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Actor Geoffrey Holder was born on the island of Trinidad, British West Indies.
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Springboard Music Festivals announces new virtual event, Springboard Midwest | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Music festival and conference mash up brings aspiring musicians to viewers at home By Raymond Ward, The New 411 Springboard Music Festivals, dubbed the “music discovery festival,” announces its 14th event and first ever virtual music event, Springboard Midwest. The online event, originally slated
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Ramps acquires land for major expansion of oil support services - Stabroek News
Having recently purchased land on the East Bank and East Coast of Demerara, Trinidad and Tobago headquartered Ramps logistics plans to significantly expand its oil and gas support services here and is hoping that an export free zone will be established in the future to catapult Guyana as a hub for
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Pan and carnival for NY Fashion Week - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Fashion Week New York is about to experience a culturally-rich spectacle when Jolanta Kissoon, a Minnesota-based photographer known for her behind-the-camera work in creating captivating content for esteemed fashion brands, makes her debut as a fashion show producer. A media release said her i
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Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Appoints Shanta Thake as Chief Artistic Officer
As a mixed-race woman of color, Thake will serve in the groundbreaking role in the highest ranks of the city’s cultural establishment.
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Black Nativity
'Black Nativity,' a folk-song rendering of the Christian story based on Langston Hughes's gospel song-play about the birth of Christ, has become an annual tradition in Boston since 1969. First presented in the Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts, it has attracted a wider audience in its performances on
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National School of Music being relocated for Labour Ministry - Stabroek News
The National School of Music is being relocated from the Brickdam, Georgetown building where it is currently housed in order to accommodate the new Ministry of Labour. The article National School of Music being relocated for Labour Ministry appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Yachters can sail to Trinidad when borders reopen - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
The Yacht Services Association of TT (YSATT) on Saturday thanked the Prime Minister after he allowed for their membership, once vaccinated, to enter the country. In a media release, YSATT said the news that vaccinated yachters can enter 'comes as desperately needed news" for workers in the sec
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Price, Florence Beatrice Smith (1887-1953)
Florence Beatrice Smith, the first black woman composer to garner an international reputation, was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1887, to James H. Smith, a dentist, and Florence Gulliver Smith, a former school teacher and private lesson piano teacher who also managed several local
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Covid kills another Trinidad police officer - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Express) of Police, Gary Griffith and the executive of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) extended condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of PC Frankie Sammy who passed away yesterday, 21st June, at the Couva Medical and Multi Training
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What will CARICOM do now? - Stabroek News
As the elections saga /drama continues to unfold, its by-product of emotional strain has begun to have significant effects on our personal relationships. The article What will CARICOM do now? appeared first on Stabroek News.
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G-Clef Music Academy to Hold Free Reg Day on July 5
Learning how to play an instrument builds several essential skills for school, such as listening, reading, math, paying attention, confidence and following instructions.
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Kenya: Take Five With Billy Black
He describes himself as "a 26-year-old boy from Migori living in Nairobi, who just finished his degree in sound engineering at the School of Audio Engineering in Cape
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Sunday Brew — May 17, 2020
My attention was drawn to a news release supposedly issued by Minister of Labour and Social Security Shahine Robinson last Tuesday regarding the robbery of care packages in Enfield, St Mary, last
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Chief Secretary condemns 'irresponsible' Opposition Leader - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Chief Secretary Ancil Dennis has expressed "gross disappointment" in Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar's warning to guard against a 1990 repeat and the rumblings of civil unrest owing to the Government’s vaccination plan and pandemic measures. Dennis said Persad-Bissessar's statement de
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IOM distributes tablets to at-risk, migrant children - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
On December 30, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Port of Spain office donated 200 tablets to the Catholic Commission for Social Justice (CCSJ), the Office of Law Enforcement Policy (OLEP) of the Ministry of National Security and the TTV Solidarity Network (TTVSOLNET). Handed
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NFM keeping eye on grain prices
The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News FILE PHOTO: National Flour Mills, Wrightson Road, Port of Spain. - THE National Flour Mills (NFM) is closely monitoring global grain prices. NFM CEO Ian Mitchell made this comment recently, when asked by Newsday, if changes in
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Caribbean Airlines announces heavy losses, 450 jobs at risk - Stabroek News
Caribbean Airlines (CAL) today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter of 2021, recording a loss of TT$172.7m (US$25.7m) and a 75% drop in revenue, compared to the same period in
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Stranded cricketers one step closer to coming home
Amid the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, a return home soon seems to be more and more assured for stranded Guyanese cricketers in Trinidad and
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Jamaican among four charged with murder of businessman | New York Carib News
Police have charged four people, including a 34-year-old Jamaican with murder after the body of a 64-year-old businessman was found buried behind an unfinished concrete structure in Lowlands, Tobago last month.
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Acox, Jr., Clarence (1947- )
Clarence Acox, Jr. is an award-winning American jazz drummer and band director. Born in October 1947, he is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana.  Since his arrival in Seattle in 1971 he has become one of the most influential musical directors in the Pacific Northwest and one of the most successful
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Caribbean leaders focus on significance of Emancipation Day
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Leaders across the Caribbean on Sunday observing Emancipation Day by reminding people to focus on the significance of what took place 183 years ago on August 1, 1838. In his message to Jamaicans, Prime Minister...
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T&T could keep borders closed until after Aug 10 polls
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) The Trinidad and Tobago Government says it has no plans to rush towards reopening the borders of the country closed since March in a bid to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).Oppositions parties have been calling on Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley
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Guyana's President Says Regional Trade Barriers Can Be Quickly Withdrawn
Press Release:-  His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali said that a number of imposed barriers to regional trade can be withdrawn in a short space of time if capacity building and trading opportunities are prioritised. The President delivered an enthralling address at the Trinidad and Tobago
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Limpopo graduate shakes up the gospel music industry
Laughter's parents bought him a toy guitar and microphone when he was only five years old. Today, at 23, he's ready to shake up the gospel music industry.
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'Immaculate talent' whose death leaves a huge void - ANC lauds veteran actor Sam Phillips | News24
The ANC has described veteran actor Sam Phillips as an 'inspiration' and 'immaculate talent', following his death at the age of 72.
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200,000 Sinopharm vaccines on their way to Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
The country’s stock of vaccines will increase by 213,500 this week with more donations from Caricom countries and the first shipment of purchased vaccines from China. On Friday, the Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard posted on Facebook that it transported 8,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines from Gr
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T&T gov't to benefit from vaccine promise by US | New York Carib News
The Trinidad and Tobago government Tuesday said it is moving to ensure that the country benefits from the decision of the United States to share an additional 20 million doses of coronavirus (COVID-19) virus within the world in the coming six weeks.
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First output from Venezuela’s Dragon gas field expected in 2 years -Trinidad officials say – Virgin Islands Free Press
CARACAS (Reuters) — A natural gas project to be developed in Venezuelan waters by Shell and Trinidad and Tobago's state firm National Gas Company could achieve first output in the next two years if a positive investment decision is made, Trinidad officials said on Friday. Venezuela and Trinidad on
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Ciara Faces Criticism for Inviting White Santa Claus During Home Visit with Kids, 'They Couldn't Find a Black One?’
Ciara and Russell Wilson celebrated the Christmas holiday with a special treat for their young children. The celebrity couple invited Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus […]
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