Kingstown, St. Vincent. October 31st, 2019 – ProjectMEN2020 in collaboration with the World Needs a Father, will host a trainer of trainer’s seminar on the essentials of Fathering as part of celebrations leading up to International Men’s Day, 19th November, 2019. The seminar will take place from 5:30pm to 8:30pm on Tuesday 12th to Friday 15th November, 2019 and culminates on Saturday 16th November from 9am to 4pm. The venue is the VINSAVE Child Development Centre Conference room, located between the National Public Library and the UWI Open Campus in Kingstown. The facilitators for the training are Courtney Richards, from Jamaica, Dr. Zifus James, from St. Lucia, Irvin Padier, from Trinidad and Tobago, Alex Altidor and Conroy Huggins from St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The training is geared for all interested men involved in working with men and male focused groups and organizations. The curriculum for the training was developed in Durban, South Africa by the World Needs a Father, and has been used globally and in the Caribbean. For more information persons can contact, Conroy Huggins at 454 0011 or Alex Altidor at 495 6004, event organizers. The media is invited to cover the conference or part thereof. In Vincy (St. Vincent and the Grenadines) we have what is known as Tri Tri season. Tri Tri pronounced to some locals as Chi Chi”. The Tri Tri fish, also known to some as The West Indian Whitebait. In most cultures or natives familiar to its existance normally prepared similar to saltfish cakes and even boiled. When some of our families abroad can’t get hold of our fresh Tri Tri in the US, be it through a family member or friend packing it in their suitcase with them wrapped in newspaper, some would suffice with Japanese White or Sea Silver Fish. Other names for this fish are Icefish or Noodlefish. This fish is white in appearance, while Tri Tri has more distinct physical features. I never tried the silver fish and i’m not too thrilled to do so any time soon. Reason being it’s a frozen product and i’m sure it wouldn’t be the same. The adult Tri Tri ranges in lengths of 3½- 4½ inches while the young tri tri ranges in lengths of ¼- 1 ¼ inches. In the dry season the adult Tri tri migrates down stream to the sea where they lay their eggs probably near the river from where they descend and then apparently die as no adult fish are ever seen to return. The young tri tri or young fry ascend the rivers by the thousands in the wet season (preferably August September and October). "Like chameleons, they harmonize quite well to their surroundings." The tenacity of life of the young tri tri is remarkable. They can be found in stream in Grenada and Dominica. Also caught in Bequia. In fact I’ve met ith a Dominican lady (lovely lady) a few years ago who shared with me some of her Tri Tri preparations, one of which she boils in the tri tri in a flavored coconut broth. It was a few years ago so that’s all I remembered lol. The tri tri fish is found at the mouth of the river, “weh e rivah does meet e sea” as some locals may say. Some of the more known locations are the Layou river, Richmond river and Walliabou river. “Tri Tri” comes shortly after the quarter moon. Locals would set their tents up camping out at night as “Catching Tri Tri” requires patience and help in numbers whether be it for leisure or business. At the mouth of the river, sheets, or as some locals know it as “rugs” are spread out using large cuts of meshes with rocks to submerge them and sticks to keep them wide open, placing palm leaves at the base as well to keep them their and as the dawn breaks, and the sun throws its first light on the sea, they can be seen glistening in the water, like thick soup or as others have seen proof of a big ball comprised of a school of fish bursting out in the waters of the sea heading to the shores by the river. Some even link lighting to the nearing of Tri Tri season. In the old days people used to tell each other with beaming excitement “Tri Tri ah come” and so locals gather with buckets by their numbers or anything that can be filled. It is considered a profit for over the years as one large bucket can cost hundreds where they are taken to fish market and sold by the scoop in the white 5lb plastic bags.
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