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‘Rain’ is forecast at Southwell today
A six-race programme represents “short change” for the regular die-hards, who frequent the fibresand course, on which Rain In The Face achieved his best time-handicap mark to date last month, but they...
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Women Warriors hunt Guyana win
T&T’s Women Soca Warriors must beat Guyana in their final Group B match of the 2016 Concacaf Women’s Olympic Qualifiers at the BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, Texas from 5pm tonight in order to...
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Players decision pleases Cameron
President of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Dave Cameron has described the withdrawal of Darren Bravo from the T20 World Cup tournament as unfortunate.Bravo pulled out of the team, opting...
View ArticleRed Force crumbles to Jaguars spin
GEORGETOWN—Guyana Jaguars spinners, led by Veerasammy Permaul, put the T&T Red Force in a spin, on the final day of their sixth round match in the Regional First Class championship at the National...
View ArticleKnight Riders backing embattled Narine
Sunil Narine’s Indian Premier League franchise, Kolkata Knight Riders, has thrown its full backing behind the embattled off-spinner, following his abrupt withdrawal from the West Indies Twenty20 World...
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Ian Alleyne detained by police
Crime Watch host, Ian Alleyne, is in police custody after he was arrested outside the home of the owner of a Chaguanas business for allegedly using obscene language.Alleyne was outside the home of the...
View ArticleExpect increase in layoffs —expert
A member of the Economic Development Advisory Board is predicting a significant increase in T&T’s unemployment rate from four per cent to 15 per cent this year. Professor Karl Theodore explained...
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Businessman detained
Chaguanas car dealer Sheron Sukhdeo was detained yesterday by police officers in connection with a report of domestic violence.Up to late last night he was at the Chaguanas Police Station being...
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Alleyne roughed up during arrest
CNC3's Crime Watch host Ian Alleyne last night vowed to clear his name and fight charges laid against him yesterday by Inspector Roger Alexander.He made the comment after securing bail at the Chaguanas...
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Valentine takes over as city mayor
Keron Valentine, who has held the post of deputy mayor for the past six years, is now the mayor of Port-of-Spain.Today, the council will hold discussions on a number of issues, including selecting a...
View ArticleUNC, ILP step up calls: Mayor Paul must now follow suit
After Port-of-Spain Mayor Raymond Tim Kee announced yesterday he would be resigning from his office, one of his supporters, Mayor of Point Fortin Clyde Paul, clammed up.Paul, who faced widespread...
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Use Grammy Award to propel local music
Soca star Ian Alvarez (Bunji Garlin) says local artistes need to use the opportunity created by Grammy Awards featuring T&T artistes and create music which can reach wider audiences.Alvarez said...
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Estrada, Scalia and the US Senate
Orin GordonTwo developments of note occurred in the US last week, one day apart. The US senate on Thursday finally confirmed President Obama’s nominee, Trinidad born John Estrada, 60, as US Ambassador...
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Money woes threaten music festival
Officials of the T&T Music Festival Association are appealing to the corporate sector to help ensure that this year’s 31st edition of the biennial event takes place as planned over the next three...
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Villagers say innocent man killed by cops
Blaming police’s “reckless shooting” for the death of Princes Town cashier Kenton Keevin Williams on Sunday, outraged residents demanded justice as they blocked the Moruga Road with burning debris...
View ArticleExpedite tripartite body to prevent retrenchment
Leader of the Joint Trade Union Movement (JTUM), Ancel Roget, yesterday called on the Government to expedite the setting up of the tripartite process to prevent companies from using the prevailing...
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T&T’s tourism grows
T&T has achieved the highest percentage increase in cruise passenger visits in the Caribbean for 2015, the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) reported yesterday. In its State of the Industry...
View ArticleCaribbean Technology Forum in PoS this week
Senior Caribbean government technocrats will this week delve into the practice of collaboration and explore new mechanisms for facilitating comprehensive regional approaches for the planning and...
View ArticleWalk with your calculator to the grocery
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 ArticleMake price stickers mandatory
For some weeks now the major groceries in Tunapuna and El Dorado, which I frequent, have not put price stickers of a lot of food items. This, I feel, is so unfair to shoppers as they have no idea of...
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