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  1. Article · Sep 13, 2026 · Essiba Small

    Janelle Reid — From Self-Doubt to ‘Under the Sea’ (opens the original)

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    It’s not every day one gets a call to work on a Disney production. But that’s just what happened for Janelle Reid when she was cast as Sebastian in Theatre Under the Stars’ production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid. Originally from Trincity, Trinidad, Reid decided to give the performing arts a try when her family migrated to Vancouver, Canada, in 2007, after years of missing out on opportunities to shine, due to one reason or another. “Before I knew how to speak, I knew how to sing in

  2. Article · Sep 6, 2026 · Essiba Small

    Carl and Carol Jacobs: Their legacy in song (opens the original)

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    They are to groovy soca what the US singing duo Ashford and Simpson were to R&B. Carl and Carol Jacobs are the husband-and-wife singing duo whose music ruled the local airwaves in the 1980s and 1990s. Next week, fans of their music will get an opportunity to hear some of their classics at the Legacy Concert, scheduled for Kafe Blue on September 11. At last Tuesday’s rehearsals, Kevon Carter and Glenda Collens were on stage singing the Jacobs’ song “Jump”, while Carol sang backup with Nat

  3. Article · Sep 5, 2026 · ESSIBA SMALL

    A passion for the pour (opens the original)

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    When he was a boy growing up on Ragbir Street, St Augustine, Declan Khan was fascinated by the collection of bottles on his grandfather’s bar counter. As Khan recalled, the counter separated the living room and kitchen, and was a place where family and friends often gathered to partake of the bottles’ contents and whatever concoctions they came up with. “I was captivated by these interactions and the artistry behind every pour,” Khan said. His grandfather, an acting deputy comptroller of

  4. Article · Aug 29, 2026 · Essiba Small

    Plié returns with bigger Amalgamation (opens the original)

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    LAST year, when Marisa Benain brought the Jamaican dance organisation Plié for the Arts’ Amalgamation Dance Gala to Queen’s Hall, she promised the audience that in 2026, when she returned with the dance collective she founded in 2016, she was going to do it bigger. Benain, who also serves as artistic director of the group, seems to be a woman of her word. Last Sunday, when Plié for the Arts returned for Amalgamation 2, in celebration of its tenth anniversary regional tour, it was at the 1,

  5. Article · Aug 23, 2026 · Essiba Small

    New name, same old vibe at piano bar (opens the original)

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    The name has changed, so too has the décor, but the vibe of the Heritage Piano Bar and Lounge—formerly called The Cellar—at Jenny’s on the Boulevard in Port of Spain remained the same. A space where the who’s who of T&T mingled with the regular shmegular during after-work limes, The Cellar was forced to close its doors because of the Covid-19 restrictions of 2020. At the opening of the Heritage Piano Bar last week, and to a room with just under 200 specially invited guests, owner Jennif

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