Letters Archives - Maurice Burke's Blog https://blog.mauriceburke.com/category/letters/ A space for the sharing of thoughts and opinions. All writing is my own, unless credited to someone else. Mon, 04 Jan 2021 00:40:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://blog.mauriceburke.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-MauriceBurkeIcon-32x32.png Letters Archives - Maurice Burke's Blog https://blog.mauriceburke.com/category/letters/ 32 32 175455691 An Ounce of Prevention Will Make the Chutney Sure https://blog.mauriceburke.com/letters/an-ounce-of-prevention-will-make-the-chutney-sure/ Sat, 06 Jan 2018 23:52:00 +0000 https://blog.mauriceburke.com/?p=354 We need to change the business model for the soca monarch, and chutney soca monarch competitions

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]]> 354 Cadet Force: Changing Lives For More Than 100 Years https://blog.mauriceburke.com/inspiration/cadet-force-changing-lives-for-more-than-100-years/ Tue, 19 Sep 2017 10:53:00 +0000 http://blog.mauriceburke.com/?p=19 The post Cadet Force: Changing Lives For More Than 100 Years appeared first on Maurice Burke's Blog.

]]> 19 The People Want Someone to Believe In https://blog.mauriceburke.com/inspiration/the-people-want-someone-to-believe-in/ Tue, 10 Jan 2017 10:37:00 +0000 http://blog.mauriceburke.com/?p=14 In 2008, I witnessed the inauguration of Barak Obama, President of the United States of America, live on television. I also witnessed its impact on my own country, the beautiful twin island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. I saw the way that St. James, a small city which usually buzzes with an almost indefatigable energy, […]

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]]> 14 Open Your Eyes OWTU https://blog.mauriceburke.com/letters/open-your-eyes-owtu/ Sun, 08 Jan 2017 07:58:00 +0000 https://blog.mauriceburke.com/?p=209 In conversation with a vocal friend who works with Trinmar, the current situation with the losses of the company over the last few years is a matter which was constantly raised, but somehow never caught the public’s ear. He asserts that neither the media nor the public has ever taken it seriously. I have also […]

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]]> 209 Holly shared our true culture https://blog.mauriceburke.com/inspiration/holly-shared-our-true-culture/ Sat, 04 Jun 2016 10:50:00 +0000 http://blog.mauriceburke.com/?p=17 I recall as a child seeing Holly Beteaudier and Sham Mohammed giving away prizes on Scouting for Talent and Mastana Bahar respectively. Growing up in these times, watching television meant watching whatever was on the screen, but living in St James, a town of mixed ethnicity, that mix of programming was nothing different to the […]

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