One article is not enough to explain the contents of this film. Saying that it was interesting or amazing would be an understatement. For me, it was definitely an eye-opening experience, sparking more questions in my mind about the state of younger generations in terms of literary awareness. Cyril Lionel Robert James was a man
Think about it: human rights, such as the right to marriage, are given to heterosexual couples across the world but denied to homosexual couples in most countries. Does that mean that they are less than human? https://twitter.com/AshleeABurnett/status/857643412123766785 At the NGC Bocas Lit Fest 2017, I was very pleased about the feedback given on the topic
An indistinct scent marches throughout the Port of Spain Prison as we are led inside after being signed in, searched and approved by Prison officials. The eye of every visitor searches the compound, taking in every detail. The cream tall walls with the little barred windows with eyes peering through them are not an everyday
If Bocas were a child, this year it would have turned seven. We’re way past first steps, scrawled graffiti on living room walls, teething woes and ABCs – but in another sense, it feels like the Bocas journey is just beginning. This couldn’t be truer than in the arena of social media, which feels like
For the second time in its five-year history a young Tobagonian woman has won the region’s biggest Slam competition with a first time winner’s prize of $50,000. She is 18-year-old Camryn Bruno, the youngest winner to date of the annual First Citizens National Poetry Slam Championship. On Sunday night, Bruno was flanked by Alexandra Stewart
Augustown, the third novel by Jamaican writer Kei Miller, has been named the winner of the 2017 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, the most prestigious international award for Caribbean writing. The announcement was made by the chief judge of the prize, Professor Edward Baugh, at a ceremony on the night of Saturday 29 April,
The winners of CODE’s fourth annual Burt Award for Caribbean Literature, which recognizes outstanding writing for young adults by Caribbean authors, are: Viviana Prado-Núñez (Puerto Rico/USA) — first prize of $10,000 CAD for her self-published novel, The Art of White Roses. Kevin Jared Hosein (Trinidad & Tobago) — second prize of $7000 CAD for his
The citizens of Trinidad and Tobago are complicit in the immoral activity of oil and gas production. That is the view of Professor David Hughes in his new book Energy Without Conscience: Oil, Climate Change and Complicity. In this lively and provocative work, Hughes asks us to consider why the world is slow in seeing
Introducing the Bocas Book Nook at the 2017 NGC Bocas Lit Fest— bring your book and join in! A special festival bookshelf for literature lovers of all genres. There are two rules: 1. Bring one AND take one. 2. Give as good as you’d like to get. The Book Nook is on the ground floor of the
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