Russia contributes to Caribbean debt relief
Russia has contributed to Caribbean debt relief and will continue to contribute to the economic development of T&T and the rest of the region, Russian Ambassador to T&T Nikolay Smirnov said in...
View ArticlePlease help cricket, Mr PM
I read with a measure of optimism a few days later that through our Prime Minister Keith Rowley, the heads of Caricom have agreed that a solution to West Indies cricket’s free fall on the international...
View ArticleZIKA APP
A health agent scoops water from a boat docked at the Jurujuba beach during an operation to eradicate the Aedes aegypti mosquito, in Niteroi, Brazil, on March 8. Niteroi city hall is using an app...
View ArticleLooking forward to seeing Zoe as Nina Simone
I just read that Queen Latifah and Paula Patton are putting controversy aside and waiting to see Zoe Saldana in the upcoming Nina Simone biopic before passing judgment about a lighter-skinned actress...
View Article‘Moral decision-making should be backbone of curriculum’
For several decades many secondary schools have been plagued increasingly by a culture of violence, rebellion and sexual activities, reflecting the general lawlessness of the wider society. There are...
View ArticleMotivate children to want to learn
With the primary school exit exam coming up soon, I believe it an opportune time to discuss the education system. The history of public education in the world was introduced as a consequence of the...
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The year in photos
Some readers of this column might have noticed that I spent a lot of time in 2015 taking photographs with a smartphone. I’d set myself the task from January 1, 2015 of taking five images and posting...
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Students use Sokafit to ace SBA project
An SBA project by five Form Five students at Mucurapo West Secondary School mushroomed into an all-day sports festival that featured TV6’s Sokafit show as the opening act, at the school’s grounds on...
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Dyette, Davidson flatter in play-off
T&T’s Ayana Dyette and Malika Davidson had to settle for eight spot in the opening leg of the 2016 Norceca Beach Volleyball season which concluded in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on Sunday night.With...
View ArticleOver $1m for Sambo/MMA tourney
WALTER ALIBEYThe Sambo Federation of T&T has joined with local promoter ‘Ruff N Tuff’ to honour the call for sports tourism in T&T by putting on an International Invitational Sambo and Mixed...
View ArticleCampbell all-round heroics end Scorpions slump
KINGSTOWN—Man-of-the-Match John Campbell snatched a five-wicket haul and then smashed a cameo, unbeaten half-century as Jamaica Scorpions broke their four-game losing slump in the Regional four-day...
View ArticleBrittle batting leaves Windies with 43-run defeat
CHENNAI, India—West Indies Women will begin their Twenty20 World Cup campaign later this week with question marks over their batting, after another brittle performance left them with a 43-run defeat to...
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Alexander pedals away with two golds
T&T’s Quincy Alexander starred on Sunday at the Southern Games in Guaracara Park in Pointe—a—Pierre, winning two feature track cycling events, the International Men’s match sprint and 500 metres....
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Nichols Canyon challenge for festival honours
Nichols Canyon merits support for the twelve-runner Champion Hurdle over two miles of soft ground this afternoon when the long-awaited, much-anticipated, four-day festival gets under way. On a basis of...
View ArticleICC World Twenty20
GROUP 1Team: South AfricaWorld T20 record: '07-2nd Round, '09-3rd Place, '10-2nd Round, '12-2nd Round, '14-4th Place Strength: Batting Weakness: Playing spin. Players to watch: AB de Villiers — One of...
View ArticleMumbai resumes love affair with Windies
The ICC World T20 has rolled into Mumbai and the fans here are excited over the presence of the West Indies cricket team in their city. As the Caribbean men settled at their hotel the fans are keen to...
View ArticleBajans dent T&T’s pride
Another middle order batting collapse by T&T initiated by West Indies spinner Jomel Warrican and medium pacer Kevin Stoute led Barbados to an easy seven- wicket win in the penultimate round of the...
View ArticleMitchell kicks Central FC in CFU semis
Darren Mitchell scored with four minutes left to give defending champions Central FC a hard-fought 1-0 win over Jamaica League leaders Montego Bay United on Sunday at the Montego Bay Sports Complex and...
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A handful for Borel
Champion shot-putter Cleopatra Borel copped her fifth First Citizens Sportswoman of the Year award on Sunday night at the 53rd annual First Citizens Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year ceremony at...
View ArticleChinese firm goes after $.5m legal fees
The Chinese contracting firm which built the controversial Las Alturas housing complex in Morvant is seeking to recoup $500,000 in legal fees it incurred in pursuing a lawsuit against the commission of...
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