“[…] Colin Murray suggests that if St Benedict’s College [are] found guilty of breaching the rules, the punishment should not impact this year’s competition. Instead, the college should start the next season with a nine-point deficit. “[…] A decision to penalize next year’s team effectively shifts the consequences onto a …
Read More »NLCB trying to recover over $6 million from “delinquent agents”
“[…] The agreement between NLCB and its Agents stipulates that lottery agents collect bets on behalf of the NLCB and have one week within which to remit these funds to the Lotteries Board. “[…] As a last resort in its ongoing efforts to recover more than $6 million in outstanding …
Read More »Reds: CWI short of a good length on Alzarri suspension for “shocking indiscipline”
“[…] What they (Cricket West Indies) have given Alzarri Joseph is a couple days of rest [and] a slap on the wrist… This was coming for a long while… He has obvious problems with his anger and aggression. “The other point I would like to make is that he has …
Read More »Dear Editor: Dr Cudjoe was unfair to Prime Minister, regarding Jindial response
“[…] Dr Selwyn Cudjoe’s obsession with the PNM leader seems to have completely obfuscated his ability to be balanced and fair in his writing. “[…] He never once engaged the point that Dr Keith Rowley was making when he referred to the Opposition as unpatriotic louts—in relation to their discourteous …
Read More »Dear Editor: Homophobia is pervasive in T&T, Mr Kevin Baldeosingh
“[…] We must not bury our heads in the sand. Bullying based on sexual orientation is real. “Where is the amendment to the Equal Opportunities Act to outlaw discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation?…” The following Letter to the Editor on the reality of bullying of LGBTQI …
Read More »Dear Editor: WI’s struggles against spin are well known; so why isn’t CWI helping?!
“[…] For the last 30 years, we in the Caribbean have been producing pitches that are more suitable to spin bowling for our batsmen to practise on as well as a plethora of slow bowlers for our batsmen to practise against. “Yet, every year, in every series, they just appear …
Read More »Dear editor: T&T deserves better than CNC3 journalist Akash Samaroo’s “petty” Budget review
“[…] National budgets are critical moments for shaping a country’s future. Instead of addressing the actual content of the budget, this article reduces the coverage to petty complaints about time. “CNC3 should aim to deliver coverage that explains how budgetary measures will affect the economy, jobs, healthcare, education, and more…” …
Read More »Time to hold CPL to account for T20 management; CPL: We followed ICC-approved rules
“[…] What has been the real economic benefit and value to the Caribbean people of the CPL? We have given so much yet receive so little. “While all of this is happening, under the CPL, territorial rivalry has grown to dangerous proportions, with violence breaking out at matches and the …
Read More »Dr Farrell: Dr Deyalsingh was wrong; let’s stop ramshackle cases for retaining Privy Council
“[…] The accusations of political or cultural bias against our judges are simply not warranted on the facts which I have also researched and documented—and to the extent that it may exist, is certainly no worse than any other jurisdiction, even the United Kingdom. “Let us stop falsely accusing our …
Read More »Dear Editor: The notorious Christopher Columbus must not be celebrated
“[…] Mr Rushton Paray opined that if we removed the ships from our coat of arms and removed the monuments honouring Christopher Columbus and other notorious colonial-era characters, we run the risk of being afflicted with ‘historical amnesia’. “This is a very fallacious argument… Not only Christians but many other …
Read More »Dear Editor: Disrespectful to remove street sign for cricket legend Jack Noreiga
“[…] The practice of naming streets in the La Horquetta Housing Development after the country’s leading personalities started under then Minister of Housing Wendell Mottley in 1982 and properly honoured and inspired communities and their residents. “Consequently, the naming of the street after Jack Noreiga was a well-deserved tribute for …
Read More »Dear Editor: Pan Trinbago will betray fraternity by abdicating Trincity land
“[…] Amazingly, Pan Trinbago has opted to forgo any possibility of sustainability by giving up this potential by exchanging 13 acres of land in Trincity/Orange Grove for a half-acre and an old building in Port of Spain. “In Trincity/ Orange Grove, the potential is as unlimited as the land space …
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