Happy schooldays on Woodbrook Facebook
The members of the Woodbrook Government Secondary School (WGSS) Alumni Association, former students of the school who graduated over the last 40 years, have been witnesses to the creation of the so-called “global village” via the World-Wide-Web.
Now, WGSS Alumni have given themselves the opportunity to network better than ever before: WGSS E-Alumni is [...]
Web surfing good for old folks
Surfing the Internet has become a normal activity with older folk in Trinidad and Tobago. Research shows that the ageing mind keeps sharp with such activity.
Over the years, scientists have advocated a “use-it-or-lose-it” approach to brain function, with recommendations to keep the ageing mind sharp with mental activities such as reading, writing, word-puzzles and [...]
Give boys dolls as toys
What do you want: a he-man, or a she-man? What about a real man?
The backward good old days
We continue to fail to manage our present State with a chronic excuse – it’s the price of progress.
Less money, barrels sent back home
Caribbean economies, already walloped by high energy costs and a tourism slump, are now confronted with a new challenge- the prospect of remittances drying up in the wake of severe global recession.
Remittances – money sent back home to relatives – have helped Latin American and Caribbean governments struggling to create jobs and eradicate [...]