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PAN! The Universal Call of the African Drum

Jessica Joseph | Posted 05.16.2013 | Entertainment
Read More: Universal, Drum, Music Festivals, Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean, Steelpan, French Filmmaker, Multiracial, Music, African Culture, Pagan, Indigenous, Pagan Spirituality, Carnival, Entertainment News
Jessica Joseph

The film tells the story of the notoriously ingenious, multicultural people of Trinidad and Tobago, who fought to hold on to their African drum and in the process created the steel-pan, the only new instrument to be invented in the 20th century.

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Beyond The Comments: One HuffPoster's Redeeming Story Of Her Tumultuous Past

Jessica Joseph | Posted 05.02.2013 | Religion
Read More: Progressive Christianity, Spiritual Development, Religion, How I Became, Anti-Gay-Religion, Trinidad and Tobago, Jehovah Witness, Lbgt Rights, Gay Religion, Christianity, Universalism, Trinidad, Women Spiritual Development, Jessica Joesph, Spirituality, Religion News
Jessica Joseph

Instead, I had a knock down, screaming match with "Whoever the hell is up there!" I laid out my case, my fears, my doubts and I demanded an answer!

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Trinidad Carnival: 7 Things To Know Before You Go

Tara Donaldson | Posted 03.31.2013 | Travel
Read More: Trinidad Carnival, Playing Mas, Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean Destinations Caribbean Travel, Carnival Celebrations, Carnival, International Destinations, Carnival Trinidad, Lent, Destinations, Travel News
Tara Donaldson

Wearing scanty costumes of feathers and sequins, masqueraders will soon be marching, wining and chippin across Port of Spain while music blares from speaker boxes and alcohol abounds. This is not for the faint of endurance. Here are some things to know before you go.

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An Immigrant's Ambition and the Lessons Taught to their Children

Ronnie Cameron | Posted 01.21.2013 | Small Business
Read More: Small Business Success Stories, Long Island, Small Business, Trinidad and Tobago, DREAM Act, Haiti, Immigration, New York, Hard Work, Small Business News
Ronnie Cameron

Having enough faith in yourself and your partner to invest all you have into something with no guarantees is the definition of bravery in my eyes.

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Former FIFA VP As Prime Minister?

Reuters | Posted 07.16.2012 | World
Read More: Jack Warner Fifa, Jack Warner Prime Minister, Jack Warner Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, Jack Warner, Reuters, World News

By Linda Hutchinson-Jafar PORT OF SPAIN, May 16, (Reuters) - Trinidad and Tobago Transparency Institute, an independent non-profit gro...

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PHOTOS: Tobago Is Trinidad's Chilled Out Sister

Dwight Brown | Posted 07.11.2012 | Travel
Read More: Arturo Tappin, Caribbean, Barrington Levy, Calypso, Emili Sande, Scuba Diving, Jazz, Reggae, Slidepollajax, David Rudder, Trinidad and Tobago, Travel News
Dwight Brown

Goats and look-a-like short-coated brown sheep graze by the road.

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Caribbean Holiday Travel-Do's & Don'ts for Female Travelers

Chie Davis | Posted 02.13.2012 | Black Voices
Read More: Caribbean-American, Montego Bay, Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean, Luggage, Holiday Travel, Travel, Wellness, African-American, Holiday, St Lucia, Baggage Claim, Virgin Islands, Jamaica, Health, Caribbean Travel, Vacation, Oceans, Ocean Style TV, Motown, Ocean, Slidepollajax, Black Voices News
Chie Davis

With reports of holiday travel finally sparking back to pre-recession life, I've compiled a list of Do's and Don'ts -- dedicated to my fellow solo female adventurers!

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The West Indian Day Parade: An Island Woman's Perspective

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 02.07.2012 | New York
Read More: Caribbean Americans, Caribbean Americans Brooklyn, Caribbean Immigrants, Caribbean Immigrants Brooklyn, Cultural Diversity, Diversity Training, New York Police Department, Multicultural, Multiculturalism, Sensitivity Training, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indian, West Indian Parade, West Indian Day Parade, West Indian American American Day Parade, Brooklyn Defenders Service, Mayors Office of Immigrant Affairs, Moia, New York News
Arlene M. Roberts

I am stunned by the disparity in perception on the part of some New York City police officers and the reality of my experiences at the West Indian Day Parade.

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Astoria Characters: The Pane-Air Painter

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 12.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Astoria, El Greco, Tasty's, Trinidad and Tobago, Crown Chemists, Picasso, Boston, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Berch Augustine, Rubens, Van Gogh, Degas, Michelangelo, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Taverna Kyclades, Norman Rockwell, Painter, Jackson Pollock, Artist, Newark, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

For three decades, Berch and his brushes have been beautifying Astoria, and for three decades, he's stayed pretty much behind the glass.

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It's Time For Trinidad Carnival 2012

Teri Johnson | Posted 06.01.2012 | Black Voices
Read More: Trinidad Carnival, West-Indian-Carnival, Trinidad Travel, Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago, International Destinations, Bv-Life, Travel, Port-of-Spain, Travelistas, Carnival, Travel Tips, Caribbean Travel, Trinidad, Travel Blogs, Black Voices News
Teri Johnson

With only one week to prepare for five fun-filled days in Trinidad, I reached out to every Trini I knew to get their tips on how to arrive "Carnival Ready." My goal for this experience was to play mas like a true Trini.

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Kamla Persad-Bissessar: Trinidad Elects First Female Prime Minister

AP | TONY FRASER | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Trinidad and Tobago, Kamla Persad-Bissessar Trinidad, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, World News

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad — Trinidad and Tobago has elected its first female prime minister in an early election, ousting an incumbent hurt by soa...

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Weighing in on the question of Puerto Rico’s relationship with the USA

Room Eight | Room Eight | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: New York City-New York, Pr, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Canada, Columbia, Trinidad, Jamaica, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, Spain, Home News

Look, I wasn't born on the island of Puerto Rico, or on one of those little islands situated nearby (like Vieques for example); so one can say I have ...

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Anger as Commonwealth slashes funding for Aids fight

The Independent | Independent | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Trinidad and Tobago, Home News

The leaders of Commonwealth countries meeting in Trinidad and Tobago were facing a scandal last night after it emerged that the organisation has withd...

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West Indian Day Parade

David R. Jones, Esq. | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Carnival, Cultures, Barbados, Parade, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean, West Indian Day Parade, New York News
David R. Jones, Esq.

The parade has become a cultural touchstone for people from the Caribbean and many others. It reflects some of the deepest needs of people to feel collective joy.

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The Faces of Detention and Deportation

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Caribbean Immigrants, Caricom, CARICOM Crime, Criminal Deportees, Deportation, Deportee Integration Program, Detention, Department of Homeland Security, Dhs, Homeland Security, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Ice, Immigration Reform, International Office of Migration, Iom, Janet Napolitano, Mandatory Detention, Migration Policy Institute, Obama CARICOM, Obama Immigration, Obama Trinidad, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad Criminal Deportees, Crime-in-Caribbean, Criminology, Juncata Juvant Friendly Society, Martin Joseph, Ministry of National Security, Vision on Mission, Wayne Chance, World News
Arlene M. Roberts

One persistent question regarding individuals who are in detention and subject to deportation is, "What is the nature of their offenses?"

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Trinidad Journal: Drummit2Summit Launches Sustainability First Initiative

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Unep, Water and Sewage Authority, Truth Drummers, Gary Aboud, Environment Sustainability, Wayne Kubalsingh, Trinidad and Tobago, Patrick Manning, St. James Amphitheatre, Morris Deonarine, Michael Parris, Barack Obama, Play for Change, Commonwealth Heads of Government, Anti-Poverty Measures, Cathal Healy-Singh, Fifth Summit of the Americas, Sustainability First, Sustainability First Initiative, Poverty, United Nations Environment Programme, Trinidad, Wasa, Chogm, Drummit2summit, World News
Arlene M. Roberts

Faced with the prospect of rapidly depleting natural resources globally, there are renewed calls to find alternate sources of energy an...

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US Beats Honduras In World Cup Qualifier

AP | RONALD BLUM | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Sports, US Soccer, World Cup, World Cup Qualifying, Soccer, US Beats Honduras Soccer, United States World Cup, Honduras, Trinidad and Tobago, Mexico, El Salvador, Costa Rica, World News

CHICAGO — Carlos Bocanegra scored on a diving header off Landon Donovan's corner kick in the 68th minute, and the United States rallied to beat ...

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Summit Postscript: What Did Trinidad and Tobago Get?

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Pierre Small, Council on Foreign Relations, Trinidad and Tobago, Cfr, American Foreign Policy, Basdeo Panday, Patrick Manning, Obama Summit, University of the West Indies, Crime, Caricom, Trinidad Criminal Deportees, Obama Trinidad, Organization of American States, Barack Obama, Trinidad Summit, Summit of the Americas, UWI Criminology Unit, Trinidad Crime, Tobago Tourism, Criminal Deportees, Tobago Jazz Festival, Trinidad, Tobago, World News
Arlene M. Roberts

As the government of Trinidad and Tobago and Summit organizers keep score and compile their report card, let's be sure that the correct indices are used when measuring success.

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Summit Of The Americas: Obama Seeks New Relations; Chavez Seeks Mischief; Regional Leaders Seek Conviviality

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Obama Cuba, Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, Trinidad and Tobago, Latin America, Foreign Affairs, US-Cuba Policy, Barack Obama, Felipe Calderon, US-Cuba Relations, Summit of the Americas, Fidel Castro, 5th Summit of the Americas, Raul Castro, Obama Op Ed, Cuba, Advocacy, Obama Trinidad and Tobago, Obama Trinidad, Trinidad, Mexico, World News

Following his Thursday stop in Mexico, President Obama will head to Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean for the 5th Summit of the Americas -- a meeti...

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Note to Obama: Promote Carbon Cap and Trade Efforts at the Summit of the Americas

Dygest.net | Dygest.net | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Trinidad and Tobago, Cuba, Home News

This week, U.S. President Barack Obama will head to Trinidad and Tobago for the 5th Summit of the Americas. He will meet with leaders from Western Hem...

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Will Obama Retreat on Democracy?

Ted Piccone | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: President Obama, South America, Secretary of State Clinton, Beijing, George W. Bush, Carribean, Castro, Obama Foreign Policy, Cuba, Beijing-China, China, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, World News
Ted Piccone

Obama needs to lead by example by implementing human rights reforms at home and by reminding colleagues they share a responsibility to follow universal democratic standards.

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