The book was launched in May 2023 at the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business, UWI Trinidad, followed by launches in Miami, Toronto, and universities in Delhi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Varanasi and Gaya, Bihar India.
It was written in conjunction with the late Prof Emeritus Brinsley Samaroo, Prof. Emerita Patricia Mohammed, Dr Bhoendradatt Tiwarie, with editing by Gideon Hanoomansingh, Dr Satnarine Balkaransingh , Dr Premnath Gooptar , Mr. Patrick Edwards and Mr. Leslie Kumar-Misir.
The book is available at all leading bookstores in Trinidad and Tobago, Little Store, and Royards Publishing Company’s on–line platform https://digitalcanopi.com ; for free public readership at all Secondary Schools and NALIS public libraries in Trinidad and Tobago.
In North America and Europe, it is available on Amazon.com and Amazon .ca
In India and Asia on Flipkart, Amazon, and Evincepub store. From the author- hramdath@yahoo.com.
It was written in conjunction with the late Prof Emeritus Brinsley Samaroo, Prof. Emerita Patricia Mohammed, Dr Bhoendradatt Tiwarie, with editing by Gideon Hanoomansingh, Dr Satnarine Balkaransingh , Dr Premnath Gooptar , Mr. Patrick Edwards and Mr. Leslie Kumar-Misir.
The book is available at all leading bookstores in Trinidad and Tobago, Little Store, and Royards Publishing Company’s on–line platform https://digitalcanopi.com ; for free public readership at all Secondary Schools and NALIS public libraries in Trinidad and Tobago.
In North America and Europe, it is available on Amazon.com and Amazon .ca
In India and Asia on Flipkart, Amazon, and Evincepub store. From the author- hramdath@yahoo.com.
This book is a tribute to the unwavering determination and entrepreneurial spirit of Indo-Trinidadian families. It chronicles 33 family-owned businesses that have overcome extreme poverty and transformed not only their own lives, but also the socio-economic landscape of Trinidad and Tobago. These businesses have ignited economic activities, established thriving communities, and turned rural villages into sustainable commercial and industrial canters. From being brought as labourers to work on agricultural estates, they have now become one of the largest employer in the service sector and have grown into profitable, sustainable multinationals that operate across various sectors and build global brands. It is an inspirational snapshot of a group of migrants, who emerged from denigration and poverty to leave lasting legacies for their families and communities. Their significant contribution to the growth and development of Trinidad and Tobago is undeniable, and their achievements are worthy of celebrating.
Hemraj was born in Trinidad, has lived, and worked across the globe in the energy and consumer goods sectors. He holds undergraduate degrees in Political Science and Economics, an Executive MBA and was recently awarded an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters. He has made Ottawa his home, where he resides with his wife Sherry, daughter Rehanna and granddaughter Sarina. He can be contacted at hramdath@yahoo.com or 647-888-6070.
Hemraj was born in Trinidad, has lived, and worked across the globe in the energy and consumer goods sectors. He holds undergraduate degrees in Political Science and Economics, an Executive MBA and was recently awarded an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters. He has made Ottawa his home, where he resides with his wife Sherry, daughter Rehanna and granddaughter Sarina. He can be contacted at hramdath@yahoo.com or 647-888-6070.
To order the "Masman": please contact Email: masmanbooks@gmail.com or WhatsApp Tracy Farrag: +1 (868) 318-1996
The name SYLVIA HUNT is synonymous with good cooking. As teacher, caterer and television personality she has for many decades been compiling, creating and collecting recipes that represent the cultural heritage of the people of Trinidad and Tobago.
Watch the video about her life and legacy here: https://youtu.be/g_APNqODsJE
The limited edition book is available at Metropolitan Book Store, The Book Emporium, Paper Based Bookstore and Sylviahuntcooking.com with other leading sellers to follow.
Watch the video about her life and legacy here: https://youtu.be/g_APNqODsJE
The limited edition book is available at Metropolitan Book Store, The Book Emporium, Paper Based Bookstore and Sylviahuntcooking.com with other leading sellers to follow.
Usati is a four year old growing up in Sunnyvale, a small, poor and remote sugar cane farming village in Trinidad in the 1940’s. He describes the world he sees, and captures the language and culture of the mainly illiterate peasant workers who live around him. There is widespread belief in black magic, and nearby is the infamous silk-cotton tree which houses the evil spirits who are responsible for all the ills of the village. Usati looks after his two younger siblings. Even as a four year old he has to be a human shield for the neighbour on several occasions in the face of domestic violence. Life is hard and brutal with constant fear of violence and beatings.
Following his mother’s death the children are brought up by their grandparents, but there are further constant upheavals within the family. Violence remains within all parts of this society, as is crime and suffering. Usati observes how his family suffers through their illiteracy and the society within which they live.
Usati battles for a good education. He vows to bring literacy to the village and to fight against the cruelty that surrounds him. Usati and B started as teenage lovers, but can their love survive and endure a lifetime from the wicked curse and traumas of the intervening years? Available at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Cursed-Village-Harripersad-Samaroo-ebook/dp/B08L873KC2/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+cursed+village+kindle&qid=1610752283&sr=8-1
Following his mother’s death the children are brought up by their grandparents, but there are further constant upheavals within the family. Violence remains within all parts of this society, as is crime and suffering. Usati observes how his family suffers through their illiteracy and the society within which they live.
Usati battles for a good education. He vows to bring literacy to the village and to fight against the cruelty that surrounds him. Usati and B started as teenage lovers, but can their love survive and endure a lifetime from the wicked curse and traumas of the intervening years? Available at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Cursed-Village-Harripersad-Samaroo-ebook/dp/B08L873KC2/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+cursed+village+kindle&qid=1610752283&sr=8-1
“You can live a successful life if you are prepared to work on you, because everything is interconnected so your world changes when you do.” Reginald J. Guy
Cerebral Kick is Reginald’s life journey based on his experiences, exposure and upbringing: from being the least expected to succeed in his family to being the only one of his siblings to obtain a university degree, from opening a small business to becoming a global facilitator for multinational oil and gas companies. Reginald travelled to more than 35 countries on 5 continents, including Azerbaijan, Australia, South Africa, Angola, Brazil, China, Great Britain, India, Oman, Libya, Algeria, Malta, Malaysia, Holland, USA and UAE to name a few.
Cerebral Kick is intended to create a mental shift or give a figurative kick cerebrally in the mind of a reader. We get these kicks several times in our lives. It’s that little voice we hear. It happens to all of us and can happen any time or place. Sometimes we act sometimes we don’t. However, when we take action, apply discipline and become intentional, everything changes. It changes the way we see ourselves, value ourselves, communicate to others and ourselves, which transforms everything around us in unimaginable ways.
The principles contained in Cerebral Kick are emphasized by quotes from the Holy Bible and the Holy Quran, and influential figures generations apart such as Socrates, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Martin Luther King, Jr., Aristotle, Dalai Lama, Les Brown, Jim Rohn, Zig Ziglar, Anthony Robbins and many more inspirational voices.
Cerebral Kick is a testimony to the immutability of these principles. These 7 Pathways are lessons, all designed to get you moving from where you are to where you know you can be.
Sometimes in life we get stuck and that’s what we need, a kick to get us moving again, so we can get started working on our dreams, living our passion, fulfilling our purpose and living successful lives.
Available for purchase at Outskirts Press: https://outskirtspress.com/cerebralkick7pathwaystoasuccessfullife
Cerebral Kick is Reginald’s life journey based on his experiences, exposure and upbringing: from being the least expected to succeed in his family to being the only one of his siblings to obtain a university degree, from opening a small business to becoming a global facilitator for multinational oil and gas companies. Reginald travelled to more than 35 countries on 5 continents, including Azerbaijan, Australia, South Africa, Angola, Brazil, China, Great Britain, India, Oman, Libya, Algeria, Malta, Malaysia, Holland, USA and UAE to name a few.
Cerebral Kick is intended to create a mental shift or give a figurative kick cerebrally in the mind of a reader. We get these kicks several times in our lives. It’s that little voice we hear. It happens to all of us and can happen any time or place. Sometimes we act sometimes we don’t. However, when we take action, apply discipline and become intentional, everything changes. It changes the way we see ourselves, value ourselves, communicate to others and ourselves, which transforms everything around us in unimaginable ways.
The principles contained in Cerebral Kick are emphasized by quotes from the Holy Bible and the Holy Quran, and influential figures generations apart such as Socrates, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Martin Luther King, Jr., Aristotle, Dalai Lama, Les Brown, Jim Rohn, Zig Ziglar, Anthony Robbins and many more inspirational voices.
Cerebral Kick is a testimony to the immutability of these principles. These 7 Pathways are lessons, all designed to get you moving from where you are to where you know you can be.
Sometimes in life we get stuck and that’s what we need, a kick to get us moving again, so we can get started working on our dreams, living our passion, fulfilling our purpose and living successful lives.
Available for purchase at Outskirts Press: https://outskirtspress.com/cerebralkick7pathwaystoasuccessfullife
Corvids Lament: Driving to school past the La Basse in Port of Spain each day, I was transfixed by the horrendous beauty of the Corbeau as it fed on the stinking rotting flesh of dead animals, while the putrid smell permeated my nostrils. Trinbagonians really seemed to believe that the sight of a Corbeau was the foreboding of evil. In my book Corvid is the personification of evil, one of his guises being a Corbeau. As a child I was both terrified and fascinated by the island forklore. At the time I lived in Trinidad, I invariably heard talk of strange and malevolent creatures, living ostensibly ordinary lives, amongst the community . Could a miscarriage really be the work of a churile, an evil spirit, who lamented in eternal grief for her lost child. I wondered whether the unusual beauty of a woman, could be down to sorcery and whether she could be a Soucanyant or La Diablesse. Could demon women really change their old skin into new skin and hide their cloven feet, under the long and flowing gowns they wore.My father taught A level Economics at St Mary`s College (College of the Immaculate Conception) in Port of Spain. In late 1985 he collapsed at the College. This was the onset of an undiagnosed illness and he died a slow and agonising death in April 1986. Trinbagonians say his untimely and unexpected death at the age of 48 was the work of Obeah.My book intertwines, true life events, and Trinidadian folklore, with a universal story of a girl seeking a perfect life, in an effort ,to bring to life the island culture and beliefs. The result is, I hope, to create a unique story which everyone of us can relate to in some way. The reader is left wondering is it the “ perfect life” which is a myth or is the island folklore not a myth, but in fact a reality?The book explores a raft of life events which many of us have to overcome, but the moral of the tale is that in life we only get a few perfect days in a lifetime of imperfection, so we must savour those perfect days.
My book was reviewed by the Law Society of England and Wales. Here is the link to that review
https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/reviews/
Available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Corvids-Lament-Abigail-Weekes-Lowe-ebook/dp/B077BFQ7RS?fbclid=IwAR17mkagheawYFn89QPs9DFhLSJGwIBEvzWbPhNXFEOdLZ8KZxoPH4oMeTo#productDescription_secondary_view_div_1527337223218
My book was reviewed by the Law Society of England and Wales. Here is the link to that review
https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/reviews/
Available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Corvids-Lament-Abigail-Weekes-Lowe-ebook/dp/B077BFQ7RS?fbclid=IwAR17mkagheawYFn89QPs9DFhLSJGwIBEvzWbPhNXFEOdLZ8KZxoPH4oMeTo#productDescription_secondary_view_div_1527337223218
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My second book titled 'with P.A.S.S.I.O.N.' is based on the belief that people who live and perform with P.A.S.S.I.O.N. excel at what they do. Here are 7 1/2 steps that will help you turn on or turn up YOUR P.A.S.S.I.O.N. for life. Follow this link to order your signed copy:
https://ntcepay.com/charity/page/his-business-partners/5K9tx6/with-passion-book Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/P-S-S-I-Worshipping-Performing-Everything/dp/1644921308/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=9781644921302&qid=1560431938&s=gateway&sr=8-1 Barnes & Noble: tps://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/with-passion-lincoln-s-kokaram/1131983127?ean=9781644921302 Six Questions 1. Do want to worship and serve the Lord with gladness? 2. Do you want to reduce stress at work? 3. Do you want to increase morale at work? 4. Would you like to see an increase in productivity at work? 5. Would you like to exceed the expectations of your internal and external customers/clients? 6. Would you like to develop a culture where everyone gives their best with P.A.S.S.I.O.N. at work? If you answered 'YES" to any one of these questions then get a copy of the ‘with P.A.S.S.I.O.N.’ book. |
THE MERICKENS BY NAZ DEEN
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THE MERICKENS and NO BETTER LIFE are available for purchase at: nbdeen@aol.com. Cost: C$15 each, plus $6 each for shipping within Canada.
About the author: Nazru (Naz) Deen was born in Trinidad. At the age of twenty, he emigrated to England, where he trained as a teacher, with special interest in the teaching of reading. He implemented an approach to the teaching of reading which proved to be very successful with young children in one of the poorest parts of London, England; with Cree and Metis adolescents in Northern Saskatchewan; as well as with Middle School students and adult parolees in Ottawa. He served as a Teacher, Vice-Principal, Curriculum Coordinator, and Superintendent of Education. As a Curriculum Coordinator he initiated many innovative and collaborative educational programs, some of which, like the Enrichment Mini Courses for bright and highly motivated students, are still thriving after more that thirty-seven years. As Superintendent of Education, Naz worked collaboratively with Principals and Teachers in the schools which he supervised too develop and implement a process to enhance school effectiveness.
Naz holds a LL.B (Hons) degree from the University of London, as well as undergraduate and graduate degrees from Carleton University, and the University of Ottawa.
Naz and his wife Bea, who was also a teacher for thirty-five years in England, Northern Saskatchewan, Sudbury, and Ottawa-Carleton, have been married for fifty-four years. They are proud parents of two adult sons, Paul and David, and even prouder grandparents of Nathaniel, Penelope and Beatrice.
Naz holds a LL.B (Hons) degree from the University of London, as well as undergraduate and graduate degrees from Carleton University, and the University of Ottawa.
Naz and his wife Bea, who was also a teacher for thirty-five years in England, Northern Saskatchewan, Sudbury, and Ottawa-Carleton, have been married for fifty-four years. They are proud parents of two adult sons, Paul and David, and even prouder grandparents of Nathaniel, Penelope and Beatrice.
THE SAVANOY SERIES BY NATHALIE TAGHABONI
About the Author
Author of Tales from Icebox Land and The Savanoy Series (Across From Lapeyrouse, Santimanitay, Side By Side We Stand)
Though she has been writing for many years, Nathalie’s official career began in 2001 when she became a columnist for the SHARE Caribbean newspaper in Toronto. Her popular and much quoted columns ran for over ten years. She enjoys writing in the vernacular; she says that for her, it is one of the best ways to write expressively.
She has also written for the Chicken Soup series and is a featured writer for SHE Caribbean Magazine, Everybody’s Magazine. She writes for several online and paper publications.
Work:
Tales from Icebox Land - a collection of short stories written entirely in the Trini Speak. The paperback version of this book sold out after three reprints and is now out-of-print. The e-version is currently available on Amazon and Kobo.
The Savanoy Series – drama, romance, Carnival, mature reader, fiction
Contact:
Website: www.CommessUniversity.com
Emails: Macoomeh@CommessUniversity.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheSavanoySeries/
Author of Tales from Icebox Land and The Savanoy Series (Across From Lapeyrouse, Santimanitay, Side By Side We Stand)
Though she has been writing for many years, Nathalie’s official career began in 2001 when she became a columnist for the SHARE Caribbean newspaper in Toronto. Her popular and much quoted columns ran for over ten years. She enjoys writing in the vernacular; she says that for her, it is one of the best ways to write expressively.
She has also written for the Chicken Soup series and is a featured writer for SHE Caribbean Magazine, Everybody’s Magazine. She writes for several online and paper publications.
Work:
Tales from Icebox Land - a collection of short stories written entirely in the Trini Speak. The paperback version of this book sold out after three reprints and is now out-of-print. The e-version is currently available on Amazon and Kobo.
The Savanoy Series – drama, romance, Carnival, mature reader, fiction
- Across From Lapeyrouse was released in April 2012.
- Santimanitay was released in June 2013.
- Side By Side We Stand was released in July 2016.
Contact:
Website: www.CommessUniversity.com
Emails: Macoomeh@CommessUniversity.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheSavanoySeries/
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THROUGH IT ALL Paperback – GISELE MILLS. Available from Amazon.
Andreide D’Averette is the average Caribbean teenager. She has cantankerous but loveable friends, annoying brothers, a listless father and an ambitious and hardworking mother. But the D’Averette household is soon disrupted when Andreide’s nosy and insensitive cousin and uncle come to stay. Andreide is far from pleased. Wanting nothing more than to have her family life returned to normal, her mother’s career flourishes suddenly and things become even more chaotic. However, Andreide is distracted when the gorgeous Dominick Michaels arrives in town, the object of many girls’ affections. She is captivated by him upon making his acquaintance and their relationship soon blossoms. Andreide is delighted. To her joy, her family life also improves. But their happiness is short-lived. Andreide is soon confronted with the jealousy of her rivals, life-altering events for her friends and the revelation of a secret that may tear her family apart. Set in the island of St. Kitts, Through It All touches and explores many modern-day issues prevalent in Caribbean life. The novel was most recently selected and used by the University of the West Indies as the main text for analysis for the Caribbean Civilisation course. |
MEMOIR OF A COCOA FARMER'S DAUGHTER by REGINA DUMAS
About the AuthorGiselle Mills was born in Trinidad and Tobago but spent her childhood in St. Kitts and Nevis. She holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of the West Indies and a Legal Education Certificate from the Hugh Wooding Law School. "Through It All" is her debut novel which she wrote when she was sixteen years old. Most recently, the novel was used by the University of the West Indies as the main text for analysis in the Caribbean Civilisation course for the academic year 2017/2018. Giselle is also the owner and editor of the new online magazine Patrice Magazine which features articles on female empowerment and highlights issues surrounding Caribbean identity. Additionally, Giselle is the author of the non-fiction guidebook "How to Survive Law School: Year 1". She is currently developing this series and working on her next novel. Follow Giselle on Twitter @Giselle_Mills or visit her blog: www.gisellemills.com
HONEST, COMPELLING AND ORIGINAL, this work describes the journey of Regina Dumas, a Caribbean woman whose life pilgrimage takes her to places and situations she never would have imagined. Desiring only to lead an independent if humdrum existence in her native Trinidad and Tobago, Regina, instead, finds herself at the age of 24, travelling to Jamaica, where she will spend three years while her husband pursues his academic career. She, meanwhile, immerses herself in a culture she finds delightfully bewitching while she struggles with the challenge of teaching the Spanish language to rural students whose Jamaican accent she can barely grasp. At the end of three years, she is presented with yet another challenge her husband wishes to pursue further studies in Geneva, Switzerland and refuses to go except accompanied by his wife and the baby they now have. Switzerland changes her entire perspective on life and when she returns to the Caribbean four years later, she is anxious to put into practice the rural development theory she has acquired in Geneva. And she does. With the unfortunate dissolution of her marriage in 1980 comes the opportunity to work in revolutionary Grenada for 4 years until the implosion occurs. Sadly, she returns with her children to Trinidad where her dreams of pulling together the strands of her experiences are finally realized in rural Tobago on the cocoa estate owned by her family. Purchase at: https://www.bokus.com/bok/9789769583696/memoir-of-a-cocoa-farmers-daughter/
KING OF CARNIVAL Paperback- by WAYNE PATRICK
An FBI Agent from Miami goes undercover, during an International Costume Competition in Trinidad. He teams up with a local beauty to rescue a prick-eared pup that was stolen by a deranged underworld criminal who wants to eat its flesh to enhance his own longevity. The embryo from which the pup came was implanted with DNA from a sliver of well-preserved flesh, sculpted out from a mummified prick-eared hound. The hound had been entombed for centuries, deep within an Egyptian pyramid with its master ... a great Pharaoh.
Available at Amazon
An FBI Agent from Miami goes undercover, during an International Costume Competition in Trinidad. He teams up with a local beauty to rescue a prick-eared pup that was stolen by a deranged underworld criminal who wants to eat its flesh to enhance his own longevity. The embryo from which the pup came was implanted with DNA from a sliver of well-preserved flesh, sculpted out from a mummified prick-eared hound. The hound had been entombed for centuries, deep within an Egyptian pyramid with its master ... a great Pharaoh.
Available at Amazon
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