Essiba Small

Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago

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Brave Nicole faces cancer surgery

1 month ago | trinidadexpress.com | Essiba Small

LAST September, former Miss Universe Trinidad and Tobago, businesswoman Nicole Dyer-Griffith, took to her social media pages to announce she had been diagnosed with stage three breast cancer. The former senator returned to social media yesterday to share another update-the cancer has spread to her brain. In a video she recorded in her car, Dyer-Griffith said it was during an appointment with her oncologist recently that she mentioned having a few headaches.
From Dirt Bikes to Drag Strips

1 month ago | trinidadexpress.com | Essiba Small

At age seven, while her peers rode around the neighbourhood on ten-speeds, Janelle Albarado was riding a 50cc mini dirt bike. Now in her 40s, Albarado plays with bigger toys – a Kawasaki ZX-14R, a speed monster; her baby. Coming from a family of motorcyclists – her father Malcolm and her uncle Victor, who bought her the 50cc bike – it was only natural for Albarado to follow suit.
Uncle Kai Lo’s TikTok charm

1 month ago | trinidadexpress.com | Essiba Small

His name is Kailash Sookdeo, but to his followers on TikTok he is simply Kai Lo, or Uncle Kai Lo—the man who shares videos of his breakfast with them every day. No matter what is on his main plate, Sookdeo is certain to have his hot coffee in an enamel cup “to wash it down” and his sweets “on the siiiiiiiiide”, as he likes to emphasise, much to the delight of his fans.
Lady Lava - The Queen of Steam

2 months ago | trinidadexpress.com | Essiba Small

She is the Queen of Steam, now doing overtime in the Carnival arena and gaining new fans, including American rapper Cardi B, who was seen fangirling over her during her performance at a recent event in the US. “It definitely blew me away,” Lady Lava (Keisha Harris) told Her Magazine about that viral moment in time. “And of course, it was unexpected.
Orlando Octave delivers message to women in ‘Auction’

2 months ago | trinidadexpress.com | Essiba Small

If all he bringing to de tableis what under he navelyuh better leave him,yuh full of options, put it up for auction. The words from Orlando Octave’s new single “Auction” have resonated with just about every woman who has heard it. Described by the singer as an empowering song for women, “Auction” was also written with men in mind. “This song is not to bash men but to tell them to hold down a woman instead,” the Rio Claro-born singer told Her Magazine.
MADLY IN LOVE WITH TRINIDAD

2 months ago | trinidadexpress.com | Essiba Small

United States content creator Nick Maddock’s video of his visit to Trinidad and Tobago, during the current state of emergency, is going viral for all the right reasons. In it, Maddock—who has visited 118 countries—shows this country through his own lens rather than the negatives he has read. “The response has been overwhelmingly positive,” Maddock said of the Instagram clip. “I’ve received hundreds of messages and thousands of comments—99% of them incredibly kind.
PARDYMANIA

2 months ago | trinidadexpress.com | Essiba Small |Michael Mondezie

PARDYMANIA is sweeping across Trinidad and Tobago. When Machel Montano hit the stage at the CIC Grounds in Port of Spain just after 11 p.m. on Saturday for the Fete with The Saints (FWTS) all-inclusive, not even his hoarse voice could stop the sweet chaos that erupted among fans when he performed his monster hit “Pardy” . From the moment the chorus of the song boomed from the speakers, “We work so hard every week, we deserve a pardy,” things got wild.
Machel thrills audience at ‘Road March II’ event

2 months ago | trinidadexpress.com | Essiba Small

At some point, early in his “Road March II” concert, held at the Winifred Atwell Auditorium, Queen’s Hall, St Anns last Thursday, famed musician Etienne Charles asked the audience for feedback on the show, “so far”. When they applauded, he joked that as the show goes on, he intends to “up the ante... for the aunties”, The audience erupted in laughter. He didn’t lie. A few hours later, Charles announced that the show was over, and the stage lights went down.
Feeling the vibes at Evolve

2 months ago | trinidadexpress.com | Essiba Small

ONE fete, one stage, two entrances, two different party experiences. That was the formula of last Saturday’s Evolve fete, hosted by the alumni of Presentation College, Chaguanas, at the school’s Yves Street compound, or Evolution Garden, as it was called on the night.
Get to know Her - Soca dancer Luna

2 months ago | trinidadexpress.com | Essiba Small

Who is the young woman in Yung Bredda’s video for “The Greatest Bend Over”? The question has been on the lips of some men, since the video dropped. Wonder no more. Melika Gillard, popularly known as Luna, is the 26-year-old professional soca dancer and instructor in the Yung Bredda video.