MCMary Cuffy

1. Article · Aug 16, 2026 · Mary Cuffy

   Striking a chord for the future (opens the original)

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   For young mu­si­cians Ar­mani Chi­napoo Sealey and Kaylie Car­di­nal, the steel­pan is much more than a mu­si­cal in­stru­ment; it is a tool for per­son­al growth, a bridge to their com­mu­ni­ty, and a can­vas for the fu­ture. As proud mem­bers of the Gold­en Hands Steel Or­ches­tra, these two stu­dents are dis­cov­er­ing that the dis­ci­pline re­quired to mas­ter the pan trans­lates di­rect­ly to the class­room and be­yond. Play­ing the steel­pan re­quires in­tense prac­tice, sharp mem­o­ry, an

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2. Article · Aug 9, 2026 · Mary Cuffy

   Biche boy strikes a bright future for pan (opens the original)

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   As Trinidad and To­ba­go cel­e­brates World Steel­pan Day on Au­gust 11, recog­nis­ing the on­ly acoustic mu­si­cal in­stru­ment in­vent­ed in the 20th cen­tu­ry, the con­ver­sa­tion in­evitably turns to the fu­ture. If you want to know if the fu­ture of the na­tion­al in­stru­ment is se­cure, look no fur­ther than the qui­et, lush agri­cul­tur­al vil­lage of Biche in east Trinidad. Nes­tled 18 kilo­me­tres south of San­gre Grande and 18 kilo­me­tres north of Rio Claro, Biche is known for its ab

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3. Article · Aug 3, 2026 · Mary Cuffy

   East Dry River siblings are Trinidad's rising stars (opens the original)

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   In the heart of East Dry Riv­er, a re­mark­able artis­tic dy­nasty is emerg­ing. Meet the Warn­er sib­lings: Jhendiya, a ded­i­cat­ed young steel­pan mae­stro, and her younger broth­er, Rhasaan, a five-year-old prodi­gy whose stag­ger­ing achieve­ments in dra­ma, spo­ken word, and mu­sic are re­defin­ing what is pos­si­ble for a child his age. The Warn­er house­hold is pro­duc­ing some­thing tru­ly ex­tra­or­di­nary. While eleven-year-old Jhendiya has spent years lay­ing a for­mi­da­ble foun­da­

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4. Article · Jul 26, 2026 · Mary Cuffy

   Youngsters credit Munroe Road Archery Club with shaping their minds (opens the original)

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   Since 2014, Munroe Road Archery Club (MRAC) has been more than just a train­ing ground; it is a sanc­tu­ary where young minds are sharp­ened along­side their ar­rows. Found­ed by Na­tion­al Archers Dun­bar and Naz­imine Roop­nar­ine, MRAC us­es archery as a dis­ci­pline to equip youth with vi­tal life skills. The sport nat­u­ral­ly length­ens a child’s at­ten­tion span as they hold a bow steady, keep­ing their gaze locked on the tar­get. This in­tense fo­cus and abil­i­ty to main­tain com­po­sur

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