Happy International Women’s Day

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Happy International Women’s Day

For me, every day I am alive is a day to celebrate, but it is still nice to have a day called “International Women’s Day”. I admit my greetings are a bit late, but I could not let this day go by without sharing my greetings with you.  Continue reading

Trinidad’s oil spill may benefit Aquaculture

Vendors at a Fish Market
Photo by SteveMiller, CC by 2.0

“Check check check it out King fish, Carite, Oily fish for sale $10 ah pound fresh from La Brea oil spill”. Can you imagine listening to a vendor at the fish market repeat that rhythm? I don’t know about you, but that would cause me to turn around and leave. No fish vendor in his right mind would say such a thing; however one of the consequences of the recent oil spill is the notion some consumers have of fish caught in the Southern part of the island. Consumers are no longer concerned with the price of fish, what they want to know is where it was caught. Continue reading