Cipero street, San Fernando.

Some of my favorite memories as a child, was seeing these trains when I visited my aunt and her family. She lived (still does) live in Monkeytown and her old house use to be on a hill that had a great view of the train line.

Use to love seeing them pass with cane. Was legit sad to see them retired tho 😔

Even schools and shopping centres etc. of interest, if they have a nickname!

edit: that should have been 'Gustin(e)'

Anyone Here remember what the feeling was like in the 1986 election? What it was like seeing the PNM defeated for the first time?, Any Memories of the campaign?

Silly Season Reminder from King David Rudder

An elderly woman was speaking to me about the past, she mentioned that there was a point in time Trinidad had the monetary system of Britain - We had a 2 dollar bill and so on, but she also mentioned that there was a monetary system for the poor called Hipne (I may have spelt it wrong) but it's pronounced as hipknee. I couldn't find anything about it and so I wanted to ask if anyone knows of it and can share some knowledge pertaining to it

The darling who I would ask this question is no longer "in the land of the living", so I've come to you all.

My granny has taught me many things over the years that were linked to superstition, spirituality, faith etc. Yes... I still turn my back to enter my home 😭 some things I've grown out of as I've grown older but some things I follow to a T and cherish since I learned them from someone I was close to. She was particular about shoes but I can't seem to remember what her dos and donts were when it came to getting rid of them.

I'm decluttering and getting rid of bags of shows. I do not remember the last time I threw out shoes and I know my grandmother was very particular about where you left your shoes, who had access to them, who wore them etc.

I'm lowkey embarrassed to ask this but for my superstitious ppl, is simply throwing out shoes looked at negatively? Is there "a right way"? (I do share a communal dumpster with about 15 other families in my complex)

I know some ppl say just burn it... but that's not an option for me.

So my dad, who was born in Trinidad, used to tell me this rhyme about a character named Humble Bumble who invited his friends to his birthday, and was wondering what the original context was. I don't remember the whole rhyme, but it ends with the following line:

"At half past 9 (or 9 past nine), the piggy swine, broke down the door, ate biscuts and guzzled wine. Cheers cheers, may humble bumble live 100 years!"

From @derekbob1 on TT.

Anyone knows this ad?

My granny used to watch this tv show on TV6. I think around 2004 to 2010 bc I was in primary school (and before Std 4 - 5) then. It was a West Indian series I believe, because the show was set in the countryside. It could be Jamaica, Barbados, even TnT, but I think it's Jamaica bc my granny told me so (from what I remember - I can't really remember tbh). I never really watched it bc outside was more fun but I remember there was a scene where a coffin rolled down a hill (???). I wasn't scared of the scene but I did want to know why that occurred. I think I first heard about black magic and obeah from my grandma here lol but my memory is quite blurry here... Other than that all I remember was places like the typical Caribbean countryside and ppl in the show lol. Anyone remember a show like that on TV6? I don't think the show revolved around obeah, just that it had it in the story...

There are some well-known ones like the rapid rail project, the oncology centre, the causeway to Chaguaramas, and part of the San Fernando to Point Fortin highway (the continuation from where it ends currently to Mon Desir).

But what are some forgotten projects? Either those never started at all or projects that were started but never finished?