All posts by James Walker
But You Not Even White! Prejudice and Light-skinned West Indians
I have a friend whose recent Facebook status read: “A policeman to me- why u pullin on me eh white girl doh make me lock you up this morning.” To …
5 Great Ways to Travel Cheaply
People love to travel. Trinis are people. Trinis love to travel. Travel is embedded in our psyche as a desirable, potentially transformational experience. It is part of the reason …
5 Great Places Trinis can go Without a Visa
Marli Street, Port of Spain. Five a.m., crack of dawn and Trinis are lining up to pay 140 US dollars for a visa to visit the land of the free …
Fetenomics: Your Carnival, Your Money
I can’t claim to be a true Carnival baby, but I do like Carnival. I like the idea of Carnival, and I enjoy the release that spontaneous wildness brings. I’m …
Climate Shock: Facing Winter Not-so Wonderland
If you live in Trinidad, or in some other tropical country, I want you – for the next three months, every day when you wake up – to thank the …
Monkey see, Monkey do: What T&T can learn from other Countries
Ask any Trinidadian what our country could learn from other countries, and the bucket list fills quickly. Whether through the Internet, cable TV, or from annoying relatives who insist on …
London Riots: Keep Calm and Carry On?
I live on a quiet street in Clapham Junction in South London. It is a nice neighbourhood in the way that Woodbrook is nice. There are hard working people here …
So You’re from The Land of Oil and Music. Or are you?
Trinidadians know a few things about the energy industry, our island’s sugar daddy. We know that oil comes out of the ground somewhere “dong Sowt”, and that something happens at …
X-ray vision and Bike robbers: Safety in T&T vs. Abroad
A Briton in Trinidad once told me that it isn’t normal for human beings to have to live with burglar proofing. I had never thought of it as strange, to …
