As we commemorate 178 years of Indian presence in Trinidad and Tobago, I felt obligated as an artist to posit insights into two areas of Indian Folk Art which have been brought from India to the Caribbean, and still prevail despite divergent influences. In this blog I...
The Rose Window, also alternatively called a wheel window, refers to a circular window with mullions and traceries generally radiating from the center, and filled with stained glass. The name comes from the likeness of the window with its decorative elements to the...
March 28th 2023 marks the centennial of the birth of Ralph Leonard Errol Jones well known in the annals of our Theatre as the actor who created many Walcottian characters Afa (Sea at Dauphin); Mano (Drums and Colours); The Devil (Ti Jean and his Brothers); Makak (Dream on Monkey Mountain); Charbon (Franklin); Catalinion (The Joker of Seville); Deacon Doxy (O Babylon); Otto (Beef No Chicken)
The Archbishop’s Palace. Built in 1903, the Archbishop’s Palace is a landmark for the Roman Catholic Community in Trinidad and Tobago. Located around the Queen’s Park Savannah, as one of the Magnificent Seven, this building is a grand structure with influences...
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.
