The use of cast iron in architecture appeared in the mid-18th century, popularized by the Adam’s Brothers who first recognized the value of the material.

Imagine a festival with lively music where a crowd of people doused in bright colourful liquids and powders are enjoying themselves. This festival is Phagwa

Guyana was under European rule since the end of the 15th century with Spain as its first Colonizer. The Dutch settled in the colony around 1580 and it eventually fell under French and British rule as ownership of the colony changed often due to the French...

By Maya Doyle-Fox.  All images courtesy Maya Doyle-Fox     It’s that time of the year again as homes across Trinidad prepare to celebrate A Trini Christmas! This year we will be taking you to the village of Lopinot to enjoy the past and present traditions of...

By Karishma Nanhu As we observe our 46th year as a republic, we can celebrate the fact that we have our own head of state, Her Excellency Paula-Mae Weekes, who lives in the recently restored President’s House, located in St. Ann’s Port of Spain. The President’s House...

We at the National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago would like to introduce ourselves to YOU. We are a membership-based organisation which operates under the Ministry of Planning and Development and focuses on the built or tangible heritage and natural heritage in our...

This Labour Day, we shift the focus to the overshadowed women of the labour movement, specifically, Elma Francois, a name not often heard alongside the names of these powerful men.

: The beginning of the end of the indentureship system: A brief look at the S.S. Ganges which brought the last shipment of Indian Indentured immigrants to Trinidad in 1917.

A look at Eid-ul-Fitr, Islam and Muslim organizations in T&T, featuring the Jinnah Memorial Mosque

Embracing the joy of traditional kite flying at Easter: An instructional blog on making homemade Chickey-chongs and Mountian bow kites.

Spiritual Baptist Liberation Shouter Day: A closer look at the history and journey to establishing the Spiritual Baptist faith in Trinidad and Tobago.

Author: Catherine Serrant   Make some noise! St. Joseph’s Convent, Port of Spain is celebrating a whopping 185 years as an educational institution. As the oldest secondary school on the twin island, we could not help but big up the convent gals on this...