Knowing when it’s time to rest
If you are enthusiastic about physical culture like me, then chances are that at some point in your sport or exercise regime you have had to deal with serious fatigue, plateaus and injury. Even for...
View ArticleHolder says losing Russell was turning point in defeat
COLOMBO—West Indies captain Jason Holder said the loss of seamer Andre Russell to injury and having to resort to part-time bowlers, were key in the one-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka in the opening One-Day...
View ArticleMurray, Guillen want Independent Commission to look at Constitution
Former national cricketer and sports commentator Colin Murray is calling for the appointment of an Independent Commission to look at the proposals raised by the National League Representatives and make...
View ArticleChaguaramas aims to defend team golf title
T&T golfers from six clubs including defending champions Chaguaramas Golf Club (G.C), will compete in the Whan Tong Agencies and Delta sponsored T&T Clubs Team Championship at the Brechin...
View ArticleSport bodies must aspire to effective governing
Unelected and unaccountable. When the unelected flex their muscles sport is less democratic. Free and fair elections, it is argued, is the bulwark of democracy in any sphere. Any effort to promote and...
View ArticleBreeze to blow ’em away
Wotabreeze, one of two John Quinn-trained ‘decs’ for the 2-y-o Maiden Stakes over seven furlongs of a ‘soft’ Redcar today, will again be ridden by Keeegan Latham; of no significance is the fact Graham...
View ArticleSenator Ali brings cheer to Barataria Ball Players
Senator Hafeez Ali won the hearts of the players and officials involved at the Barataria Ball Players Sports and Cultural Club when he mentioned to them during the launch of their T10 cricket...
View ArticleJeffrey calls out underdogs for Toyota Classic
Coach Keith Jeffrey of defending Toyota Classic champions San Juan Jabloteh has issued a challenge to underdog teams to rise in this season’s 2015 edition. At yesterday’s launch at the VIP Lounge of...
View ArticleDengue bowls out Badree
West Indies leg-spinner Samuel Badree will miss the two T20 matches to be played in Sri Lanka later this month as he has contracted the dengue fever. Badree speaking to Guardian Media yesterday said:...
View ArticlePrisons officer gunned down
A suspected hit from behind the prisons walls may have been responsible for the killing of prisons superintendent David Millette.The 50-year-old-officer, who had some 20 years service, was gunned down...
View ArticleMahabir resigns from WICB
One of T&T’s directors on the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), Baldath Mahabir has resigned from the board with immediate effect. T&T Guardian Media understands that Mahabir sent in his...
View ArticleSuspected swine flu case in Point
Doctors at the San Fernando General Hospital are probing a suspected case of H1N1 Influenza (swine flu) after a Point Fortin security officer was admitted after exhibiting symptoms of the deadly...
View ArticleDillon promises swift justice for killers
National Security Minister Edmund Dillon yesterday condemned the recent killing of a soldier and a prison officer in separate incidents.In a statement yesterday Dillon said there will be swift justice...
View ArticleMATT joins call to end crimes against journalists
Media workers across the world yesterday observed International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists.The day was designated by the United Nations after the 68th session of its general...
View ArticleFather on DUI charge fined $1,800
A father of three who told a San Fernando magistrate he did not know that drinking four beers would put him over the legal 35 microgrammes alcohol limit was fined $1,800 for driving while under the...
View ArticleWomen set to close up shop
Having been robbed at least six times in 15 years, watched a bandit hold a gun to her son’s forehead and witnessed her pregnant daughter being shot in the leg, businesswoman Samdaye Ali is ready to...
View ArticleRadio 90.5 FM partners with Zee TV
Local radio station 90.5 FM has partnered India’s Zee TV to broadcast this year’s Divali Nagar celebrations which began on Sunday and ends on November 9.Kiran Maharaj, managing director, of the radio...
View ArticleDrop the baton of revenge
President Anthony Carmona says much of the violence in the country was caused by revenge.He indicated that while speaking at a requiem Mass as part of the All Souls commemorative service at the Holy...
View ArticleIt’s a hopeless case
Hopeless. This is the word used by two Senior Counsel representing the Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) and the PNM to describe the UNC’s chances of succeeding in its petitions challenging the...
View ArticleUNC explains $250m travel bill
The $250 million in foreign travel costs spent during the People’s Partnership’s (PP) term in office would have included costs for training abroad by military personnel, senior public servants and...
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