Lifestyle

Emancipation in 1834 and the understandable reluctance of former slaves to return to a new form of bondage on the sugar plantations of Trinidad, left a massive labour void which subsequent immigration from Madeira and West Africa failed to plug.

Upon entering the Blind Welfare Association, the first thing you notice is the woven baskets stacked in a corner of the room. In another corner, some people are chatting, while others looked intensely focused on weaving more baskets.

Teenagers who text while driving are also more likely to engage in other risky activities, such as riding with an intoxicated driver or not wearing a seatbelt, a new study suggests.

Attractive, huge abstract-type-looking ornaments made from recycled plastic drew people to the Recycling in Motion booth at the recent Sustainable Tourism Conference at the Hyatt Regency in Port-of-Spain.

Earth Day is about more than distributing seedlings to passers-by at a busy junction; but even that is a positive step.

Doubles and roti in St James, corn soup around the Queen’s Park Savannah, breakfast, lunch and dinner served on the streets and in restaurants all over T&T are going to come under serious scrutiny over the next month.

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Filtered Magazine is partnering with Caribbean designers for a fashion designer fund. The fund was launched with the first issue of the magazine, For the Love of Colour, on April 30.