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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...
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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...
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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...
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10 goals for Trinidad and Tobago’s next 50.
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Local Content on Radio and TV of at least 50%; legislated at first, but then market driven Agriculture is 5 - 10% of GDP We...
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Celebrating our 50th – Flag bearers abroad
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As we approach our nation's golden milestone and celebrate our achievements, I take a look at four children of the soil who have gone abroad...
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Why should we hire you?
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Pepper has been doing some interviews lately.  I find many interviewees can't answer one critical question, as clearly as they should:  Why should we hire...
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Celebrating our 50th – FIFA World Cup
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In 1973, Trinidad and Tobago came close to qualifying to play in the 1974 football World Cup final in West Germany. Just two points away...
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Lord Kitchener
Celebrating our 50th – Jerico
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The black power uprising in Trinidad during the early 1970's was a troubling time for our young nation. Our first elected government faced a group...
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The top 25 positive songs of popular music of all time….
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Here's someone's list...any you would add?...."What a wonderful world" does it for me. “Don’t Stop Me Now” by Queen “Hold On Tight” by ELO “Everyday...
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Celebrating our 50th – Crawfie
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We are almost 50 years old as a nation and today in my celebratory series, I reminisce on 1976 when Hasely Crawford brought home gold...
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Why don’t Trinis like to line up?
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I'm in Toronto attending the Toronto Wine and Spirits Festival and I'm amazed, as I always am when I travel, by how people line up. ...
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Meet Mrs Ramdeen…32 years ago today
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Lump of Clay Take a lump of clay, Wet it, pat it Make a statue of you And a statue of me. Then shatter them,...
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