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Gold Cup
All that glitters is not Gold Cup
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Even if we won the Gold Cup I still believe we need to re-think our football strategy of building from the top. I'm hoping that the newly re-branded TTFA is not going down the same road that we have for...
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Doing Cartwheels in T&T
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My grandson Rocco announced excitedly yesterday (via Skype, complete with demonstrations) that he could do cartwheels. It got me thinking about how much we could learn from the innocence and enthusiasm of youth. So many of us have stopped doing...
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Return on Investment for your marketing dollars.
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Three things about the new Caribbean Premier League (CPL)...their launch yesterday at Hyatt as seen on TV last night looked spectacularly unspectacular.  In cricket terms it was to me the equivalent of a duck or 3 no-balls in a row,...
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FIRE!!!
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While studying theatre at university, we had a class that, at first thought, had nothing to do with my discipline. That class was on fire safety. When the officer went through the session, I realised that it had everything to...
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Memo to Me
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It's almost a daily occurrence; I plan to do something during the work day and I would put that thought in my head before arriving. When I am home after work I would then hit my head because I had...
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The Pearl of Trinidad and Tobago’s Culture.
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Why does she bother?  Why doesn't she just give up and eat a food like the majority of us.  What keeps this African soul going, serving up hope when all we want to do is wine?  Something caused me to...
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Whey de Devil dey?
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Blue's return to the carnival landscape has caused me to go back in time, listening to a number of our soca classics. One of my favourite soca artists from yesteryear is Penguin who gave us such greats as Deputy, What...
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America under the gun
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So, the National Rifle Association in the United States of America is running an ad campaign against President Obama's plans to stiffen gun control laws. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miSjgv1MH7s Honestly, I just do not get the heavy resistance that some Americans put up...
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Angry Birds Star Wars
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A combination of a most addictive game and one of my favourite movie franchises - I can't wait. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyB6G4Cz9fI
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T&T’s real oil.
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How do we begin to put a value to the work that Black Stalin has put down?  What has been his contribution to helping us define ourselves?   Has he added anything to our happiness index? Why does he care...
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Loving pan to death… in T&T.
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We love pan in T&T, especially when it's free. In the past few weeks there have been a few priceless moments for pan jumbies like myself.  Like the Trinidad All Stars' Sparrow Medley just before mid-night on Nelson Street last...
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Has steelband music’s shelf life expired in T&T?
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Last night was sweet and bitter all at the same time.  Standing under the tenor of Michelle Huggins-Watts as she and the rest of the Phase family jazzed their way down Ariapita, I was in a good place.  I and...
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