Helen Camps, Theatre legend talks Carnival
The Monday Night Forum at the Trinidad Theatre Workshop (TTW) on February 1, featuring Ellen O’Malley Camps—better known as Helen Camps—drew a crowd of admirers, theatre practitioners and the curious,...
View ArticleChacachacare Part 2: Whales and Salt
Chacachacare, in the years immediately before Emancipation (1834), was already in economic decline since its staple crop—cotton—no longer commanded a high market price. Nevertheless, the original land...
View ArticleMaturing CPL seeks growth spurt
You know you are in the Caribbean when the music is louder than is necessary and the venue for the Caribbean Premier League draft was no different on Thursday. Even with an 11am start there was pumping...
View ArticleToussaint gives champs W Connection share of lead
Veteran striker, Andre Toussaint scored the decisive item as DirecTV W Connection battled past Play Whe San Juan Jabloteh 2-1 for a share of the lead at the top of the ten-team Digicel T&T Pro...
View Article$33,000 increase in Govt subvention was illegal
WALTER ALIBEY The decision by Minister of Sports Darryl Smith to cut the subventions given to teams in the T&T Pro League by $33,000 was just a part of his job. Yesterday Smith revealed the teams...
View ArticleSame old cricket story, over and over
And so it is. Only a few days ago, the cricket fraternity appeared very pleased with the selection of the World Cup Twenty20 (T20) team with all the world class performers included.I certainly had...
View ArticleVictoria seeks to end Parkites’ perfect start
Domestic 50 overs cricket resumes today after a break for the Carnival festivities. The top national clubs will all be gearing up for action but will be missing the Red Force players, as they are...
View ArticleZoff calls on Sancho to pay promised prize monies
WALTER ALIBEY Popular community sports administrator Roger “Zoff” Celestine is calling on former Minister of Sports Brent Sancho to honour a commitment to pay prize monies amounting to $70,000 for an...
View ArticleCooper’s brilliance inspires Qalanders
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates—Superstar opener Chris Gayle failed yet again with another first ball ‘duck’ but T&T’s seamer Kevon Cooper’s brilliant three-wicket haul was enough to fire Lahore...
View ArticleCariah leads Red Force chase
GEORGETOWN, Guyana—Trinidad and Tobago Red Force, replying to Guyana Jaguars’ 237, were 136 for three in their first innings at the close on the second day of their sixth round match in the Regional...
View Article13 players sign, 2 keep WICB waiting
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is awaiting the signatures of two more players from the squad of 15 selected and they have until this afternoon to indicate whether they will be part of the...
View ArticleWarriors target Canada today
T&T’s senior women will be looking for their second straight victory when they face 2012 Olympics Bronze Medallist Canada in their second match of the 2016 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifiers at the BBVA...
View ArticleEast Side Symphony hosts victory party
Sounds of victory filled the cool night air in Malick, Barataria, on Friday when joint Single Pan Band winners Trinidad East Side Symphony rolled out the welcome wagon for a much deserved victory...
View ArticleHDC plaza rent to be cut
The rental rates for units at the Housing Development Corporation Village Plaza in Couva will be adjusted as the country is in a recession. Minister of Housing and Urban Development Marlene McDonald...
View ArticleLack of supervision a major factor in indiscipline in schools
I wish to congratulate our Minister of Education, the Hon Anthony Garcia, and by extension the Government, for the Consultation on Education and for the timely convening of all stakeholders concerned...
View ArticleConsumers paying the price
My recent visit to a popular supermarket chain made me realise they should revert to their former name, since they are charging HIGH prices when they should be LOW. I was pleasantly surprised when I...
View ArticleMen’s issues should get equal attention
I am in awe at the insanity in response to the POS mayor's statement. I agree he was insensitive and compounded the error by repeating his message as more facts became known, but I don’t understand the...
View ArticleCarnival deeply rooted in our heritage
The death of an innocent Japanese tourist visiting our shores she loved so dearly has riveted the world’s attention to the wrong side of our Carnival—our sweet, sweet T&T has been violated.T&T...
View ArticlePolice intervene in the viral allegations of a domestic violence matter
The police have intervened in the alleged case of domestic violence that has been circulating on Facebook. Yesterday the Facebook page of an automobile dealer began to show pictures of an abused...
View ArticleOnline support for PoS Mayor
An online campaign has been launched in defence of Mayor Raymond Tim Kee, who is expected to step down during a special sitting of the Port-of-Spain City Corporation today.The online petition on...
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