According to Adult Literacy Tutor Association (ALTA)‚ Paula Lucie - Smith‚ in April 2010. She indicated that forty-five percent (45%) of Trinbagonians are illiterate. Also twenty-two to twenty-three percent (23-23%) or one out of four persons in Trinidad and Tobago is unable to cope with everyday reading and writing skills. It is a problem because it inhibits people from communicating efficiently with one another. Literacy equips persons with all that is needed to open doors to brilliant career opportunities
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JUSTICE With 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
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Despite recent integration efforts‚ exports to regional markets have barely increased their share in total trade. CARICOM exports account for just 14 percent of the region’s total exports‚ up from 11percent in 1990. They are dominated by one country‚ Trinidad and Tobago. Of the top 20 products exported by the region in the period 1994-1996‚ ten are fuels and fuel
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Analysis of Data As previously demonstrated‚ the data collected was graphically represented in order to highlight trends or anomalies. Figure 1 (Fig. 1) begins by showing that 36% of our sample supported same sex marriage‚ whilst 64% did not. Since non-support of same-sex marriage is used as our indicator of homophobia‚ approximately two-thirds (( 2)⁄(3 )) of our sample is considered homophobic. Whilst this suggests that a substantial proportion of our population is supportive of homosexuality‚
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INTRODUCTION Over the last thirty years the island of Trinidad has utilized four (4) major landfills for waste disposal: * Beetham Estate Landfill – located in North-West Trinidad‚ size of sixty-one (61) hectares‚ * Guanapo Landfill – located in North-east Trinidad‚ size of seven (7) hectares * Forres Park Landfill- located in Central Trinidad‚ size of eight (8) hectares * Guapo Landfill‚ located in South-West Trinidad The largest of these landfills‚ the Beetham Estate Landfill
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The History of Douglarization The word Dougla is of Hindu origin. The term has many meanings such as many‚ a mix and much. This term is also used to describe a certain group of people in countries such as Trinidad and Tobago‚ Suriname and Guyana. Dougla is a derogatory term used to describe a person born to one African and one Indian parent. He/ or she is referred to as a dougla. The term is often seen as offensive as it refers to a person as half- caste or a half breed. Dougla’s came about during
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other natural movements and mechanisms of the environment (such as geothermal and tidal energy). Non-renewable energy includes energy resources derived from fossil fuels‚ waste products from fossil sources‚ or waste products from inorganic sources. Trinidad and Tobago is no exception and will also
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describable and transmissible entity (oral tradition)‚ culture‚ and behavior (rituals). These areas do not stand alone; however‚ as often a particular item or element may fit into more than one of these areas. Map of the Caribbean SOUCOUYANT (TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO) The Soucouyant (Sukuya)‚ also called Old Hag‚ is a supernatural pact in which a woman makes with the devil so that she is able to turn into all kinds of different forms. At night she sheds her human skin and changes into a ball of
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Buju Banton “Untold Stories” Buju Banton‚ a Jamaican born master of lyrics‚ was able to rebrand himself‚ in 1995‚ with the release of his album Til Shiloh‚ his fourth album‚ which demonstrated his move from typical dancehall themes to one that more seriously toned‚ focusing on social issues affecting his homeland. His release of “Untold Stories” perfectly displays this change in the direction of the lyrical content of Banton’s music. “Untold Stories” is lyrically refreshing‚ when we consider Buju
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The nation of Barbados has historically been a nation that has had its economical focus on agriculture. Through the production of sugar cane and its by-products‚ Barbados for decades had a stable export‚ but due to both internal and external factors‚ they needed to find an alternative to this agricultural economy as it was failing. As a result of this need‚ the Caribbean and Barbados began the process of industrialisation in the 1960’s and in doing so‚ created a successful manufacturing sector. While
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