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A Jamaican man fined for smoking ganja while in Trinidad & Tobago
A JAMAICAN man was found in his possession; three grams of marijuana, he was reported saying that in his country of origin, the possession of such a small amount of marijuana has been decriminalized....
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Papa Bois – Keeper of the forest
Papa Bois (also known as “Maître Bois,” means master of the woods or “Daddy Bouchon” meaning hairy man), a French patois word for “father wood” or “father of the forest” is a popular fictional folklore...
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Mama Dlo – Mother of the water
“Mama Dlo” or “Mama Dglo” whose name is derived from the French “maman de l’ eau” which means “mother of the water” is one of the lesser known personalities of Trinidad and Tobago folklore. A hideous...
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Soucouyant
The soucouyant is a shape-shifting Caribbean folklore character who appears as a reclusive old woman by day. By night, she strips off her wrinkled skin and puts it in a mortar. In her true form, as a...
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