BOCAS LIT FEST 26th- 29th APril 2012 at OLD FIRE STATION, downtown Port of Spain
SAVE the Magnificent Seven http://www.citizenfor/ conservationstt.org
EMA commemorates World Wetlands Day 2012- presents Nariva Swamp restoration
Copyright Law Feb 8 2012 Guardian pg A31--Raising public awareness and securing all works eg artists, rare books, history books, etc
First Time Authors - First time Authors Appreciation programme
624-4466, Ext:2205, 2207, 2216
Email jsimmons@nalis.gov.tt
Medulla Giant Book Exhibition - Fitt Street, Woodbrook, POS
Exhibition of Giant BooksHistory alive at Lapeyrouse by Debbie Jacob- Importance of history and is found not only in the textbooks
Freddie Kissoon- Belmont Hall of Fame- historical icons coming from Belmont
Preserving T& T Past - Erik Feely- paintings of old properties- old beams, rafters, fretwork, jalousies, windows, pulleys, and joists
- Angela Pidduck Newsday April 8 2012
Heroes Park and Museum commemorating our Labour Heroes
Fyzabad
Tha National Heroes Park and Museum is intended to recognize and showcase the contributions of our great labour stalwarts and serve as a recreational facility.
Chaguaramas gets a boardwalk built from recycled plastic
Education Minister announces morality to be taught in schools-topics- introductory etiquette and social skills, development, personal responsibility, social skills, and emotional growth and moral and value instruction.
-Varied music programme
-Various musical instruments eg guitar, the cuatro, dholak,harmonium,tabla, tassa drum, and non melodic percussion instruments. Fridat Aptil 6 Guardian Pg A8
LA Vega Estate 726 Gran Couva 679-9522
World Class garden Centre
LA DIVINA PASTORA IN SIPARIA, Sopari Mai,
Easter Weekend La Divina Pastora RC Church
Local historian in the area Theresa Noel
Nostalgia: The Old inspires the new- The Art Society of T&T
http://www.artsocietytt.org/
622-9827
Sat-Sun 10.00-2.00pm
'Heroes of Mayaro" by Harricharan Narine, author of several books
A retired schoolteacher
The Intellectual property office
Ministry od Legal Affairs
3rd Floor, Capital Plaza,
11-13 frederick Street, Port of Spain,
trinidad, West Indies
625-9972, 625-1907, 627-0706
Email info@ipo.gov.tt
http://www.ipo.gov.tt/
Contact Mr Laloo Ramlal
Trinidad and Tobago Reprographic Rights Organisation
868-638-5662 Ext 31
Mobile 868 468-2262
National Youth Science Camp (NYSC)
Programme administered by NIHERST in partnership with US Embassy
It is a science education programme which is designed to provide an opportunity for students to have constructive interaction with others and emphasies the social value of scientific careers.
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Louise Horne, exemplar Sunday May 20.2012
author , The evolution of modern Trinidad and Tobago
The National trust of Trinidad and Tobago
Heritage Lecture Series
National Trust 623-5941 or 624-6477 Fax: 623-7116
Email; nationaltrust.tt@gmail.com
The National Museum and Art Gallery,
117 Frederick Street, Port of Spain
Sugar and Energy Festival 2012
The festival seeks to encourage and foster the spirit of the community to provide a forum for culture, business and perhaps extra-regional tourism. The festival will again remind us of the vibrant sugar industry and the presence of the growing gas-based energy based industry.
Environmental group - Trini Eco Warriors
World Environment Day - June 5th
Launch of Supermarket Industry and training Guardian June 6th
System of Mis-education Guardian June 6th pg A27
In 1994 and 1994, UWI and ALTA did separate lireracy surveys
Between they concluded that 22% of the population was totally illiterate and 45% was functionally literate
Recycling e-waste safely Guardian June 6th
Piranha International for disposal of e-waste
TEENAGE PREGNANCY
Newsday June 8th 2012 pg 13
" Doctor cincerned over teenage pregnancies; A national disaster"
Doctor Mark Robinson revealed the alarming statistic that as much as 100 girls under the age of 18, give birth every month. at the nation's hospital.
MERIKENS - free black American settlers in Trinidad 1815-16. They arrived on these lands on Aug. 20th 1816.
They arrived as refugees from the war of 1812 between America and Britain. Merikens March is on Aug 20th.....
This celebration marks the anniversary of the Merikens arrival to South Trinidad where they formed the Company Villages which still exist today. Display at National Museum.
www.culture.gov.tt
Contact 623-8945/ 627-4991
Submit items for consideration to www.culture.gov.tt/rememberwheninstitute
Hindus celebrate River festival - Ganga Dashahara River Festival at Blanchisseuse (June 4th)
Guardian Wed. June 6th Pg 44
Mandela Day - Mandela International Day July 18th
A lawyer and a freedom fighter, political prisoner, peace maker and president
A healer of nations and a mentor to generations of leaders and people from all walks of life throughout the world
Be part of the Mandela movement to make the world a better place
Tutor the child. Feed the hungry.
Care for the environment. Volunteer at a hospital or community hospital.
Take action: inspire change;make every day a Mandela Day.
Daily Express July 18th 2012 Pg 18
Preserving the memory of Prime Ministers and Presidents Daily Express July 18th Pg 1
by Debbie Goodman
" In May 2012, Cabinet decided to dedicate the former Public Library ( at the corner of Knox and Pembroke Streets) as the nation's major repository for the special collections of former prime ministers and presidents. Towards that end, it is expected that in fiscal year 2013. government will allocate the funds necessary for the restoration and refurbishment of the buildong as a library and museum for the memorabilia of those leaders who served the nation."
Our lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church will soon be elevated as the Pro Cathedral for the archdiocese of Port of Spain come August 15, 2012. This church is steeped in history as far back as 1849. The church celebrates 225 years of the early Catholic mission in Naparima which began in 1786.
Michael Anthony launches 30th book, Christopher Columbus. Daily Express July 18th 2012
Venezuelan Embassy visits Lopinot for MAY CROSS, which was held at Lopinot Historical Complex on May 26th
The event was held in keeping with the 202 years of the signing of the proclamation of the Independence of Venezuelan. Guardian Thursday May 31 2012.
Tobagp- US Ambassador on shipwrecks dive- Newsday June 30th 2012
The archaeological team will begin field work in June of 2013
The work will include excavation, documentation of one ship wreck site, conservation of discovered artifacts, recovery and conservation of discovered artifacts.
Lapeyrouse Cemetry in Port of Spain is to made into a tourist attraction
Mr Nasser Khan author of books, Profiles, Heroes, Pioneers and role models in Trinidad
Guardian July 29th
www.guardian.co.tt.
This book discusses other personalities, their contributions and their hobbies.
Citing youth statistics published by the World Bank, Nath said: "Youth literacy rate in T & T was 99.5 in 2009. This means that 99.5 percent of the youth between 15-24 can read and understand.
Anthony Thomas Aquinas Carmona was sworn in on March 18th 2013 as the fifth President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in a ceremony at Hasely Crawford Stadium, POS.
President Carmona said: "The powers you think I have, I do not. The powers you do not think I have, I do.
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CAMPUS LITERATURE WEEK
Featuring UWI's writer-in-residence, Rabindranath Maharaj, award-winning author of eight books, incliding five novels.
His latest novel, he Amazing absorbing Boy, won both the Trillium Fiction Award an d the City of Toronto Book Award.
Maharaj was born in Trinidad and emigrated to Canada in the early 1990s, where he received numerous awards for his writing, including the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal.
Maharaj received a NALIS lifetime Literary Award as part of the commemoration of Trinidad's 50th Independence anniversary.
Newsday March 21, 2013 Pg 16.
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