THE ENGLISH archers and their longbows made of yew won battles in France in the 13th and 14th centuries. Meanwhile, on the other side of the globe, the Japanese longbows, also made of yew, were winning battles. The English archers were foot soldiers (the GIs of the Middle Ages) sneered at by the French nobility, the Japanese wielded their bows on h(...)

JAMAICAN dancehall producer and artiste, Serani, will be featured in a concert in San Fernando, on the eve of Republic Day.

THIS WEEKEND, Canadian-born actress Tricia Collins will star in Gravity, a one-woman show that interweaves storytelling, myths and facts, at the Learning Resource Centre, UWI, St Augustine, from tomorrow at 8 pm.

SOME OF the leading figures in world football administration arrived in TT yesterday for the centennial celebrations of Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation which reach fever pitch this weekend.

NOW IN its third year the organisers of the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival (TTFF) 2008 which takes place from September 17 to 30, are feeling very encouraged that the three-year sponsorship agreement recently signed with Flow, the cable company, is going to make a big difference to the future success of the Festival as it continues to grow.

THE TRINIDAD Theatre Workshop (TTW) will resume its Children’s Theatre Workshop and Teen Theatre Studio (TTS) tomorrow. The New Actors Workshop resumes on Wednesday.

RESIDENTS OF Cunupia and environs will benefit from free basic health care services, such as blood pressure, glucose and cholesterol testing and rapid HIV testing and vision screening.

MORE THAN 30 team competitors will take part in the third annual President’s Award Foundation Cup, Golf Charity Tournament this weekend, tomorrow and Sunday, at the Tobago Plantations Golf Club in Tobago.

COME SUNDAY, the Queen’s Park Oval will be a torrid zone as Pulse8 Carnival presents a preview of its 2009 costumes.

LANDSCAPE painters will invade the Queen’s Park Savannah this weekend. Some of Trinidad and Tobago’s most talented outdoor painters will bring their paint boxes and easels to the Savannah, well known for its beautiful trees, historically significant buildings (such as the Magnificent Seven), sporting activities and vendors that make it an endless r(...)

THE SEVENTH edition of Pan Yard Sensations, a collaborative effort between the Tourism Development Company (TDC) and Pan Trinbago, takes place from September 13 and runs every weekend until September 28 at selected pan yards/venues throughout Trinidad and Tobago.

REO SPEEDWAGON is returning for a second visit to TT. The US rock band last performed here in the 1990s.

THE TRINIDAD and Tobago Police Service will host their annual Retro Calypso Competition today, at the Jean Pierre Complex, Port-of-Spain.