Your reward or punishment is in line with your actions

To eat, especially to eat voraciously.

Taro - plant used primarily for its edible root and leaves.

Canned mackerel in tomato sauce

Aramanth - an edible green leafy vegetable resembling spinach. It is typically prepared by steaming, often with saltfish

Keep your goals within your abilities and means

Aloe vera. Valued for use in herbal medicine, as a purgative or washout, and for cosmetic and skin care purposes.

A traditional food that is the national dish of Jamaica. It is typically prepared as a sautee of boiled ackee, saltfish, peppers, onions and other spices. It is usually accompanied by bread, breadfruit, boiled green bananas, or dumplings.

A machete or cutlass sharpened on both edges.

Two faced. Hypocritical or treacherous.

A roti made with butter, usually ghee. Oil is rubbed on both sides, then it is cooked on a tawah. This gives the roti a crisp outside. When it almost finished cooking, the cook begins to beat it, causing it to crumble

A dish made from rice and peas or beans. Red kidney beans and gungo are commonly used. The dish is typically prepared with coconut milk and lots of seasoning.

A traditional style of folk music performed using a handsaw and various instruments including the accordion and drums.

A dish made from rice and peas or beans. Red kidney beans and gungo are commonly used. The dish is typically prepared with coconut milk and lots of seasoning.

A fried batter made from a mix of flour, saltfish, onions, peppers and other spices

A style of building construction where walls are made from slats of bamboo or other wood and coated with mud or clay.

You know what I mean.

A memorial dance held for a dead member of the Pocumina faith. Participants wear black and white.

A custard like stew made from a salted meat (usually saltfish or salted mackerel), coconut milk and richly seasoned. It is often served with ground provisions such as yams, dasheen, or bananas.

A lunch or snack item consisting of a patty sandwiched inside a coco bread.

You have to live with the consequences of your actions

People reveal their true colours when faced with pressure or hard times.

Success requires hard work

That which causes merriment and pleasure now will cause grief and sorrow later.

The more you learn the more you realise you don't know

Warszewiczia coccinea (or Chaconia, Wild Poinsettia and Pride of Trinidad and Tobago) is a species of flowering plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is the national flower of Trinidad and Tobago because it blooms on 31 August, which coincides with the day that Trinidad and Tobago became independent from Great Britain. It was named Chaconia after Trinidad's last colonial Spanish Governor Don Jose Maria Chacon, who is credited with a vast upgrading of the island and its capital Port of Spain.

One must be willing to put up with unpleasant things in order to be successful

Appearances can be deceiving

People who dislike you will give you difficult or impossible tasks

Always be prepared

A festival of celebration held the night before National Day, otherwise known as St. Lucy's day.

Everyone has their limits

Look before you leap

People abuse you or take advantage of you unless you put yourself in a position for them to do so.

Don't be misled by a fool

Be careful and cautious when you get into difficulty

Things are not always as they seem

Practice good behaviour at home before you go outside.

The excessively pickny end up making poor choices

Familiarity breeds contempt