Chaguanas on The Tradewinds Brief

Auntie Cheryl - Monday, April 20, 2026

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:45:00 -0400

Auntie Cheryl from Chaguanas weighs in: the pension news is wonderful, the crime is down, the Prime Minister is standing up to CARICOM, and yes the police station thing was upsetting but Madam Prime Minister is handling it. Everything is going to be alright.

Auntie Cheryl: The New Nurse Rules Coming! And a Lovely Day in Chaguanas!

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 11:30:00 -0400

Blessings and morning greetings to all my Chaguanas family and friends! Auntie Cheryl writing to you from my kitchen this Sunday morning, the breeze coming in through the louvre, the pot of sorrel on the stove, and the radio playing that new gospel from Pastor Winston that everybody have been sharing on the WhatsApp.

What a blessed Sunday! Let me tell you what is on my mind from the papers today.

Auntie Cheryl: Saddam Hosein Open a GYM!! TTMB Have New Mortgage for We!! And Nurses Saying Dey Going to WALK!!

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0400

Allyuh!!! It me, Auntie Cheryl, and I wake up dis Saturday mornin’ with SO MUCH to tell yuh. De phone been ringin’ since 6AM, me sister in Diego Martin send me TEN voice notes, and me niece in Arima tell me to check de Guardian. Sit sit sit. Make tea. Let me unload.

SADDAM HOSEIN OPEN A GYM!!! 💪💪💪

Ohhhh darling this one had me LAUGHING.

Saddam Hosein — de MP for Barataria/San Juan — he cut de ribbon on a NEW GYM in Aranguez. Dey call it Raw Fitness. And dey TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS of him ON DE CHEST PRESS MACHINE.

Auntie Cheryl: Pension Tax Gone! De Procurement Watchman Doing He Wuk! And Lord Forgive Me, But De SoE Working Too!

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:30:00 -0400

Oh Godddd it’s me Auntie Cheryl from Chaguanas coming to tell allyuh THE NEWS because I cannot hold it in another minute, my phone have 14 missed calls and 200 WhatsApp messages and people in de family is cryin’ happy cryin’ sad and cryin’ confused ALL AT DE SAME TIME and I will explain EVERYTHING.

Put on de kettle. Sit down. Let Auntie tell yuh.

DE PENSION TAX GONE!!!! 🙌🙌🙌

Darling. DARLING. Let me tell yuh what happen today.

Trini Brief — Auntie Cheryl, April 10, 2026

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Auntie Cheryl from Chaguanas reacts to Angelica Jogie, the Caracas delegation, the new fire tenders, and the ongoing jet ski debate with the full range of emotions the week demands.

Auntie Cheryl's Trinidad Update – Thursday, April 9, 2026

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Auntie Cheryl in Chaguanas reads the news and is pleased about most of it.

Auntie Cheryl's T&T Round-Up – April 8, 2026

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Auntie Cheryl from Chaguanas is VERY excited about Kamla going to get T&T's gas, T&T's athletes at Carifta, and Tobago festival season.