For many young people, legislation that makes provisions for child marriage in Trinidad and Tobago is quite new to their understanding. This is highly possible in a society that prides itself as the quasi-New York City of the Caribbean with infrastructure and development goals but has a popular adage to promote multi-ethnic and cultural harmony …
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What Happens When Violence Kills Learning?
I asked for directions to a school I was invited to speak in. After being guided, I was told, “yuh cyah miss it, the wall high like a prison!”. As I entered the school, the security guards wanted to know the purpose of my visit. I explained the reason I was there and the name …
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Sexism And The Mayor
Did I hear you say that women’s sexuality could not only put them in danger of rape…but now murder? Mayor Tim Kee’s statement is precisely sexist. Linking your response of the death of a woman, the protection of women and the safety of women in Carnival to perceptions about their behaviour and performance is sexist. …
Not ‘Born For This’: Where Skinny Fabulous Went Wrong
I thought that the economy was in recession; I did not know soca was too. In one carnival fete, DJs played major hits from last year with more enthusiasm than the lead songs that set the stage for Carnival 2016. Few singles from the ‘big name’ artistes really stood out. And special shout out to …
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