Lifestyle

Under the cover of darkness, the majestic leatherback turtle slowly made her way along the moonlit Grande Riviere beach, labouring under the weight of her massive carapace (shell) as she came on shore to lay her eggs.

Ahmad, the taxi driver, has “only one wife,” five children and earns a monthly salary that can just get him a night’s stay at the palatial hotel, the name of which is embroidered on his immaculate pin-stripe shirt.

Considering that last week’s anxiety was about how little time I spend with Ziya, it’s ironic that this week I’ve been thinking about how every mother needs to make time for herself.

A simple vinegar test slashed cervical cancer death rates by one-third in a remarkable study of 150,000 women in the slums of India, where the disease is the top cancer killer of women.

Fifty-four secondary school students from Mayaro and neighbouring communities have received $1,000 incentives to assist in their Advanced Level studies, courtesy of the bpTT Brighter Prospects Advanced Level Grant programme.

For the last two weeks I’ve been using a Nokia Lumia 920 as my primary phone. This is probably the toughest test a device has to go through with me, and a successful phone must prove that it can be configured to work the way I want it to.

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Sleeping bag. Check. Snake repellent. Check. Waterproof pouch for matches. Check. Sterilising water tablets.