Trinbago Association of Northern Ontario-TANO

10/29/2026

🇹🇹😂 CARIBBEAN WORD OF THE DAY: DOTISH! 🤣😭

Now THIS is a word almost every Trini grew up hearing! 🇹🇹❤️

In Trinidad & Tobago, DOTISH means foolish, silly, or somebody who behaving like they have NO common sense! 😂

And you KNOW the older generation wasn’t afraid to tell you when you were doing something ridiculous! 😭🤣

🗣️ “BOY, YUH DOTISH OR WHAT?!” 😂

Or the famous:

🗣️ “Doh play dotish with me, eh!” 🤣

Sometimes you didn’t even have to do anything serious. One silly mistake and somebody in the house was already calling you DOTISH! 😭😂

And if Granny was the one saying it, you knew she had absolutely NO patience for your foolishness! 🤣

🇹🇹 TRINIS, BE HONEST! WHO USED TO CALL YOU DOTISH GROWING UP? 👀😂

Was it your mother, father, grandmother, or your older siblings?

And what was the most DOTISH thing you ever did as a child? 😭🤣

Drop your village name and tell us! 🇹🇹❤️👇🏾

10/25/2026

Finally 🙌🏽

10/25/2026

WHO REMEMBERS WAKING UP EARLY ON SATURDAY MORNING JUST TO WATCH CARTOONS?! 📺😭😂🇹🇹

Back in the days, Monday to Friday, Mommy had to call you FIVE TIMES to get up for school!

But SATURDAY morning?

YOU UP BEFORE THE SUN! 😂😂

Nobody had to wake you!

You jump out of bed, brush your teeth, grab something to eat, and head STRAIGHT for the television!

Sometimes you sitting right down on the floor, so close to the TV that Mommy had to shout:

“MOVE BACK FROM THAT TELEVISION! YOU GO SPOIL YOUR EYES!” 😭🤣

And who remembers having to get up and TURN THE K**B to change the channel?

No remote control!

No streaming!

No pausing the show!

If you missed your favorite cartoon, that was IT! 😂

And don’t let somebody come and change the channel while you watching!

“AYE! PUT IT BACK! I WAS WATCHING THAT!” 😭

Remember watching Tom and Jerry, Scooby-Doo, The Flintstones, Popeye, and all those other cartoons we loved?

Those Saturday mornings were something special.

Just a television, a little breakfast, and a house full of children laughing together. ❤️

👇🏾 WHO REMEMBERS SATURDAY-MORNING CARTOONS GROWING UP IN TRINIDAD?

What was your FAVORITE cartoon?

And here’s the question that’s going to bring back memories…

WHICH CARTOON WOULD YOU WAKE UP EARLY TO WATCH AGAIN? 📺😂

10/25/2026

✨ **A Little TT-Caribbean Culture & a Special Gift!** 🇹🇹🇬🇩🎬

Last week, Brentte and I attended a wonderful event at the Trinidad and Tobago Consulate in Toronto, celebrating Caribbean culture and the work of pioneering filmmaker Horace Ové. We also had the pleasure of meeting **Jennifer Hosten**, who made history in 1970 as the first Black woman to win Miss World, representing Grenada! ❤️

Now, here’s an exciting opportunity!

On **Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 7 PM**, Frances-Anne Solomon and CaribbeanTales Media Group presents **An Evening with Jennifer Hosten** at The Hub, 837 Dundas Street West, Toronto.

The evening includes a special screening of *Misbehaviour*, the film about the 1970 Miss World competition, followed by a conversation with Jennifer and a memoir signing. Guests who purchase two tickets will also have a chance to win a three-day stay in Grenada!🌴

🎟️ **We purchased a ticket and would love to gift to someone who woulf be able to attend** If you’re interested and available, please message us privately, and we’ll arrange the transfer of the ticket. Additional tickets are available if you’d like to bring someone along.

Go on out and enjoy an evening of Caribbean history, film, and storytelling!

Happy Sunday folks!!

Nicole

🔗 [Event details and tickets](https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/wicff-2026-an-evening-with-jennifer-hosten-misbehaviour-tickets-2000659646860?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true)

The 1970 Miss World story on screen — with the woman who won it there in the room, in conversation and signing her memoir.

10/24/2026

🇹🇹👻 CARIBBEAN WORD OF THE DAY: JUMBIE! 🌙😳

Now THIS one should bring back some frightening childhood memories for plenty Trinis! 😂🇹🇹

If you grew up in Trinidad & Tobago, chances are you heard your parents or grandparents warning you about JUMBIES! 👻

In Caribbean folklore, a JUMBIE is a ghost, spirit, or supernatural being believed to roam the earth, sometimes frightening unsuspecting people!

And back in the old days, when the sun went down, the jumbie stories used to START! 😭🤣

🗣️ “Boy, come inside before de jumbie catch yuh!”

Remember sitting on the gallery listening to your grandparents tell stories about strange noises, mysterious shadows, and things they claimed to see walking through the village late at night? 😳🌙

And after hearing those stories, nobody wanted to go outside alone! 😂😂

From the Lagahoo to the Douen and Soucouyant, Trinidad has some of the most fascinating supernatural folklore in the Caribbean! 🇹🇹

👻 TRINIS, BE HONEST! DID YOU EVER SEE SOMETHING YOU BELIEVED WAS A JUMBIE? 😳

Or what was the SCARIEST jumbie story your grandparents ever told you?

Drop your village name and share your story! I want to hear those old-time Trinidad experiences! 🇹🇹❤️👇🏾

10/22/2026

🇹🇹 CARIBBEAN WORD OF THE DAY: COMMESSE! 👀😂🔥

Now THIS is a word every Trini should know! 🇹🇹🤣

If you grew up in Trinidad & Tobago, you KNOW what it means when somebody says there’s REAL COMMESSE going on! 😭😂

In Trini talk, COMMESSE means gossip, drama, confusion, scandal, or getting mixed up in other people’s business!

🗣️ “Girl, ah doh have time for all dat commesse!” 🤣

And back in the days, every village had that ONE person who knew ALL the commesse happening in the neighborhood! 👀😂

They knew who arguing, who fighting, who not speaking to who, and who getting visitors after dark! 😭🤣

But the funniest part?

🗣️ “Me? Ah doh like commesse, eh!”

Meanwhile, they know the WHOLE STORY! 😂😂

🇹🇹 TRINIS, BE HONEST! Was your neighborhood full of COMMESSE growing up, or did everybody mind their own business? 👀🤣

Drop your village name and tell us! 🇹🇹❤️👇🏾

10/21/2026

🇹🇹 CARIBBEAN WORD OF THE DAY: MALJO 🧿

If you grew up in a Trini household, there’s a good chance you heard the older folks warn about maljo! 👀

Maljo refers to the “evil eye” — the belief that jealousy, envy or even too much admiration from someone could bring bad luck or misfortune.

Especially when it came to babies, you might hear somebody say:
“Doh let nobody put maljo on de child!” 😩🇹🇹

Now I KNOW the older generation had plenty beliefs and remedies surrounding this one!

🇹🇹 What did your parents or grandparents do to protect against maljo? Tell us what you remember growing up. 👇🏾

10/20/2026

🇹🇹 TRINBAGO WORD OF THE DAY: OBZOCKY! 😂😭

Now THIS is one of those old-time Trini words that will bring back some memories! 🤣🇹🇹

In Trinidad & Tobago, OBZOCKY is used to describe somebody or something that looks awkward, clumsy, ungainly, or just doesn’t seem to fit together properly! 😂

You know when somebody put on a pair of shoes WAY too big for their feet or wearing clothes that looking all kinds of awkward? 😭🤣

🗣️ “Look how obzocky he looking!” 😂

And you KNOW the older generation wasn’t afraid to tell you when something wasn’t looking right! 🤣

🇹🇹 TRINIS, WHO REMEMBERS THIS WORD? 👀

Did your parents or grandparents ever call somebody OBZOCKY? And what did it mean in YOUR household?

Drop your village name and tell us! I want to see how many people still remember this old-time expression! 🇹🇹❤️👇🏾

10/19/2026

Happy Monday T&T!! Here's wishing everyone a productive week!

09/10/2026

We will be tuned in to the live stream! 🇹🇹🇹🇹

To the Trinidad and Tobago Diaspora in the GTA and throughout Ontario!! And to all friends of Trinidad and Tobago!!

The Niagara Falls Illumination Board hasofficially agreed to illuminate the iconic Niagara Falls in your national colours- the Red, White and Black- on September 24, 2026 at 10:00pm for a 15 minute duration in honour of Trinidad and Tobago's 50th Anniversary as a Republic.

The Falls were illuminated once before in our national colours in celebration of our 60th anniversary of Independence in 2022. The Niagara Falls Illumination Board regularly honours requests from countries for special illuminations to commemorate national milestones.

Please note that all Illumination times are approximate and subject to change according to light conditions.

The live cam link is included here:
https://www.earthcam.com/canada/niagarafalls/?cam=niagarafalls_str so that anyone can see the Falls illuminated.