By Kimberly Castillo
Saturday, March 6th 2010

Like an anxious homeowner anticipating the arrival of guests, a beaming Asa Wright, her smile immortalised in a black and white photograph, greets visitors and nature lovers as they set foot through the doors of the Asa Wright Nature Centre.

Some pay little notice to the picture, instead heading straight for the world-famous verandah, while others stop to ponder over the woman behind the smile, as if giving their respects to the Centre’s namesake.

Having died in 1971, very few people today actually know who Asa Wright was and very little has been written about her. That is until now. In her book, The Old House and The Dream, writer Joy Rudder provides the reader with an intimate look at Asa Wright herself.

Published: 7 Mar 2010

Litter bugs could soon be a thing of the past as citizens become more conscious of the environment. This environment-friendly drive is evident as the streets in T&T have become cleaner. Port-of-Spain Mayor Murchison Brown said he has seen people using the stainless steel bins from the WeCan Waste/Recycling & Urban Enhancement Initiative.

In fact, out of the 34 recycling units, 26 are installed throughout PoS, where some 300,000 people pass through the city daily. The clean drive has also gone beyond their pedestrian targets, and according to the “WeCan” initiative: “We are collecting large quantities of household bottles and cans which indicates that many individuals are keenly interested in recycling their household waste and are looking for any opportunity to do so.”

Published: 4 Mar 2010
Sascha Wilson

A Norwegian doctor says his country’s medical surveys have shown that there is no increased risk of cancer in communities living close to Norway’s aluminium smelters. Based on cancer statistics over a 30-year period, “cancer as a whole, in both men and women, has been lower in aluminium municipalities than in the rest of the country,” said Dr Bjoin Erik Dahlberg, former senior vice president of Organisation, Environment, Health and Safety, Hydro Aluminium. Dahlberg and his colleague, Jai O Yttredal, former general manager of Soral Huses in Norway, were guest speakers yesterday at the South Trinidad Chamber of Industry and Commerce energy luncheon at Cara Suites Hotel, Claxton Bay.

By LEISELLE MARAJ Friday, February 26 2010

YESTERDAY was a scorcher! It was 36 degrees celsius, which according to the Met Office is the highest temperature on record. All over the capital Port-of-Spain people were seen running into air conditioned malls not necessarily to buy items, but to escape the sweltering heat.

Many women walked with umbrellas to escape the heat.

Gillian Moore
Published: 25 Feb 2010

Warner Street in St Augustine has been the address of breezy bungalows for university personnel for decades. Now, amidst the samaans, shade trees, flowering shrubs and grassy backyards, stands a new building, one which makes its presence felt without upsetting the idyllic surroundings. The new green and white blockwork structure, the Health Economics Unit (HEU), at 25a Warner Street, is the latest of a string of achievements for Jenifer Smith Architects Ltd (JSA). “The building is situated on a plot which was originally occupied by a single family dwelling with a large garden, typical of the housing provided for professors and lecturers at UWI when it was the Imperial College of Agriculture in the 1940s. “The original house was demolished many years ago and UWI constructed single-storey temporary offices, which are still there.