Mind the screens
There is an understandable tension between the need to have children engage with the world and to manage their relationship with it through screens of varying sizes. When I was a child, screens were a...
View ArticleJust do it
One more! It was intimidating but I would try. In the back of my mind I knew that if something went wrong I could get seriously hurt, but something in me recognised that I risked everything by not...
View ArticleFull-strength Shak Attack clobbers Ball Players
WALTER ALIBEYA full-strength Detour Shak Attack rebounded from their defeat to Police last week to produced a convincing 83-62 victory over Siparia Ball Players as action resumed on Sunday in the...
View ArticleNo Samuels but 30-year-old Harrison gets maiden call-up
KINGSTON—West Indies pair Jermaine Blackwood and Jerome Taylor have been included in Jamaica Scorpions’ squad for next month’s Regional Super50 set for Trinidad and Tobago and St Kitts and Nevis but...
View ArticleSancho seeks EPL, MLS partnerships
Major partnerships with top clubs in the English Premier League in England and the MLS in the United States are currently being sought aggressively by local T&T Pro League outfit Central FC....
View ArticleCarl Furlonge passes on
Former T&T cricketer Carl Furlonge died last Friday at the age of 83.Confirming his passing was his son David, who also played for T&T in First Class cricket. David who is now coach of Queen’s...
View ArticleCentral Zone appoints members
The Central Zone of the T&T Cricket Board (TTCB) has hit the ground running in preparation for the upcoming 2016 season with the first ball scheduled to bowl off at the end of January.This was...
View ArticleAlways Welcome at Wolver
Always Welcome at Wolverhampton, especially today when there is a 2-y-o Maiden Stakes over seven furlongs of the unique Tapeta surace and seven other competitive events; they comprise our last...
View ArticleFormer footballer Cust dies at 74
Selby Browne, vice-president of the Veteran Footballers Foundation of T&T (VFFOTT) confirmed sadness on receiving news of the passing of the organisation’s president Gwenwyn Cust, who was 74...
View ArticleLifetime of effort for moment of glory
How serious do we take the achievements of our Olympic athletes? Do the people of Trinidad and Tobago appreciate the effort that is required of our Olympians and those who aspire to be a champion?Can...
View ArticleWICB blanks Narine from Nagico series
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has rejected a request from the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (T&TCB), owners of the Red Force, to allow embattled off-spinner Sunil Narine to take part in...
View ArticleBANISHED
ZURICH—Banished from soccer’s ruling body for eight years for unethical conduct, Sepp Blatter won’t give up the presidency of his beloved FIFA without a fight. “I will fight. I will fight until the...
View ArticleDisquiet at Udecott as Chow is installed
A shake-up at state-run Urban Development Corporation (Udecott) is concerning staff as the new chairman, Noel Garcia, has brought in a crew of high-level staff without notice.The T&T Guardian has...
View ArticleFamilies fight over bodies of two dead men
In two incidents yesterday, two families had to be separated by police after scuffles took place over the bodies of their loved one at the Forensic Science Centre, St james.One of the two fights took...
View ArticleWoman gives birth in back of patrol car
Two security officers yesterday morning helped a 31-year-old woman give birth in the back of their car.The mother-to-be, Deton Assanah, safely delivered her baby in the patrol car with the help of the...
View ArticleSuspects in cop, student’s killing released
Three of the four people held in connection with the killing of constable Russell Ramnarine and engineering student Avery Keshwar were released yesterday afternoon after their attorneys threatened to...
View ArticleChief Medical Officer: Low chances of H1N1 deaths
Of the 29 lab-confirmed H1N1 patients in T&T, 25 have been treated by doctors and discharged.In a telephone interview yesterday, Chief Medical Officer Clive Tilluckdharry said the chances of a...
View ArticleMiss World T&T back home today
This country’s Miss World 2015 representative, Kimberly Farrah Singh, returns home today after getting last-minute funds to pay for her extra luggage in China.Singh was stranded in Guangzhou on Sunday...
View ArticlePhysical disability and employment
Tekiyah JorslingStudent, Hugh Wooding Law SchoolPeople with disabilities are often faced with difficulties in exercising their right to work due to discriminatory policies and lack of necessary...
View ArticleFather, sister, mother, brother Christmas
My name is Dave Ramlal and I design Christmas trees for important people in my life.I spent 18 years away from home. I lived abroad for a while and then bought a home in Glencoe but I recently moved...
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