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A faceless Lucy, a dutty winer Lucy, Lucy “bam bam” with forensic detail of her underwear. What’s under there? A Lucy as an empowering figure, a Lucy dancing by herself on the speaker box, a Lucy on a stage of women dancing, Lucy Lucy…Soca Feminist anthem? Carnival is a time that elicits a diverse range […]
Continue ReadingMaybe current affairs in the Francophone world struggle to find its way into our Trinbagonian news cycles. This is a shortcoming on our part. How can we begin to move toward global competitiveness when we are yet to invest meaningfully in working beyond the English-speaking world? #Necessary #Digression . For we, it have plenty lessons […]
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This blog was first published as a customer complaint. I received a quick reply from Prestige Holdings. I believe it is a good example of customer service and I’m a leaving this post up to show others the importance of consumer rights and the role of quality customer service in corporations. Repost of an e-mail […]
Continue ReadingOne of the greatest privileges I grew up with was the quality of conversation in my home. In many ways, my family was more interested in the year we became a Republic and the historical movements that led up to that because it brought about a more comprehensive form of political sovereignty. But, this Independence, […]
Continue ReadingFive things people of African heritage confront in Trinidad and Tobago: 1. “African people is one set ah people.” Yes, when we dance to songs in cultural events we are one people but we are not a monolith. There are Africans on the continent, African Americans, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Brazilians, and Afro-Trinbagonians. Among Afro-Trinbagonians there are middle-class […]
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