just one factor that results in boys’ underachievement in the school system. This paper seeks to address reasons why boys are underachieving in the school system in Trinidad and Tobago and how boys’ methods of learning differ from girls and what teachers can do to close the gender gap. A previous study in Trinidad and Tobago found that classroom achievement in primary and secondary schools and in all core curriculum subjects was higher for females than males. Research was done by (Kutnick and Jules
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Music is the pulsating heartbeat of life in the Caribbean. Caribbean Music involves sounds and rhythms that evoke a sense of hope for the future. The diverse sounds of the musical genres such as Reggae‚ Dancehall‚ Soca and Chutney are classical examples of the growing art forms that distinguish Caribbean Music today. The musical genre‚ Reggae is a long-established art form that has a huge influence on Caribbean culture and other musical styles. Reggae was first developed in the island of
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Tubal Uriah “Buzz” Butler was born on Grenadian soil in 1897. Of all Butler’s contributions to Trinidad and Tobago‚ his contributions and political ambitions to trade unionism during the 1930s and 1940s was the greatest and to date it is still evident. His major contributions evolved around the riots of 1937 and has affected major changes within industries‚ workers and colonial authority. By 1921 when Butler decided to migrate to Trinidad‚ he had already distinguished himself in his homeland‚ Grenada
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cooperation that existed during the Federation. Further‚ Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago both attained independence in August that year and with it the power to control their own domestic and external affairs. To discuss this concept‚ the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago convened the first Heads of Government Conference in July 1963‚ and attended by the leaders of Barbados‚ British Guiana‚ Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. At this Conference‚ the participating leaders of the four(4) Caribbean Countries
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Sports Tourism Sports Tourism is viewed as international trips that are made to watch sporting events. There is no universally accepted definition of sports tourism‚ but the terms ‘sport tourism’ and ‘sport tourist’ are often found in literature review. Stuart Hall‚ a cultural theorist and sociologist from Kingston‚ Jamaica is one of the many theorists that have formulated an opinion of the definition of sports tourism. Hall is under the belief that sports tourism falls into two categories
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technology based on its inherent valence towards a particular application. Many elements of our culture such as music‚ wear and the preparation of food have been vastly influenced by the technologies of today. Our national instrument in Trinidad and Tobago the steel pan was originally made from steel drums. Due to technology there has been an invention of the Gpan which covers the entire range of existing steel pan history. Since more persons are exposed to the internet and would therefore be exposed
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alteration in global weather patterns‚ especially increases in temperature and storm activity‚ and the potential of sea-level rise‚ will have a detrimental impact on Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Like all countries of the world‚ Trinidad and Tobago will need to play its part in decreasing its carbon emissions and encouraging its population to: “Think Green‚ Then Act to Impact (TGTAI).” Additionally‚ there is an urgent need to address the gap between information-on-the- street and knowledge leading
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special reference to the European Court of Justice By Victor Jordan‚ ABD(Econ.)‚ JD winsar@juno.com for The Fifth Annual SALISES Conference‚ Trinidad and Tobago titled “The CARICOM Single Market and Economy: Legal‚ Political‚ Economic and Social Dimensions” March 31 –April 2‚ 2004 The University of the West Indies‚ St. Augustine‚ Trinidad and Tobago INTRODUCTION The true power of any court lies in the confidence that the prospective users have in the fairness of its decisions. The people in the
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ethnic group of people‚ especially when there is reason to believe that the culture‚ through inaction‚ may be lost. Many African-American‚ European and Asian organizations have cultural retention programs in place. African retention in Trinidad and Tobago is an e.g. of cultural retention. THE SUNDAY MARKET The tradition of Sunday markets in Trinidad is a result of the agricultural knowledge brought to the Caribbean by the enslaved Africans. Subsistence farming was popular
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Council is detrimental. There was however‚ the majority of participants agreed with the hypothesis. All Six respondents in response to question one and two were of the view that the privy council cannot bring justice to the country of Trinidad and Tobago especially in the area of crime as our crime rates have are disturbingly high. The Privy Council upholds appeals in death sentence cases through modern jurisprudence. Our democracy is in need of the death sentence to remedy crime. The case of Balkissoon
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