 2011
5 Women Mothers Warn Their Sons About
If you’re an inhabitant of Mother Earth, you’ve definitely heard women’s cries about men and their less-than-complimentary ways. Whether it be “men are dogs”, “men are the worst” or “all …
Public Service and the Youth: Can they Make a Difference?
Traditionally, a job in the public service was coveted by the young, educated and highly motivated. The post of civil servant was prestigious; it meant a steady salary with good …
Words I Never Said: Things I want to tell my Boss
Wherever you are in the working world, you will encounter superiors aka “The Boss”. However, the majority of us, the minions we are, usually have a lot to say to …
Why T&T Should not Criminalise HIV/AIDS Transmission
Should Trinidad and Tobago introduce legislation criminalising the transmission of HIV/AIDS? This concept stirred debate from all sectors of society out of Justice Anthony Carmona’s (San Fernando High Court Judge) …
In Defence of Creole: Loving our Dialect
I doh know bout alyuh, but I love to talk Trinidadian Creole English all de time. Green verbs. Yellow verbs. I love to colour my conversations. I doh care if …
John John: Cita’s Grandson does Soul
Growing up, everyone had their own experience with music, whether it was by learning to play the piano in primary school, playing pan in secondary school, or simply drumming on …
Walking a Fine Line with Mental Illness
Never would I have thought that going to see the movie “X-Men: First Class” would have hit on an issue in my life that I grapple with from time to …
Being an Egg Donor: Helping out or Taboo?
The many sleepless nights. The changing of dirty diapers. Early morning bottle feeds. The joys of parenthood. Many dread it, and many look forward to it. It is probably even …
Rain = Sex: The Weather for 20 Toes Theory
Alas, the rainy season has begun. Oh the joys. For some it’s a blessing, their tanks and drums will now be filled with water. For others, it’s a curse. They …
Things that make you say, “Only in T&T”
You’ve heard the expression a thousand times: “Only in Trinidad (and Tobago) yuh go find (insert thing you only find in Trinidad and Tobago) yuh know!” Okay, admittedly, that was …
