Plipdeco profits increase to $15.9 million
There has been an improvement in the financial performance of the Point Lisas Industrial Port Development Corporation Ltd (Plipdeco) for 2015, with a 6.2 per cent increase in throughput in...
View ArticleHuawei invests in telecoms training at UWI
UWI St Augustine principal Professor Clement Sankat has described funding for research and development in T&T as “not great” and has appealed to Huawei, a leading global information and...
View ArticleReview salaries of state company executives
Recent rumbling by former executives of state enterprises and agencies challenging their dismissals and seeking compensation via an already overburdened judiciary, point to the need for urgent...
View ArticleT&T needs to be more environmentally conscious
The World celebrated Earth day on April 22nd, 2016. We, small country or not, are as much citizens of the Earth as those anywhere. It is time for some introspection. Trinidad and Tobago is associated...
View ArticleAbortion is huge step in any case
With the emergence of the Zika virus and its links to microcephaly, there have been calls from various quarters to review the abortion laws in our country and to begin national conversation on the...
View ArticleDangerous Driving
As a resident of the area I have witnessed many accidents at the intersection of the St. Helena Bypass Road and Caroni South Bank Road. Some drivers do not wait for the green light to proceed west to...
View ArticleKeep money out of politics
If you want to run an honest government you have to first run an honest campaign. Once again the ugly specter of campaign financing rears its hideous head. Campaign Finance reform is long overdue and...
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PCB wants Windies for day-night Test
LAHORE—Pakistan’s cricket authorities want West Indies to play a day/night Test during their tour in October, as they prepare for their historic pink-ball Test against Australia in December.West Indies...
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‘They always wanted me out’ ...says Thema Williams on TTGF
National gymnast Thema Williams broke her silence on the T&T Gymnastics Federation (TTGF) yesterday, stating that the local gymnastics body always wanted her out of the Olympics, but her attorneys...
View ArticleBravo holds nerve as Lions roar
NEW DELHI—West Indies opener Dwayne Smith stroked an up tempo half-century while seamer Dwayne Bravo remained calm under pressure to bowl a decent final over, as Gujarat Lions held on to beat Delhi...
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No need to be ‘Cautious!’
Air Force Blue is among seventeen ‘decs’ for the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket, Saturday, which include stable-companions, Shogun and Bravery, no hopers!Presumably they will line up for pacemaking duties...
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Chess move to grassroots
Yes, we can, says veteran chess player Hayden Lee. After organising three popular annual open-air tournaments on the Promenade in down-town Port-of-Spain, Lee is confident he has started a movement...
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The Ricardo John scholarship lesson
If the young footballers do not take a hint after hearing of the young (Central FC) player, then it will be worth your while to find out.Ricardo John is a young T&T player whose desire to earn a...
View ArticleT&T clubs off to CFU tourney
T&T Pro League duo, Central FC and W Connection left for Haiti where they will contest the Caribbean Football Union Club Championship semifinal and playoffs towards qualification to the 2016/2017...
View ArticleCarter talks Olympics: I have more potential than I’ve shown
National swimmer Dylan Carter, 20, says the possibility of qualifying for the Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil, is the only thing that occupies his mind at present.Speaking to the T&T Guardian, the 50...
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Taylor hopes win can bring change in pay
KINGSTON, Jamaica—West Indies Women’s captain Stafanie Taylor has acknowledged teammate Deandra Dottin’s concerns about the pay disparity in the game but says she hopes the Caribbean side’s recent...
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Hypolite: Pre-Olympic Camp integral to T&T success
Chef De Mission Dr Ian Hypolite says the main initiative for the T&T Olympic team in the next 100 days is ensuring the pre-olympic camp is successful, as the camp played a major role in the...
View ArticleThe power of the word
The magic of telling a live story to an audience is an ancient, intimate tradition in all cultures. The ancient Greeks used lyric poems to celebrate or comment on many things, from politics, Olympic...
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Improving reading skills in people with ADHD
Improving reading sWe typically associate Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) with children and teens but the condition can also affect adults. ADHD is a chronic condition which is marked...
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Is it just a matter of semantics?
Review by Kevin BaldeosinghAlthough we have officially been in a recession for six months now (and unofficially for a few years), it has been difficult, if not impossible, to get any clear policy...
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