Hard Bargain Coffee and Narine's on 'D' Cross Doubles

It's a bright and sunny Wednesday in the height of the Covid-19 Pandemic with the Delta variant descending upon The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the world and we are going straight into the time of Ancestor worship and a 16 day fast starting today 22nd September 2021, businesses usually see a slump in sales around this period except for when you want doubles and coffee that's why whilst exploring Gulf City Mall  and  the Herbs and Health Shop TLC came across the totally locally grown and ground coffee called Hard Bargain Coffee

 from HardBargain a suburb of Williamsville and home to the descendants of the Merikins, Indian descendants from Bharat, Irish and also the Chinese where before the internet or cable or dish networks  arrived or telephone or cellphones the only means of communication was the Williamsville Post Office and every one would write their address eg. C/o Williamsville Post office. Trinidad,W.I or get news on FM & AM Radio and international news on the Shortwave Radio Bands and on the road, even as this blog is being written, by the Trinidadian Mike Men with their Public Addressing Systems that would carry news and announce deaths and play Caribbean Hindustani music.

The taste test, it is a mild Robusta Coffee that goes well with the raw sugar sachet included. One of the tea bag can brew for up to half a dozen high quality cups of coffee and to complement the Coffee there was Doubles from Narine's on D Cross Bay 1, Lady Hailes Avenue, next to the Rienzi-Kirton Highway Marker and opposite the World Famous venue Skinner park where all the Calypso, Chutney & Soca Music Monarchs and Carnival King and Queens are judged and Crowned in the City of San Fernando, T&T and the World at large and outside of the Carnival season if you want to experience local talent at the same Cross Crossing location you can go to Atherley's by the Park and as a performer TUCO South office is on the SAPA side of Skinner Park.

 on that note if you ever wanted to know the history of Doubles "Out of the Doubles Kitchen" there is a book that was spotted in Long Circular Mall at RIK  bookshops and digitally downloadable on  Kindle via Amazon.com 

Trinidad and Tobago is in a transitional mode as we move away and diversify the economy from a Crude oil and Gas based one to a Clean Energy and Renewable energy and Agricultural based, Seafood based and maybe a Carbon Extraction as Iceland has done and Luxury manufacturing economy.

With the advent of the TTRA - Trinidad and Tobago Revenue Authority coming online and introduction of Property Tax on the cards with everyone waiting with baited breath for the Budget and Budget debate in Parliament on October 4th 2021.Some will go abroad to the USA and and some will stay in T&T maybe they will need housing before the "Green Card Dulahins" (as explained by local Trini author H.P Singh in his book) relocate as has happened in many decades before when the Trinidad and Tobago economy went from Boom to Bust and Trinidadians migrated abroad.

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While eating doubles drinking coffee and reading comics bought at Mohammed's Book store and listening to Local musician Gary Hector who has left local rock band jointpop to release his debut album, National Trash, the song "The Streets of San Fernando" came on.