Calypso Rose meets Major Lazer
A Major Lazer remix, three singles, three videos and a huge promotional tour in Europe. No, it’s not Justin Beiber’s schedule, but that of veteran calypsonian Calypso Rose. The 75-year-old —regarded by...
View ArticleSpirits soar on cricket, football and pan
The weekend past was a most exhilarating one, euphoria emerging from several sources. Actually, the weekend high began as early as Tuesday when the Soca Warriors blitzed St Vincent and the Grenadines...
View ArticleLocal girls turn back Bajans 3-1
This country’s junior hockey women team set up a meeting with Uruguay for fifth spot tomorrow from 11.30am after beating neighbours Barbados 3-1 in their fifth to eight spot semifinal play-off in the...
View ArticleNestle battles child obesity with Health Fair/5K run
Nestle T&T Limited in its goal to battle non-communicable diseases such as child obesity will host its fourth annual Health Fair and 5K Run/Walk on May 7, from 2 pm - 6 pm.At the event’s press...
View ArticleCentral FC, W Connection look to rebound
Defending champions, Central FC and DirecTV W Connection will both start as favourites to advance to the semi-final stage of the Lucozade Sport Goal Shield competition when quarter-final action kicks...
View ArticleYoung Cane Farm upsets PowerGen
Cane Farm Sports Club caused the biggest upset of the NGC T20 Festival tournament so far, defeating top club PowerGen by three wickets in a high scoring match at the National Cricket Centre in Couva,...
View ArticleShot footballer Cummings eyes Guatemala return
Shot National footballer Keron Cummings is back on the football field but not training as yet. Yesterday he continued his therapy, doing strength work with the use of the football with his team Japs...
View ArticleGarcia waits to meet Beenhakker
Levi Garcia is in such high spirits at the moment, living the dream of every young teenage footballer. He’s playing every week in one of the biggest European Leagues and he’s coming off two World Cup...
View ArticleAl Ferof has all the makings for an upset
Al Ferof will not be a surprise if he causes one by beating Valtour in the grade one Melling Chase over two and a half miles of ‘soft’ Aintree today; the Willie Mullins-trained Irish raider is 12lbs...
View ArticleSarwan slams WICB for decline
GEORGETOWN—Former captain Ramnaresh Sarwan has blamed the regional board for the decline of West Indies cricket and believes CARICOM’s intervention represents the best chance at ensuring the sport’s...
View ArticleDouble success — a strong message
BRIDGETOWN—UWI’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, says West Indies’ clean sweep of titles at the just-concluded Twenty20 World Cup serves as a profound statement for the Caribbean in the...
View ArticleICC Clears Narine
WALTER ALIBEYT&T’S mystery spinner Sunil Narine has been cleared to bowl again. The International Cricket Council (ICC) yesterday confirmed in a release that Narine’s action was found to be legal...
View ArticleFocus on fuel subsidy fallout
Government’s proposals for phasing out the fuel subsidy, regulating the gaming sector and other revenue-raising measures, as well as public/private sector projects and some job creation are expected to...
View ArticlePanama Papers may be focus
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley will join world leaders next month at an anti-corruption conference in London scheduled to discuss the issue of beneficial ownership of trusts and the need for...
View ArticleTears as shot cop dies
Tears flowed as the family and colleagues of PC Anson Benjamin stood at his bedside and watched as he took his final breath at the San Fernando General Hospital yesterday.Even though doctors said they...
View ArticleHelp pours in for displaced mom and son
Gregory Aboud, president of the Downtown Owners and Merchants Association (DOMA), is one of hundreds of people from all over T&T offering a helping hand to Ingrid Applewhite and her son,...
View ArticleThe value of cricket conflicts
Incisive remarks by Captain Darren Sammy on the internal WICB conflict and President Dave Cameron’s response provide a valuable arena for those of us interested in Caribbean conflict resolution. This...
View Article11 diagnosed with Zika so far
Mosquito eradication has been ramped up in low-lying areas of south Trinidad after the Ministry of Health confirmed two more cases of the Zika virus.The victims, who live in Oropouche and Barataria,...
View ArticleLet the citizens decide
Former education minister and medical practitioner Dr Tim Gopeesingh believes a national referendum is needed to determine if a pregnant patient should be allowed to abort the foetus if she is...
View ArticleCorporations will collect property taxes
Under the new local government reform proposals, regional corporations will be in charge of collecting property taxes.So said Rural and Local Government Minister Franklin Khan during a local government...
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