Gender expression not same as gender identity
Dr Daniel K PhillipT&T is long overdue for a candid discussion of gender expression, gender and the policing of women’s bodies. There is oft a systemic resistance that occurs when we believe there...
View ArticleSolution to Colville Street/Wrightson Road intersection nightmare
Every day the traffic into and out of western Trinidad becomes more ridiculous as a hundred thousand vehicles come face to face at the same flimsy two-lane—one-traffic light intersection at Colville...
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D-Day for Soca Warriors
Members of the T&T Soca Warriors will know by late this evening if and how soon they will receive monies owed to them for matches played at the Concacaf Gold Cup, the International Friendly...
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Gayle aiming for Test return
MELBOURNE—Cricket super star Chris Gayle has been quoted in Australia as saying one of his goals for the New Year is to resume his playing career with the West Indies Test team barring further...
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Don’t laugh, it’s only the West Indies
It was expected. It was anticipated. It was always on the cards.So why then are we upset by all that occurred over the three days of the first Test between the West Indies and Australia?Predictably,...
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Gorgeous Geezer one to watch
Gorgeous Geezer makes appeal in division one of the Maiden Stakes over six furlongs of Kempton polytrack on another, obligatory, “Wednesday-nighter” which serves up an eight-race programme, half of...
View ArticleYouth Stars sign off with TFA win
Champions Youth Stars signed off the Tobago Football Association Premier Division season with a 2-1 win over rivals Sidey’s FC in their top of the table clash at the Cyd Gray Sporting Complex, on...
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National basketball tourney will go on says vice president
Despite calls by clubs, coaches and other stakeholders to postpone the National Basketball Championships, vice president of organisation and development of the NBFTT, Barry Stewart, is adamant that the...
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Champs crowned in schools hockey
The quartet of Bonair High School, St Augustine Girls High, Fatima College and St Joseph Convent (PoS) were all crowned zonal divisional Under-20 champions when the T&T Hockey Board Schools Indoor...
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Approximately 40 million people might not be able to safely browse the web on...
As T&T Guardian’s new media desk monitors trends on the internet that may have ramifications for our readers, this article from BuzzFeed News was brought to our attention. The article highlights...
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‘Harden’ man shot dead
The murder toll has risen to 401 with the death of a 20-year-old man from Beetham Gardens, Port-of-Spain. According to reports, Je-Quan Henry from Phase Four, was walking with an unidentified man in...
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Protest looms over late back pay: Union boss warns of wage freeze
“Keep your mind on your money and your money on your mind.” This was the advice given to unionised employees of the South West Regional Health Authority (SWRHA) by Public Service Association president,...
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Retrenchment of workers not wise at this time—ECA
The Employers’ Consultative Association of T&T (ECA) is calling for employers and business owners to be wary before they retrench workers as doing so will contribute to a deeper slowdown of the...
View ArticleUnilever adds $0.05
Overall market activity resulted from trading in 15 securities of which three advanced, seven declined and five traded firm. The Composite Index declined by 1.54 points (0.13 per cent) to close at...
View ArticleUS stocks post biggest gain in a week
NEW YORK—Stocks posted their biggest gains in more than a week yesterday, led by rising energy companies and banks.The market was higher all day, building on a late gain the day before. The Standard...
View ArticleThis is a conspiracy against the Governor
What is wrong if the Governor of the Central Bank reveals the names of the big conglomerate companies that use the most US dollars in the country? I am neither for nor against, but I do not see why...
View Article‘Praedial larceny’ is larceny
For yet another occasion I am constrained to raise in the public domain the essential need for clarity identifying the issue to be addressed.More than two decades ago the minister of agriculture at...
View ArticleWest Indies selection panel should resign
With the embarrassing defeat at Hobart Oval last week in the first Test (in two and a half days) and the disastrous performance in the warm up match that preceded it, is it not time for the selectors...
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BRAVO: POLITICS KILLING WINDIES CRICKET
Dwayne Bravo lamented the sorry state of West Indies cricket, saying “too much politics” was killing the game in the Caribbean, and that the administrators needed to take a hard look at...
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Pro League clubs face closure by Dec 31
The biggest fear in the T&T Professional Football League may be realised in 14 days. A large number of clubs maybe forced to cease their operations as soon as at the end of this month, if...
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