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Celebrating life: between the finite and the infinite
As I watched the rare “super moon” eclipse last night, I felt lucky to be able to catch such a unique spectacle on a clear night. Looking up into the night sky, I couldn’t help but feel a sense of awe...
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Reggae star Asher on US tour
Local reggae singer Marlon Asher will leave T&T on Friday for a tour of the United States with American hip-hop group, Kottonmouth Kings.Asher has three tracks on the Kottonmouth Kings’ newest...
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BpTT campers ‘steaming’ with self-confidence
Some 200 children from Mayaro ended a recent vacation camp with mixed emotions after enjoying five weeks of fun activities, sports, music, field trips and inter-active learning. The feedback from the...
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Security guard kills shooter
A security guard working for a private security company shot dead a man who attempted to kill a business man yesterday in Arima.Around 9.50 pm an estate constable working with SWAT Estate Police was...
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BREAKING: GATE will fund medical students from UWI Mona, UWI Cave HIll and St...
All medical students who have been registered and accepted to enter Medical Schools at UWI – Mona-Jamaica, Cave Hill-Barbados and St George’s University Grenada will receive their funding. Since the...
View ArticleT&T stagnant in competitiveness
For another year, T&T is at position 89 out of 144 countries on the Global Competitiveness Index. Planning and Development Minister Camille Robinson-Regis says this reflects how stagnant and...
View ArticleDigicel introduces ad controls
KINGSTON—Telecommunications service provider Digicel yesterday announced that it is deploying ad control technology on its networks across the globe to ensure a better experience for customers and to...
View ArticlePenta brings colour to Point Fortin
Managing director of ANSA Coatings Limited Roger Roach is concerned that foreign paint distributors are enjoying an unfair advantage in the local market. He is calling for local paint to be used on all...
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TTCA calls for change in Finance Act
Mikey Joseph, president of the T&T Contractors Association (TTCA), wants the Finance Act to be amended to allow commercial banks to hold property as assets. He says there are opportunities for...
View ArticleStandardising ministries will save costs
It is my humble suggestion that consideration be given to standardising government ministries for a stipulated number of years. The litany of administrative procedures and the unwarranted costs...
View ArticleLink wage increases to cost of living
I have often wondered where on earth the trade unions get their figures for increases from and now after the meeting with the minister of finance we hear: “Well if they got 14 per cent why should we be...
View ArticleLord Ganesh Ustav will surpass Divali in T&T
Thousands of Hindus converged at the seaside and rivers on September 27 to immerse the murtis (images) of Lord Ganesh after a 11-day period of obeisance.Hindus in T&T have joined in the worldwide...
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Five-year wait for Loran/Manatee gas
Chief executive officer of the Energy Chamber, Thackwray Driver said he does not expect the first gas to come from the Loran/Manatee field before 2020. In an interview with the Business Guardian,...
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TTCB official calls for urgent WICB inquiry
Third vice-president of the T&T Cricket Board (TTCB) Patrick Rampersad has called for an immediate enquiry into allegations recently made by suspended coach of the West Indies team Phil Simmons,...
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Vargas takes Tobago Cycling Classic Stage Two
Venezuelan Freddy Vargas ran away with the second stage of the Tobago International Cycling Classic in just over three hours, in Tobago, yesterday.In the four-lap 100km circuit, Vargas took the lead...
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Final battle for chess crown
The final battle to decide T&T’s national chess champion 2016 begins on October 11 at RHAND Credit Union Society in Port-of-Spain, starting at 3 pm. Although 20-year-old Vishnu Singh will not be...
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George warming up for November qualifiers
Columbus Crew midfielder Kevan George is counting down the days to this country’s opening pair of 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Guatemala and United States on November 13 and 17.The Roxborough-born...
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A ‘Column’ worth following
Absolute Zero will be ridden by Paul Mulrennan in the 2-y-o Maiden Stakes over an extended mile of ‘good to firm’ Beverley today; ‘will water to maintain’ is mentioned but it’s the first of...
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Deonarine backs Red Force for title
New Red Force signing Narsingh Deonarine, has expressed his delight in joining the T&T franchise and is confident of his new team winning the West Indies Cricket Board Regional Four-Day tournament....
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Guillen: The entire board must go
Given the current situation with the problems afflicting West Indies cricket, Queen’s Park manager Jeffrey Guillen is calling for the resignation of the entire West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).On...
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