Archive for March, 2008

Blinking in Vain

Blink Broadband, the TSTT rebranded internet service despite having numerous issues seems to have struck on an ingenious marketing plan.
Looking at their benefits page and the last bullet point for Residential Customers includes the sub heading Vanity Sales. It goes on to explain that “Some people will want service to keep up [...]

Political Technology

The Trinidad Express today has a story about Opposition Leader Basdeo Panday being suspended from Parliament for possibly the remainder of the session for unauthorized use of a laptop.
The Speaker asked rhetorically, “what would prevent 41 members from using laptops during the sitting? One doesn’t know if they are looking at pornography or chatting on-line”.
The [...]

No Country For Ole Tief

No Brothers Production in association with UWI Assignment Productions presents No Country For Ole Tief.
The initial trailer is here and the video is below

The look after the response to the globe is classic.

Invisible: Children living with HIV/AIDS is a film production focused on the story of a woman named Veronica and her two children. Both the mother and her young daughter are HIV-positive.
Late last year, Veronica lost her job, was evicted from her home and was asked to remove her daughter from pre-school because she and her [...]

Non-immigrant United States visa applicants are now able to make their own visa appointments online using the new online system provided by the Trinidad and Tobago United States Embassy.
This service is said to greatly enhances the efficiency of the application process, as well as providing greater flexibility in scheduling the time and date of [...]