On August 15th the Marshal of the High Court had the authority to return possession of the property on the corner of Connel and St. Vincent Streets in Tunapuna to the landlord. When I visited Birdsong on D-day they were defiant in the face of eviction. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Cx1f3aR6ew?rel=0] When the Marshal arrived, it was very…
Ancestral Memory Mas is a new band from Jenissa Sullivan. She wants to bring back mas with meaning for Carnival 2017. I got to talk to her about her vision for her band. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGvjjYVw6dE?rel=0&w=420&h=315] The band is launching September 1st with the theme In Search of Bliss, stay tuned to this blog for details.…
On Friday I got to see Michel-Jean Cazabon’s paintings for the first time. I mean his actual paintings, not prints in a book, his hardwork was before me and it was an experience. Because I was there for work I didn’t get to take them in the way I’d want to, so I’ll have to…
A total of 813 out of 1,388 plant species in the Dominican Republic researched over a five-year period are critically endangered, 249 are endangered, 268 are threatened, 45 are of moderate concern and 13 did not yield sufficient data. The data is contained on a newly published Red List of Vascular Flora in the Dominican […]…
It was a pretty high powered panel that came out on Monday to speak about the eviction notice that was handed out to Birdsong Academy. The owner, Ramdath Maharai will take possession of his property on March 15. Birdsong say they will not challenge his order but they need 2 years to find a new…
The trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff) is seeking Caribbean filmmakers interested in attending its second annual Caribbean Film Mart from 24-25 September 2016. The Caribbean Film Mart, to be held during the 11th edition of the ttff, will focus on Caribbean feature film projects (narrative and documentary) in development or pre-production. The Mart seeks to foster […]…
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BFSoJsfVEQ?rel=0] YUMA’s 2017 presentation The Origins launches August 6th.
Freedom Morning Come is the Eintou Springer play that retells the reading of the Emancipation proclamation 1 August 1834. It has become a part of the annual celebration and started this morning at 6, in front of the Treasury Building. Because I went 3Canal last evening into this morning, I missed the Ancestral Drum Call…
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