IN JUST its second year this major all inclusive/ fundraising event was truly the talk of the town and in this case the countryside. The Independence extravaganza produced by Yorke Inc and FB Promotions was held at the scenic Salybia Nature Resort and Spa on the picturesque north-east coast of Trinidad.

THE FINALS OF the Anchorage Pop Music Awards took place recently at Chaguaramas with five bands vying for musical supremacy — Overdrive, Shades of Grey, Full Moon, 5 Miles to Midnight and Requiem.

POPULAR entertainer Ronnie McIntosh and his wife Caroline launched their 2011 mas presentation Survivors at St John’s Ambulance Hall last Saturday night.

ASK ANY school student how we can lighten the load on the Beetham — and other — landfills in TT and the answer is bound to be “The Three ‘R’s’ — Reduce, Recycle, Reuse”.

LAST WEEK, I resolved to kick the plastic water bottle habit. This week I resolve to bring my own bags with me to the grocery store. This is a no brainer. By now most of us should have adopted this habit. Reusable bags are becoming more mainstream and several stores and supermarkets in the United States, as well as some right here in TT, are offeri(...)

MINISTER OF The Arts and Multiculturalism, Winston “Gypsy” Peters had the audience begging for more when he performed at the opening of the Big Apple Calypso Revue calypso tent in Brooklyn, New York, on August 29.

RESIDENTS of Lendore Village celebrated the country’s 48th Independence anniversary by hosting their second annual sports and family day.

MA PAU Members Club responded to the needs of one of their own members, Harrilal Jaikaran, by giving him $5,000 to rebuild his home after he lost it in a bush fire last March.

SINGER Sangeeta Ramlal joins Dion Dookie and Rakesh Nanhoo as the three finalists selected so far for Mastana Bahar 2010.

FOR THE third consecutive year, First Citizens has agreed to sponsor the National Action Cultural Committee (NACC) Emancipation Calypso competition.

THE PENULTIMATE show in the 2010 Digicel Outta Control tour sizzled on August 28, with the inclusion of Destra on the cards.