Last Sunday, I asked the question how effective has the expiring State of Emergency been and what next? At the time of writing this column, the Government was proceeding to have the House of Representatives pass a resolution to extend the State of Emergency for a further period of three …

Three years ago, Hillview College was little more than a footnote in secondary school football. Today, they stand on the brink of history. A 3-0 win over Mucurapo West Secondary in the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) First Citizens Big Five has brought them within touching distance of the Premiership …

St Benedict’s College could decide the destination of the 2025 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division trophy by Monday morning, as the “La Romaine Lions” moved within touching distance of the title today. Two late goals from Jelani Roberts and Josiah Ochoa gave Benedict’s a 2-0 win over St …

“[…] For neighbouring countries [of war sites], output falls by 10% on average after five years while inflation rises by five percentage points over the same period. “These results should be particularly concerning for Trinidad and Tobago […] because we are not like the average country in the Kiel Institute …

This past week has seen graduation exercises at The University of the West Indies (UWI)—a batch of degreed people flowing out of its gates, just over 3,000 of them. I’ve spoken to a few of them, getting a sense of their experiences within academia. Some were first-timers, others were completing …

Mucurapo West Secondary, first time North Zone Championship winners, made a dream start on their First Citizens Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Big Five debut yesterday as they downed Palo Seco Secondary 3–1 in Mucurapo. The contest was one of two Big Five matches played on Match Day One, with …

The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team went down 4-1 to their Jamaican counterparts last night, in an international friendly at the Ato Boldon Stadium that represents their sole warm-up before the 2026 Concacaf W Qualifying series starts next month. Reggae Girlz star Jody Brown put the visitors ahead …

Our honourable Prime Minister, Mrs Kamla Persad-Bissessar, decided to mount a tiger to get access to the promised riches of the Dragon. We need the gas from the Dragon Field because our local output and reserves are declining, and we will be in a crisis by 2027. We also need …

St Anthony’s College and Naparima College served up a five-goal thriller this afternoon, as the southern giants squandered a two-goal lead before a stunning hat-trick from captain Mordecai Ford turned the tide in yet another dramatic, two-halved encounter of this Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division season. At the …

“[…] The narcotics trade continues to devastate Caribbean societies—eroding lives, futures, and the very moral fabric of our communities. This is a grave crisis for the Church and for families everywhere, and one we are duty-bound to confront. “Yet, the arbitrary and unwarranted taking of life cannot be justified as …

Mr Justice Ronnie Boodoosingh is worthy of holding the office of Chief Justice to which he was appointed on Wednesday and I congratulate him. He is a person who may be able to heal some of the wounds that his vulnerable predecessor, former Chief Justice Ivor Archie, inflicted on trust …

An understrength Arima North Secondary held their nerve to fend off a determined second-half fightback from Trinity College East for a 4-2 win in a rescheduled Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premiership Division clash at the Arima Velodrome on Saturday. The match had everything—from superb individual goals to defensive lapses, …