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The 2025 budget will be read in Parliament by Finance Minister Colm Imbert on September 30, starting at 1.30 pm.
Follow the Budget 2025 collection from Newsday as we provide live coverage and updates throughout the week.
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Trinidad and Tobago's Akeem Stewart copped silver in the men's F64 discus throw at the 2024 Paralympics Games in France on September 5.
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Shanice Charles, Aidan De Gannes and Ajala Pilgrim fused their expertise and the need for a good lime on Monday night, hours after the Prime Minister declared no social gathering of over 25 people.
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Olympic long jump finalist Tyra Gittens, 23, got engaged to engineer Donavan Spotsville.
Video courtesy Tyra Gittens
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Rowley is a former head of the UWI Seismic Research Unit and did his PhD on the La Soufriere volcano, He was present when it erupted in 1979.
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Congratulations are in order for Miss World Trinidad and Tobago, Aché Abrahams. She placed in the top four out of 112 contestants and achieved the Miss World America and the Caribbean title at the 71st Miss World Beauty Pageant held in Mumbai India on March 9.
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DESPITE being knocked out of a global competition by Zimbabwe, the TT flag was flown high – at least virtually – on Twitter on Tuesday.
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Water and powder!
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley with All Stars at South Quay, PoS.
#Carnival2020
#TTNewsday
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Today the galvanize barriers were removed from the front of the Red House. Here's a first look:
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‘I started in quarantine. I was bored and then I did a TikTok video.’ And that’s how Kayla Bostic described her business of turning clicks into cheques. Read about it in Sunday Newsday WMN magazine.
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Dominique Thorne, an American actress, with Trini roots, is set to star as Riri Williams, a teenage genius who becomes a superhero in the upcoming Disney Plus/Marvel’s series Ironheart. Thorne chats with writer Narissa Fraser with her in this week's Sunday Newsday.
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FORMER NATIONAL chess champion Della-Marie Walcott passed away on Sunday at the age of 19, after failing to recover from an operation to remove a brain tumour in January 2016.
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Newsday was told masqueraders at one judging point in Port of Spain were so adamant about crossing the stage to Stage Gone Bad, that they refused to dance when Conch Shell was played.
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One user said, "Imagine I listening to the whole AG on a Twitter space. The utilisation of a modern social media platform by the government to answer questions in an informal setting is a real forward move, in my opinion. I wish we get more of this."
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NEISHA RAMDASS has made herself a regional name in the energy sector and will be speaking and moderating at a global energy forum to be held in Panama next month.
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One woman chided Morris-Julian saying, "My condolences goes out to you for using your kids as lab rats."
Morris-Julian retorted, "My condolences to your children for having a rude, disrespectful and ill-informed mother."
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RUM MAKER Angostura Ltd has confirmed it has no business arrangement with American actor Michael B Jordan who has put out a line of rum named J'Ouvert.
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He said he wanted to “ease up staff who are missing Carnival like crazy.”
On that basis, he said a decision was taken that not only would staff work in costumes, but there would be a competition for a cash prize for the best costume.
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Erica Jackman-Chavkin and her husband donated the first Bookworm Vending Machine, filled with over 500 books, to San Juan Govt Primary.
This is the first school to receive one, as Jackman-Chavin plans to donate a machine to a school in each district.
Video by Enrique Rupert
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In total, Richards designed and compiled profiles for 80 national athletes.
The entire purpose, he said, "was to showcase athletic excellence in TT...I feel like people don't really know the achievements of some of the past (national) athletes."
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Machel Montano crossed the Savannah stage to Stage Gone Bad with Peter Minshall’s Mas band.
#TTNewsday
#Carnival2020
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THE much-hated Sahara dust is causing Tropical Storm Gonzalo to weaken.
Earlier today the Met Office said Gonzalo was threatening to become a hurricane.
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Black Stalin's wife, Patsy Calliste, joins BP Renegades on stage during their performance at the National Panorama 2023 Finals last night. Their song of choice was Black Stalin's Feeling To Party.
Video by Elexzine Bissoo
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A 71-year-old Mayaro woman defended herself against a home invasion by beating her attacker with a cheese grater on Tuesday afternoon.
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Soca star Nadia Batson continues to celebrate the vibe of Trinidad and Tobago in Coconut Girl, her latest album which debuts on February 23. "I call myself an unofficial ambassador because I promote this country so much," Batson says. Read her WMN interview in the Sunday Newsday.
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One businessman, who had a quantity of gold jewellery on a table, started pulling the table and the jewellery fell on the pavement.
Protesters stopped and helped the businessman collect his jewellery.
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At 25, many women dream of having their own families. Dara Kowlessar-Jackson thinks differently. She doesn't want any children but chooses to help those who do, donating her eggs to couples struggling to have babies. She shares in Sunday Newsday.
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Speyside High School student Israel Melville, 15, just needs a paintbrush, paint, and canvas to be happy. “I eat and dream art,” says the form four student. He shares his dream of having an exhibition of his work with the Sunday Newsday.
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Lawyer Subash Jamuna celebrates the joy of an almost 20-year journey to overcome his cerebral palsy condition to be called to the bar. Read his inspiring story in Sunday Newsday.
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“Next Carnival is going to be the mother of all Carnivals. Good days are ahead of us, and I’m very hopeful about it.”
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Twitter's new head of research is passionate about data, business and marketing. And she was born in TT.
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DANCEHALL superstar Sean Paul has taken notice of the “Trinibad” dancehall movement and is advising local acts to balance their lyrical content and song topics.
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FOUR first-year students of the Hugh Wooding Law School have placed third in a recently held Children’s Rights Moot Court competition in the Netherlands.
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Five-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and pianist Elton John has congratulated TT for renaming Queen's Hall Auditorium to honour a Trini-born pianist whom he credits as his first idol.
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A former sixth form student of Presentation College in Chaguanas, who claimed to have missed out on a scholarship because of a change in the criteria for awarding national scholarships for CAPE, has won his lawsuit against the Education Ministry.
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The US will be collaborating with regional allies in anti-drug trafficking operations aimed at intercepting the outflow of drugs from Venezuela, according to US naval commander Craig Faller.
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He said he is not going to sit idly by in hopes the government does something similar when he can take the initiative.
"These are the elders, the ones who were here before us and this is how we treating them? These are our people."
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A Caribbean music documentary called Parang has received an Emmy nomination, the top award for television in the US.
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Members of the public and the police show their support to frontline workers by sounding off sirens and applauding at the Police Academy, St James, on Thursday morning.
Members of the protective services also received hand sanitiser from the Ansa Mcal group of companies.
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Hazell, a reliability engineer at Shell and a long-time fan of the viking, went viral on social media for performing Garlin's 2023 hit song Hard Fete – arguably one of the season's most lyrically brilliant songs – at Fete Gala on Saturday night.
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Additional scholarship winner Darren Ramsook has created a free online learning platform eLearn Caribbean, for CXC and CAPE students who need help with mathematics.
It is a way of expressing his gratitude for the scholarship he received in 2015.
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The female proprietor at the agricultural seedling business shot and killed an armed bandit who tried to rob her on Saturday at Warren Munroe Road, Bejucal, Cunupia.
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Founder of FeminiTT Ashlee Burnett, opened the organisation's third menstrual product bank at the Family Planning Association, Port of Spain, on Friday. The bank is stocked with free menstrual products for those in need and also offers free information.
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WITHIN 24 hours of an appeal for funds to save the eyesight of former Presentation College, San Fernando, goalkeeper Tyrek Jhafari James, the amount needed has been raised – and surpassed.
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Mickela Panday after she announced her party, the Patriotic Front, will contest 41 seats in the 2025 general election. The announcement was made on May 25 at Twin Walls, La Romaine, the same day her father would have celebrated his 91st birthday.
Video by Rishard Khan
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Sazzle, a transgendered woman from Diego Martin, said the transition from male to female has been tough, but she is happy to be exactly who she is today and wants to help others go through the process of transitioning.
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Happening now: Hundreds flood the streets of Port of Spain for Pan Trinbago's powder parade on Wednesday night.
Video by Elizabeth Gonzales
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The exams that were put in place to assess primary school students for the secondary school system have been hierarchical and perpetuated an elitist system.
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Mical Teja takes home the title of 2024 Road March with his song DNA which was played a total of 341 times on Carnival stages at the various judging points in Trinidad and Tobago.
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Did you know that there are raccoons in Trinidad and Tobago?The crab-eating raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus) is the only species of raccoon found in TT.
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Very long lines at the Ato Boldon Stadium mass covid19 vaccination site as officials started giving first doses of the Pfizer vaccine to children between 12 and 18 years old on Wednesday morning.
Video by Tyrell Gittens
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Michele Mohammed is the first woman appointed vice principal of St Mary's College in the school's 155-year history. She tells Carol Quash, she is humbled by it and is up for the challenge. Read about her plans for the institution and her students in tomorrow's Newsday.
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"I heard clearly a lot of people passing in their car saying jump boy," one good Samaritan told reporter Shane Superville. She and her husband stopped to discourage a teenager from jumping off the Tumpuna walkover.
The full video is available in the Newsday Facebook page.
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The party's founder, Basdeo Panday, however says the party has lost its way.
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Activist Nazma Muller offered attorney general Faris Al-Rawi a marijuana plant outside the Red House on Wednesday, but he declined the offer.
She insisted it is of the “highest grade.”
Photo by Jeff K Mayers
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Concerned Muslims of Trinidad and Tobago walk around the Queen's Park Savannah on February 17 en route to the US Embassy, to highlight the plight of Palestine citizens.
Video by Angelo Marcelle
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In 2004, Tricia St John was attacked and lost her left forearm and two fingers on her right hand to a domestic violence attack. On October 30, she will be hosting a fashion show and tea party to raise funds towards acquiring a prosthetic arm.
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JAPAN CARIBBEAN CARNIVAL 2023
Soca stars Nailah Blackman, Mical Teja and Jadel perform at the first ever Japan Caribbean Carnival. The week of events, including tours of Japan and parties in Tokyo, all culminated in a traditional Carnival parade.
Video by Rhianna Mc Kenzie
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THE KNIGHT Riders Group, majority owned by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, has agreed to partner with American Cricket Enterprises (ACE) for a major long-term investment in US cricket.
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Rochelle Persad owns Rochelle’s Sweet Treats which sells lots of baked goods. Rochelle also has Down syndrome. “I love to bake. I love to make cookies, cupcakes, and different treats. I also love to sell my treats," Rochelle says happily in her interview with Newsday Kids.
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Sans Souci residents enjoy the beach on Friday despite access to beaches currently being banned.
Video by Jeff K Mayers
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Daniel was blown away by the response, and wants to continue giving away his crops. For every harvest, he said he will give 25 per cent to people in need.
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Jumbie is an animated project from GemGfx Animation Studios about a young, black Trini girl named Giselle Anderson who gains the ability to transform into the titular superpowered vigilante.
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Located at One Woodbrook Place, Sixes Social Cricket TT promises to offer the right blend of entertainment and intriguing cricket action for its guests with its spread, which includes five batting nets and unique cricket-themed layout.
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Men's march against violence in Tobago.
Please see the full video on our Facebook and Instagram pages.
Video: Corey Connelly
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The Tobago House of Assembly (THA) will abolish the "ridiculous" dress code at public buildings in Tobago.
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Someone who is asexual does not experience sexual attraction to others although they may feel romantic attractions. Asexuality occurs on a spectrum.
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The bill will also impose similar penalties for "revenge porn"-style offences. These are taking and sharing intimate images without consent... plus the singular offence of sharing intimate images of someone without his/her consent.
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THE PRIME MINISTER announced two projects between government and local energy companies that will provide the country with clean energy at a cost on par with current electricity output.
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Mical Teja has patriotism in his DNA.He talks about his journey throughout the music industry from co-writing at age 14 to producing music for some of the biggest names in the industry. He even talks about some hidden skills you wouldn’t expect.
Read more in tomorrow’s Newsday.
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Mario’s Pizzeria has implemented a covid19 vaccination policy for all its staff and those who do not want to be vaccinated will remain temporarily laid off.
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Beetham mechanical engineer Ajamu Crosby is only 24 but he's already written his autobiography – Jams Effect – telling how his environment and circumstances did not discourage him from achieving his goals. Read his story in Sunday Newsday.
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Dr Rowley contrasted the chaos in Washington with the Venezuelan elections, in a text to Newsday.
“Similar scenes in Venezuela resulted in sanctions by foreign nations against those who claimed victory,” Rowley wrote.
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“I found it amazing that I could have saved the life of someone who has already saved so many other people’s lives.”
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Naps Combined Steel Orchestra performs Bunji Garlin's Big Bad Soca at Carib Skiffle pan yard, Coffee Street, San Fernando at the start of secondary schools pan yard judging on Wednesday morning.
Video by Yvonne Webb.
View the full video on our Instagam or Facebook pages.
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At seven years old, Marcel Marcano is keeping his family’s legacy alive with his portrayal of the blue devil. Read more in the Sunday Newsday.
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A small group gathered at the Queen's Park Savannah to share in a candle light vigil for Keithisha Cudjoe.
Cudjoe, of Cocorite, was reported missing on January 29, the day after her body was found at the Heights of Aripo. She was last seen alive on January 24.
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TRINIDAD and Tobago swimmer Dylan Carter broke his own national record in the men’s 100-metre butterfly at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, on Thursday.
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Panman Joshua Regrello has been playing the national instrument for almost all his life. And with the release of his first album, De Pan Man, he is inviting listeners to experience the latest chapter in his musical journey.
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Singer/songwriter Annalie Prime isn’t just singing to her audience, though she does that beautifully. She is having a conversation with them, sharing her point of view, encouraging discussions about life, love and the lessons learned. Read more in the Sunday Newsday.
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VIDEO FOOTAGE off the cellphone of Ornella Greaves, who was killed in Beetham Gardens last week, directly contradicts statements made by Police Commissioner Gary Griffith.
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Former Trinidad and Tobago gymnast Thema Williams is writing a new chapter of her sports business career by opening the Thema Williams Athletic Academy on Saddle Road, Maraval.
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Foreign and Caricom Affairs Minister Amery Browne has confirmed that the shipment of 100,000 Sinopharm vaccines from China will arrive on Tuesday.
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LOCAL science-fiction (sci-fi) writer Rhonda Garcia, who writes as RSA Garcia, is over the moon, as she is the first woman from Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean region to win a Nebula Science Fiction Award for Short Story.
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Rhonda Jones, resident of La Horquetta, speaks to Newsday about a candlelight vigil hosted by participants of the La Horquetta Sou Sou where they are objecting to the heavy-handedness of law enforcement's raid earlier today.
Full video on our FB and Instagram pages.
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The 26-year-old musician from Chase Village has recently emerged from what she says is a transformative period in her life, and now she’s focused on what she describes as legacy-building, love, light and an impact she intends to be everlasting.
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Police had to break up bar limes and church congregations in Central Trinidad after reports were made to their new 555 hotline devoted to making reports on irresponsible individuals.
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Newsday spoke with her owner or "hooman" Kat M who learnt of her dog's internet success from a friend on Wednesday.
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Watch - DUST DEVIL IN TOWN:
A small tornado known as a dust devil was spotted at Nelson Mandela Park in Port of Spain. It caused no damage but it attracted the attention of pedestrians and commuters.
Video by Ryan Hamilton-Davis
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Three secondary school students have developed a 95 per cent particulate filtration, reusable and washable mask. Their design has been tested by the Caribbean Industrial Research Institute.
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One of the first things new UK High Commissioner Harriet Cross did when she arrived on September 1 was to tell Twitter about it (her handle is
@harryvx
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AFTER THE FLOOD.
Photographer Jeff K Mayers took these photos, today, near the Diego Martin River. The area flooded on Thursday after heavy rainfall.
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BELOVED long distance runner Granny Luces has died. She was 93.
Luces is popularly known for participating and completing long distance races throughout TT and the world.
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Alexander is among the new generation of Caribbean feminists. The 19-year-old blogger is creating a new space to bring awareness to the gender issues young people face.
She shares her vision with Sunday Newsday's WMN magazine.
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Poet and feminist Ashlee Burnett cried when she learned she had been chosen to represent TT as a member of the Women Deliver Young Leaders programme for 2020 to 2022. The 22-year-old is one of 300 selected from 5,600 applicants.
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MACHEL MONTANO PAYS TRIBUTE TO SUPER BLUE
Soca star Machel Montano in a surprise appearance on stage during Super Blue's guest performance at the Calypso Fiesta paid tribute to the cultural icon as they performed their 2018 Road March hit, Soca Kingdom.
Video by Elexzine Bissoo
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Shane Mahabirsingh of Bilda Boyz Construction Services Ltd distributes chairs for senior citizens to sit as they wait on covid19 vaccines at the Ste Madeleine Health Centre on Friday morning. Some had been waiting as early as 5 am.
Video: Narissa Fraser
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ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD K’den Saunders who was featured by Newsday Kids two weeks ago, has been offered free membership to the TT Manufacturers Association (TTMA) for one year.
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Alicia Jagassar, President of the National Parang Association of TT, explains the difference between parang, parang soca and soca parang during her interview with Newsday's Janelle De Souza.
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GIRL’S BEST FRIEND: Newsday photographer Jeff Mayers captured this moment when Sarah Woo Ling, a form five student of St Joseph’s Convent, said goodbye to her dog Mia as her mother Karen Woo Ling looked on.
Her mother shared a video of their reunion after school with Newsday.
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