Michelle Loubon
Trinidad Express
Contact Michelle
Discover and connect with journalists and influencers around the world, save time on email research, monitor the news, and more.
| Recent: |
|
| Past: |
|
Past articles by Michelle:
BOIS LADY QUEEN ROSIE
“They call me ‘Queen Rosie’. But I am not rosy. I am a warrior. My bois is Warrior.”It was no idle boast from Rosanna Byanille, the lone female competitor in → Read More
Picking the President
With three more days to go for the electoral college to meet, the debate continues on the Government’s choice of Senate President Christine Kangaloo as Trinidad and Tobago’s new President → Read More
Woodford Square ‘Christmas Village’ ends today
Under the punishing sunshine and with Scrunter’s “Leroy” playing loudly, homemade sorrel and ponche de créme, handmade soaps, vials of honey, potted plants, embroidered bottles, a riot of head caps → Read More
Flooding, wage negotiations impacting Christmas shopping
AFTER TWO Christmases that were negatively impacted by Covid-19, many businesspeople and leaders of business organisations were looking to the 2023 Yuletide season to bring a flood of post-pandemic customers → Read More
Trini fans disappointed as samba boys lose
Disappointed. Shocked. Hurt.These were common emotions among Brazilian supporters in Trinidad, many of whom shed tears in the aftermath of Croatia’s victory over the samba boys.Croatia has distinguished itself as → Read More
‘Trailblazer’ DJ Wax dies at 67
“DJ WAX was the greatest of all. He had love for everyone.” → Read More
Residents blame ‘dirty’ river
Pausing from power-washing the entrance to the Mufti Shabil Ali Mosque at Madras Road, St Helena, Tariq Ali lamented that if the nearby river had been rigorously cleaned, the horrible → Read More
Calypso in mourning
PRESIDENT Paula-Mae Weekes said yesterday veteran calypsonian Explainer (Winston Henry) will always be remembered. → Read More
Morris-Julian explains this
Minister in the Ministry of Education Lisa Morris-Julian said yesterday it was not her intention to bouff anyone in her social media post, which read: “You are big and you → Read More
Prayers for Teresa, swept away in Lopinot floods
Bon Air West Member of Parliament Marvin Gonzales tonight prayed with the family of Teresa Lynch, 44, who was washed away in a river during the floods. → Read More
‘Real pressure’ from high prices
How was your standard of living impacted in the 2022 fiscal year from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022? → Read More
TTUTA makes second call for ‘rest and reflection’...
SEVERAL teachers and pupils in the Port of Spain, Belmont and Morvant communities did not report to school yesterday, which disrupted classes, but at some schools operations were normal. → Read More
Teacher to open Independence calypso semis
Miguella Simon, a Marabella South Secondary School science teacher, will open the batting, with her rendition of “Sticking Together”, at the semis of the 2022 Diamond Jubilee Independence Calypso Monarch → Read More
I HAD SWINE FLU
Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh yesterday revealed he was hospitalised for “swine flu, and not Covid-19” at the Arima Hospital at the end of last month.Speaking yesterday at the Trinidad and → Read More
Follow the ABCs of good health
Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said US$48 million was spent to encourage people to adopt healthier lifestyles and citizens should rigidly follow the ABCs of good health —drink water, eat more → Read More
ARIPO - THE FORGOTTEN VILLAGE
Say Aripo or Heights of Aripo and, immediately, frightening images of murder and bodies dumped in the bushes come to mind, especially the horrendous murder of young Andrea Bharatt.However, newly-elected → Read More
‘Passengers will have to pay more’
This was how Sangre Grande maxi-taxi driver Eric Lewis felt after learning yesterday that the price of all fuels was going up.Finance Minister Colm Imbert yesterday announced the increases yesterday.“It’s → Read More
Upbeat feeling for Carnival
Carnival kings and queens are preparing to go forth and registration will begin by Wednesday.So said president of the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival Bands Association (TTCBA) Rosalind Gabriel as she → Read More
Businesses, consumers ‘watching and waiting’
Doubles and roti makers, as well as customers, worried yesterday that product prices will go up following an announced increase in the price of flour by National Flour Mills Ltd. → Read More
Slow turnout as beaches reopen
Kicking and screaming, seven-year-old Vision De Peza was reluctant to leave Indian Bay at Chaguaramas yesterday. → Read More