Discover Trinidad & Tobago Travel Guide 2019 (issue #30)

Franka Philip and Ardene Sirjoo both
enjoy developing and executing interesting creative projects.
Their backgrounds in media and general curiosity led them to
co-found Trini Good Media, including the podcast Talk ‘Bout
Us and OpedTT, which curates opinion writing. Franka is an
experienced journalist who’s worked at the BBC World Service
and Guardian Media, and writes the Cookup column for Caribbean
Beat. Ardene co-hosts the popular radio programme The
Mandate on i95.5FM, is a frequent event host and moderator,
and works with the Bocas Literary Festival as the media and
marketing coordinator. trinigoodmedia.com
Jared Prima is a Tobagonian actor, director, writer,
and singer currently on a Fulbright Scholarship to pursue a
Master’s in Film Production at Florida State University. He runs
Triple Spade Studios, and his film work includes the awardwinning
shorts The Witness and Redman. He is working on
two features, Midnight Robber and La Diablesse Lives.
Courtenay “Bush Man” Rooks has over
25 years of eco adventure tourism experience. He founded Paria
Springs Tours in 1993, and runs Bush Mountain (facebook.com/
bushmountaintt) — an eco-project that brings together his passions
for health and conservation with trail walking, running,
yoga, boot camp, forest bathing, rappelling, and much more.
Penelope Spencer has worked in the entertainment
industry for over 30 years as an actor, writer, director,
teacher, producer, television host, and casting agent. She cohosts
OMG Live on Facebook and The Sisterhood on TV6; and
is the artistic director of Necessary Arts School/Productions.
She recently completed her first children’s book with Lylah
Persad, Tales from the forest.
Aisha Sylvester is a digital marketer loving life in
Tobago. She spends a lot of her free time exploring the island,
and loves being out and about indulging in some of Tobago’s
most authentic experiences. She shares her excursions and
discoveries through comprehensive guides on her travel blog,
Island Girl In-Transit (islandgirlintransit.com).
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