“[…] It wasn’t about getting big and strong from an aesthetic level or a muscular level; it was strengthening my bones, my joints and, most importantly, my mind. “Continually putting yourself through rigorous activities–willingly–tends to hurt a little bit. But it helps you develop a certain mental fortitude that helps …
Read More »Dear Editor: Sport and social activities can address Enterprise crime spike
“[…] What we see happening did not erupt over night. This is a result of neglect of the community and the youth by those tasked with the authority to assist, like their local representatives, MP, and the Mayor. “[…] One must understand that involvement in sports and social activities reduces …
Read More »Daly Bread: The joyful work; gov’ts must “understand positive role of performing arts”
Sadly, the wonderful atmosphere of last Wednesday’s celebrations of the 60th anniversary of Independence may be merely a transient feel good moment given the sorry state of our country. The work week began on Monday with remarkable chaos as a result of the confluence of continued protests, ostensibly about the …
Read More »Dear Editor: Stakeholders should approach CMOH with ideas for safe sporting activity
“[…] Can the stakeholders assist the government by coming up with ideas for sports to play during this period—even if it is just to allow for some level of training? “[…] This could be done by groups making an application to the respective Office of the County Medical Officer of …
Read More »Dear Editor: Malls packed, beaches crowded, new movies in cinema; yet they pick on sports
“[…] Last Saturday, the malls were jam-packed with juveniles and police had to be called in to disperse the crowd. Beaches remain open and quite obviously will be crowded this weekend, just as they were reported to be last weekend, while there are sure to be new movies released in the cinema. …
Read More »“We’re going back to where we were!” Deyalsingh re-introduces ban on ‘recreational sport’
The Trinidad and Tobago Government has re-introduced Covid-19 restrictions on ‘recreational sport’, with the immediate result that all sporting activity—outside of the training of national teams—will be illegal from Friday 2 April 2021. Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh, in a virtual press conference today, said the change was due to …
Read More »Dear Editor: Time for safe reopening of all organised outdoor sports
‘[…] Organised outdoor sports leagues, professional and amateur, have been reopened all around the world, and I would love for someone to show where it has resulted in the kind of spread associated with bars, gyms, or even churches and religious gatherings … ‘[…] Our players, coaches, administrators, facility managers, …
Read More »Dr Hinds: Rising Covid-19 cases coincide with relaxing regulations for sports
At the Ministry of Health’s virtual media conference, the technical director of the epidemiology division, Dr Avery Hinds, seemed to link the rise in new cases to recent changes to the public health ordinances relating to group sports. “The overall increase did begin approximately two weeks after one of the …
Read More »Youth programme battles mental illness through sports
“Mental health and physical health are fundamentally linked. There are multiple associations between poor mental health and chronic physical conditions … so we are hoping that S.I.M. would be able to offer a refuge, which is a safe space to rebuild oneself, for those in schools and others. “ The …
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