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Select articles from our Newsletter ‘Beyond the Grey Shirt’, available for download from the eNewsletters page:

Living the Grey Shirt – John Sabga (from Newsletter #19)

An interview with the owner of Trotters Restaurant. Full interview here.

 

 

 

 

 

Living the Grey Shirt – Deacon Matthew Ragbir (from Newsletter #18)

Deacon Matthew Ragbir, 32 years old, attended Fatima College from 1995 to 2002. He was a Deputy Head Prefect, the winner of Our Lady of Fatima Cup and the valedictorian of his Form 6 year. He has been a Brother of Living Water Community, a Lay Catholic Ecclesial movement, since 2003, where he has engaged in missionary work both locally and regionally. From 2007 to 2012 he studied at the Seminary of St. John Vianney and the Uganda Martyrs. He graduated as valedictorian at the Seminary and topped the Faculty of Humanities at U.W.I. in 2012. For the past two years, Matthew has been furthering his studies in Rome, specializing in Sacred Theology in the area of Marriage and Family. He is due to be ordained early 2016. Full interview here.

 

 

 

 

Living the Grey Shirt – Justice Malcolm Holdip (from Newsletter #17)

Justice Malcolm Holdip is a High Court Judge and a Fatima alumnus from September 1966 to June 1973. During his tenure at Fatima, he held the premier position of Head Boy at the school. He has served as a Judge in the Family Court on more than one occasion. He has also held many prominent legal positions in the Caribbean Region where he served as Director of Public Prosecutions in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis from 1991 to 1994 and he was appointed Director of Public Prosecutions in Grenada 1997-1999. He held the position of General Counsel of the National Bank Group of Companies in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. This group comprises one of the largest indigenous commercial banks in the OECS, the National Trust Company and the National Insurance Company. He was a member of the Legal team of John Benjamin and Company in Anguilla and also held the prestigious position of President of the Bar Association. Full interview here

 

 

 

 

Living the Grey Shirt – Roger-Mark De Souza (from Newsletter #16)

Fatima College alumnus, Roger-Mark De Souza, is the Director of Population, Environmental Security, and Resilience at the Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington DC. He leads programs on climate change resilience, reproductive and maternal health, environmental security, and livelihoods, including the Center’s Global Sustainability and Resilience Program, Environmental Change and Security Program, and Maternal Health Initiative. He is certainly an exemplar of the great ideals of Fatima College and we thank him for taking the time to share a bit on his life. Full article here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Living the Grey Shirt – Brian Lewis (from Newsletter #15)

An interview with the President of the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC).  He was elected to this post on May 7th, 2013. Full article here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Living the Grey Shirt – Dylan Carter (from Newsletter #14)

Fatima alumnus and top junior swimmer Dylan Carter was named the First Citizens Sports Foundation Male Youth of the Year 2013 at the Foundation’s Youth Awards ceremony at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Friday 31st January 2014. Dylan won silver at the Dubai FINA Junior World Swimming Championships in a national record time in the men’s 50m butterfly event last August. Dylan Carter entered Fatima in 2007 and left in 2012 after the CXC examinations. Full article here.

 

 

 

 

 

Living the Grey Shirt – Jelani Shaw (from Newsletter #14)

Fatima alumnus, Jelani “Pops” Shaw was the young writer of the 2014 Road March and Power Soca Monarch song, ‘Ministry of Road (MOR)’. Attaining such coveted titles at only 22 years old, he aspires to international greatness in the long career ahead. It is our pleasure to feature this young star in this edition of Living the Grey Shirt as Fatima continues to produce the best of the best in all facets of life. Full article here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Living the Grey Shirt – Etienne Charles (from Newsletter #13)

Etienne Charles, (Class of 1999 – ‘O’ Levels, 2001 -‘A’ Levels) has been described as one of the most compelling and exciting young jazz artists ushering the genre into groundbreaking new territory. Still in his 20s he has already recorded three impressive and well-received albums. Full article here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Living the Grey Shirt – Honorable Emmanuel George (from Newsletter #12)

An interview with the Honourable Emmanuel George. At the time of this interview he was the Minister of National Security, a post he held from Monday 22^nd April 2013. Shortly after this interview he was reassigned on September 5^th to the portfolio of Minister of Justice. Full article here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Living the Grey Shirt – Stephen Broadbridge (from Newsletter #11)

An interview with Stephen Broadbridge, owner of Caribbean Discovery Tours, (www.caribbeandiscoverytours.com), the pioneer of Eco-tours in Trinidad and Tobago. He offers expertly guided Kayaking, Hiking, Camping, and Scuba adventures. He also recently launched another website for those who wish to view his photography, www.stephenbroadbridge.com. Full Article Here.

 

 

 

 

 

Living the Grey Shirt – Honorable Anil Roberts (from Newsletter #10)

An interview with the Honorable Anil Roberts who was first elected to the House of Representatives on Monday May 24, 2010 as the Member for D’Abadie/O’Meara. He was appointed Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs on May 29, 2010, and subsequently the Minister of Sport from 27 June, 2011 to present. Full Article Here.

 

 

 

 

 

Living the Grey Shirt – Mr. Jwala Rambarran (from Newsletter #9)

An interview with the new Central Bank Governor of Trinidad and Tobago, Mr. Jwala Rambarran – “Moving from Fatima Boy, to the man at the helm of the Central Bank”  Full Article Here

 

 

 

 

 

 

Living the Grey Shirt –  Derek Chin Fat (from Newsletter #6)

Introducing, Mr. Derek Chin Fatt – Derek graduated from Fatima fifth form in 1977 and continued on to John S. Donaldson Technical Institute via a pre-certification programme orchestrated by the then principal Mr. Clive Pantin, for a struggling form 2B at the time. There he earned his Electrical\Electronic Engineering Technicians diploma. More Here

 

 

 

 

Rocking the Grey Shirt – Dax Carter (from Newsletter #8)

At 25 years of age, Dax Carter (Class of 2005) is rated by some as Trinidad’s leading electric guitarist. He founded his own band, ‘Krash’, in 2005 and is currently the lead guitarist of Orange Sky. He is also the member of the band The Cartars, with his siblings Marie and Phillip. Besides his main instrument, the electric guitar, he also plays the piano. He was prepared to take the grade 8 practical piano exam but he was prevented from doing so by a near-fatal car crash plus the death of his Dad within the same year. More Here.