Another innocent precious life lost
I was shocked to hear the comments of the new Minister of Health on his Divali day visit to the PoS General Hospital concerning yet another tragic loss of a full-term baby. The circumstances...
View ArticleWhy such measly Lotto prizes?
In any game of chance, the value of a prize is normally in direct proportion to the odds of winning that prize—the greater the odds, the more valuable the prize. Here I use “greater odds” to mean “less...
View ArticleEnsure generic drugs of good quality
Allow me to touch on an interview on TV yesterday morning with our Minister of Health Mr Terrence Deyalsingh concerning the quality of CDAP drugs being offered to worthy senior citizens. While I agree...
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Bravo, Rampaul deliver as Windies find elusive win
COLOMBO—West Indies salvaged a tiny bit of pride from their otherwise failed tour of Sri Lanka when they beat the hosts by 23 runs in the second and final Twenty20 International yesterday.Defending 163...
View Article‘Soca Warriors’ in Guatemala for World Cup showdown
Trinidad and Tobago’s senior footballers were expected to touch down in Guatemala City at 4:00pm TT time yesterday in preparation for their key World Cup clash with the home team tomorrow. The 22-man...
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Major boost in prize money pool for players
ST.JOHN’S—The prize money pool for the 2015-16 WICB Professional Cricket League (PCL) has been increased significantly from US$30,000 to more than US$120,000. Making the announcement on Tuesday the...
View ArticleSimmons anxious to move on after apologising
ST JOHN’S—Reinstated West Indies head coach Phil Simmons says he is eager to move on from the incident that led to his suspension for the Sri Lanka tour and sparked controversy across the region. In a...
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Chess Association is not a lone wolf
Does the T&T Chess Association have its priorities right? DR asks this critical question following T&TCA decisions which show contempt not only for its leading member club but also for two of...
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Should be ‘Eesy!’
Ennaadd justifies support in a Maiden Stakes over seven furlongs of the expansive Chelmsford polytrack today when this twilight fixture follows another eight-race programme on Southwell fibresand;...
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Klinsmann in no mood to take T&T lightly
United States head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has indicated that his team will not underestimate T&T when both teams clash next Tuesday at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo. Speaking this week...
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World Sambo federation rescues T&T team
WALTER ALIBEYThe world governing body for Sambo, the International Sambo Federation, has once again come to the rescue of the T&T Sambo Team by providing funding for their stay at a proper hotel in...
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Henderson challenges youth to show up for 2016 marathon
Chairperson of the T&T International Marathon Diane Henderson is challenging secondary schools and youth groups to come out in their numbers at the 34th edition of the event which takes place on...
View ArticleBovell, Carter target Arena Pro Swim medals
Nigel SimonTop local swimming duo, Olympic bronze medal winner George Bovell III and World Youth Olympic silver and bronze medallist, Dylan Carter continue their 2016 Rio Olympic Games preparations...
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From Russia With Love — Volleyball style
The old James Bond movie “From Russia with Love” had a nice storyline. But so does Sinead Jack our top women’s professional volleyball player. The 6’5” tall middle blocker is now into her fifth year...
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Bussin de bamboozle
Casa Levi has been thoroughly mopped and even though we haven’t passed noon and there’s not a deya yet in sight let alone alight, five-year-old Miss Lily awaits Mother Lakshmi with mounting impatience....
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MILLHOUSE, redefining male elegance
Nyerere Haynes Millhouse menswear is considered a dominant force in the regional fashion market, and the name itself evokes visions of elegantly tailored men’s clothing. Since Gregory Mills graduated...
View ArticleLetter from Leonora
Ursuline Convent School of Barbados stamped its authority on the Caribbean Secondary Schools’ Drama Festival stage with a strong performance of the late (great) Tobago poet/playwright Eric Roach’s...
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Prisons don’t reduce crime
Kevin BaldeosinghWhen prisons were first invented, it was a sign that kings and other rulers were becoming more humanitarian. This might seem counter-intuitive, given the conditions of prisons, even in...
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Do we still read VS Naipaul?
“Everything of value about me is in my books…I am the sum of my books,” said VS Naipaul in his 2001 Nobel lecture. The prose writing of this Trinidad-born, British citizen has included novels, travel...
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Our father who art in Camden
I was born in Camden Town in the winter of 1979. I don’t remember living in that flat on College Place—a road parallel to Royal College Street that caters for all of society’s social stratification:...
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