Caribbean Insight: Videos and Interviews

Videos and Interviews

By Tony Fraser

By: Paolo Kernahan

A remarkable restoration of a grand, old estate house in the lush, green valley of Maracas, St.Joseph.

By: Paolo Kernahan

Many of Trinidad and Tobago's architectural treasures are in danger of collapse. Some of them are orphaned and others have the hounds of "progress" baying at their doors. When we lose these historic buildings, also lost are pieces of our national identity.

By Paolo Kernahan

Walking through the mystery and majesty of Friendship Hall, a breathaking signpost to our intriguing past. Sadly, this magnificent structure has since joined other great houses in dust and distant memory

By Paolo Kernahan

The El Socorro Centre for Wildlife Conservation rehabilitates orphaned and injured wildlife with the goal of returning them to their natural habitats. The Centre, operated by Gia Narinesingh and Ricardo Meade, also focuses on educating the public about the biodiversity of Trinidad and Tobago in order to promote conservation.

So much potential in the foundations of our historic buildings

By Paolo Kernahan

By: Ako Mutota

Part One

Part Two

Dr. Padma Venkatraman,
Chennai born, US based
Author of " Climbing the Stairs' & New Book, "A Time to Dance"
Dr. Venkatraman was featured in a
Book Signing, Reception & Launch of San Fernando Book Fair,
Organized by Jegna Institute in conjunction with the San Fernando Arts Council
and held on 23rd April 2014.
Ako Mutota, Director of Jegna Institute, hosted the author at Mayaro , and had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Venkatraman for The Caribbean Insight on Saturday 19th prior to her book launch.

By: Paolo Kernahan

Idiom Productions promotes the preservation of the environment, wildlife, history and culture of Trinidad and Tobago through the use of television and social media. It is our hope that, through our work, others can come to share our passion for all the elements that make these islands so unique

By: Carmen Little

Ballroom Dance is regarded as an exhilarating career or pastime.

Whether you are performing in a competition or cultural event, or even demonstrating to an attentive class, there always exists the natural urge to be creative and at times extravagant in one’s displays. Caribbean people do have a love, and I dare say a knack for dance and ballroom dancing is surely no exception.

Recently, there has been an upsurge in the overall interest in ballroom dancing in Trinidad and Tobago.

To delve into some of this recent fascination, we travel to Couva where CARMEN LITTLE interviews the internationally known dance tutor, CARL EDWARDS.

By: Carmen Little

Listening to Mandela shows he is a good example of perseverance and hard work to be able to achieve. So it was no surprise that he was accepted by Harvard University to study Information Technology.

Mandela knows his priorities and considers achieving a good academic education demonstrative of the qualities of discipline and achievement, the same qualities needed to be an outstanding Squash player. He acknowledges his father for the key role in played his development and helping to chart a positive direction for their family.

He listed some of his father’s contributions to his development and said that his father was instrumental in helping him build self confidence, develop a strong and effective vocabulary as well as prepare him for dealing with the realities and harness of the world.

His father plays a crucial role in his development and their family dynamics. He has direct impact on their well-being.

A father brings unique contributions to the job of parenting a child that no one else can replicate. Some of the most compelling ways that a father’s involvement makes a positive difference in a child’s life as in the case of Mandela’s are as follows:

● He builds confidence by encouraging and pushes his limits.

● He communicates differently by challenging him to expand his vocabulary and linguistic skills – an important building block of academic success.

● He prepares his children for the real world – he is an involved Dad that helps his children see that attitude and behaviours have consequences. For example, fathers are more likely than mothers to tell their children that if they are not nice to others, kids will not want to play with them. Or, if they don’t go to school, they will not get into a good college or secure a desirable career.

Father’s help children prepare for the reality and harshness of the world.