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The mosquito master speaks: It’s not Zika, it’s mosquitoes
“How could you declare a national emergency for Zika when we have no cases of the virus in Trinidad?” asked UWI Professor Dave Chadee, one of the world’s foremost experts on mosquito borne diseases and...
View ArticleMy story of rising out of the ashes
Last week some readers were commenting about various ideas of recovery after a mental health crisis. Prompted by the subject of the past few weeks—childhood traumas and adversity—the question kept...
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RBC donates $250,000 to NGOs to expand educational services
RBC Royal Bank, through its Education Foundation continues to support children and their access to education in Trinidad and Tobago by disbursing financial aid to non-governmental organisations that...
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Perfect Wallace helps Mavericks to 3-0 start
National goal shoot Samantha Wallace shot 100 per cent from the field as Hertfordshire Mavericks maintained their unbeaten start to the Vitality Netball Super League with a 62-45 victory over Team...
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TTOC on way to boost business
The T&T Olympic Committee (TTOC) is under taking a marketing and branding transformation plan as it seeks to maximise and monetise its commercial affairs. Raising funds to ensure the twin Island...
View ArticleA fairytale of two cities
Leicester City can win the English Premiership this year!And why are we surprised? Is it not the most consistent team that wins a tournament? It is not only about style and flair, you have to be...
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Mystic Blaze at Southwell
Mystic Blaze represents a serious bet for the seven-runner Maiden Stakes over seven furlongs of Southwell fibresand today, according to official BHA ratings!That’s good enough for most punters, it...
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WICB, players at war over T20 pay
West Indies T20 captain Darren Sammy has written to the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) expressing concern over salaries and fees for the players for the T20 World Cup which starts next month in...
View ArticleTest skipper Holder sits out Volcanoes clash
BRIDGETOWN—Test captain Jason Holder will sit out Barbados Pride’s sixth round clash in the Regional First Class Championship against Windward Islands Volcanoes at Kensington Oval this weekend. The...
View ArticleManagement praises under-pressure Hetmyer
FATULLAH— Captain Shimron Hetmyer’s character has come in for high praise from team management following his half-century in a winning cause against Pakistan Under-19s in Monday’s quarterfinal of the...
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Angry victims to take action
People’s National Movement (PNM) councillor Jason Alexander yesterday called for security guards who work in Carnival bands to undergo proper training, after he was beaten by guards from the band Yuma...
View ArticleCarnival experience marred
Canadian national Nzunaki Tuitt said yesterday that the unsavoury incident she experienced in Yuma had marred their entire Carnival.“Today (yesterday) we just put the costume on because it is pretty...
View ArticleChamps Despers ‘forced’ to fill void
Hundreds of spectators who went to South Quay, Port-of-Spain, yesterday from noon to see revellers in their costumes were left disappointed for about four hours.Between 11.30 am and 3.30 pm, just about...
View ArticleWilliams lauds revellers for good behaviour
Acting Commissioner of Police Stephen Williams says Carnival 2016 was a “fantastic celebration” and defending Vibe CT105FM Road March champion Machel Montano and thousands of masqueraders will surely...
View ArticleBandit shot by security guard
A bandit was shot and his co-accused arrested after the swift intervention of a security guard attached to a Carnival band yesterday afternoon.According to police reports, the bandit and an accomplice...
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Vendors feel pinch
Vendors along Broadway in Port-of-Spain yesterday complained bitterly about poor sales since Fantastic Friday.Fried chicken, fries, fried fish and pelau were some of the foods still stacked high in...
View ArticleWaiting on the Stage most popular
Machel Montano and Badjohn Republic’s Waiting on the Stage commanded the majority of airplay at the Adam Smith Square, Port-of-Spain, judging point yesterday, as the song was played by almost all the...
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Woman agrees to marry reveller
The Socadrome, filled with soca music and real party vibes, yesterday set the perfect celebratory mood for a young couple.Amongst scores of revellers in the large band Tribe, at about 11.45 am,...
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Carnival triplets
While a significant number of people were jumping to the sounds of soca in varying types of costumes yesterday, new father Jason Charles was jumping to the sound of babies crying: three babies in...
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Bands give fans a treat
Despite the fears about the effect of the recession expressed by band leaders going into the Carnival season, the streets of San Fernando overflowed with masqueraders yesterday.With bands such as the...
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