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From the electricity bill to a pension payment, the Budget matters most when it reaches your household. Trinidad and Tobago’s 2027 Budget, presented on 12th October 2026, includes announcements affecting social support, pensioner taxes, high electricity use and online services. Here are five things to understand before adjusting your own budget. These are announced measures; the final rules and implementation will matter. 1. An extra $250 a month for three forms of support Th

Your next favourite soca song might already be out. With new releases arriving ahead of Carnival 2027, iEnt Live’s Soca Sounding Sweet brings together fresh music and a few recent tracks you may have missed. Fay-Ann and Bunji join the mix Friday 9th October brought “Party Alphabet” from Fay-Ann Lyons and “A Few of Us” from Bunji Garlin. Both make this weekend’s listening list, giving fans two new releases to get familiar with as the season takes shape. Listen: Party Alphabet

A Sparrow song can bring back the sound of a parent singing, a radio playing through the house, or adults laughing at a joke a child was still too young to understand. For generations who experienced him firsthand, his music belongs to the life around it: Carnival seasons, family gatherings, debates about calypso and the thrill of watching him command a stage. His voice became woven into their own stories. With age, those familiar songs can take on different meanings. The hum

Cocoa snow cones, chocolate treats, condiments and even skincare. Local makers are showing just how many possibilities can grow from one crop at the World Cocoa and Chocolate Day Expo. The two-day showcase brings together farmers, chocolatiers and entrepreneurs, connecting the people who cultivate cocoa with those turning it into products. Friday’s opening featured pastries, cocoa-infused condiments and other creations that put local ingenuity on display. It’s a story that re

Commentary A soca song can sound polished and still leave you waiting to feel something. That is the concern behind “Suno soca” as new releases arrive for the 2027 season: familiar guitar tones, repeated licks, tropical textures and drops that seem to follow the same musical playbook. Suno already features a public soca section, and its tools offer useful ways to develop ideas and build drafts. The creative challenge comes when a convincing result becomes the finished product

For years, Caribbean music fans have wondered when soca would achieve the kind of sustained international visibility enjoyed by reggae, dancehall and, more recently, Afrobeats. The genre has produced global records and major personalities before, but converting the extraordinary energy of Carnival into a year-round international industry has remained difficult. That is why the current momentum surrounding Kes The Band deserves closer attention. After more than two decades of

Edrick Walker’s journey into the culinary business is anything but conventional. Before becoming the driving force behind MG Commercial Kitchen & Culinary Rentals, Walker built experience across several very different fields, including education, aviation and offshore work. Along the way, however, one early influence remained with him: the lessons he picked up while helping in his aunt’s school cafeteria in Tunapuna during his younger years. Those early experiences gave him a

The Tobago Heritage Festival is once again placing the island’s culture, history and community spirit at centre stage. Running from July 16 to August 1, the festival brings villages across Tobago together to present traditions passed down through generations including folk music, dance, storytelling, food, fashion and historic re-enactments. More than entertainment, the festival is a living record of Tobago’s identity. It gives younger Tobagonians a chance to experience the

Jamaican reggae singer Fantan Mojah, the fiery and spiritually grounded voice behind songs including “Hail the King,” “Hungry” and “Stronger,” died on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. He was 49. The artiste, born Owen Moncrieffe, died at the University Hospital of the West Indies in Kingston after reported complications linked to a longstanding heart condition. His passing came only weeks before his August 5 birthday and prompted an outpouring of tributes from across the international

MG Commercial Kitchen & Culinary Rentals offers a professional kitchen space in St. Joseph for caterers, chefs, culinary tutors, and food entrepreneurs who need the right environment to work and grow.

After Carnival, the crowds leave and the music softens, but for many young people in Trinidad, the steelband remains a place of discipline, belonging, and growth.