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    TTFA announces surprise friendly against US second tier club, Louisville City; King welcomes ‘test’

    TTFA announces surprise friendly against US second tier club, Louisville City; King welcomes ‘test’

    Thursday 11 June 2026
    • Smith shines for Soca Warriors in Russia, despite 3-0 loss to hosts

      Smith shines for Soca Warriors in Russia, despite 3-0 loss to hosts

      Tuesday 9 June 2026
    • ‘Rules must be applied with fairness and common sense!’ Crown Trace FC protest TTFA NYL disqualification

      ‘Rules must be applied with fairness and common sense!’ Crown Trace FC protest TTFA NYL disqualification

      Monday 8 June 2026
    • Unacceptable! Nakhid slams TTFA over unpaid match fees; urges members to intervene

      Unacceptable! Nakhid slams TTFA over unpaid match fees; urges members to intervene

      Monday 8 June 2026
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    Dr Harris: Most grassroots workers now are non-unionised—where is their voice?

    Dr Harris: Most grassroots workers now are non-unionised—where is their voice?

    Thursday 18 June 2026
    • Dear Editor: Why current criminals make me miss the ‘fowl tief’

      Dear Editor: Why current criminals make me miss the ‘fowl tief’

      Wednesday 10 June 2026
    • Dear Editor: $3,000 vs $87,847—pension gap between citizens and parliamentarians is outrageous

      Dear Editor: $3,000 vs $87,847—pension gap between citizens and parliamentarians is outrageous

      Friday 5 June 2026
    • Dear Editor: In wake of maxi strike, can we forget politics and talk rapid rail again?

      Dear Editor: In wake of maxi strike, can we forget politics and talk rapid rail again?

      Tuesday 2 June 2026
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    Dear Editor: Why Children’s Authority MUST intervene, with 13-year-old singing about alcohol and taking backshots

    Dear Editor: Why Children’s Authority MUST intervene, with 13-year-old singing about alcohol and taking backshots

    Sunday 21 June 2026
    • Dr Teelucksingh: Ode to Fathers—who is looking after men who looked after everyone else?

      Dr Teelucksingh: Ode to Fathers—who is looking after men who looked after everyone else?

      Saturday 20 June 2026
    • Dr Teelucksingh: The loneliest epidemic—how isolation moved from social to health issue

      Dr Teelucksingh: The loneliest epidemic—how isolation moved from social to health issue

      Sunday 14 June 2026
    • Vaneisa: Silence of the daily grind—the invisible mothers

      Vaneisa: Silence of the daily grind—the invisible mothers

      Tuesday 9 June 2026
  • Youth Football
    ‘Rules must be applied with fairness and common sense!’ Crown Trace FC protest TTFA NYL disqualification

    ‘Rules must be applied with fairness and common sense!’ Crown Trace FC protest TTFA NYL disqualification

    Monday 8 June 2026
    • Hatt: Why criticism from coaches is also important for developing athletes

      Hatt: Why criticism from coaches is also important for developing athletes

      Saturday 30 May 2026
    • Latapy: The problem with T&T football—accountability is not just for players and coaches, it’s for administrators too!

      Latapy: The problem with T&T football—accountability is not just for players and coaches, it’s for administrators too!

      Monday 18 May 2026
    • Dear Editor: TTFA’s treatment of young female players in NYL is unacceptable

      Dear Editor: TTFA’s treatment of young female players in NYL is unacceptable

      Monday 18 May 2026
    • ‘The method they’re using is flawed!’ Coaches slam SSFL All Star methodology, point out overlooked players

      ‘The method they’re using is flawed!’ Coaches slam SSFL All Star methodology, point out overlooked players

      Monday 11 May 2026
    • Clement and Gosine are SSFL 2025 MVPs; but Riquelme leads head-scratching All Star omissions

      Clement and Gosine are SSFL 2025 MVPs; but Riquelme leads head-scratching All Star omissions

      Friday 8 May 2026
    • Cornwall wins “significant” defamation case against ex-national coach, Kenwyne Jones

      Cornwall wins “significant” defamation case against ex-national coach, Kenwyne Jones

      Friday 24 April 2026
  • Live Wire
    Live Wire’s W/C Notes: Ten-man Portugal held by Congo, Messi’s golden boots prompt pandemonium, and Canadian immigration shades ICE

    Live Wire’s W/C Notes: Ten-man Portugal held by Congo, Messi’s golden boots prompt pandemonium, and Canadian immigration shades ICE

    Thursday 18 June 2026
    • Live Wire’s W/C Notes: Morocco’s global XI shine, an unexpected Brazilian hattrick, and Team Europe confounded (so far)

      Live Wire’s W/C Notes: Morocco’s global XI shine, an unexpected Brazilian hattrick, and Team Europe confounded (so far)

      Sunday 14 June 2026
    • Political commentary rules as Helon dethrones Machel; Live Wire marks Calypso finals

      Political commentary rules as Helon dethrones Machel; Live Wire marks Calypso finals

      Monday 3 March 2025
    • Live Wire: Crimson Sky on Plantation as Regents vote on Party’s future while Opposition plots response

      Live Wire: Crimson Sky on Plantation as Regents vote on Party’s future while Opposition plots response

      Thursday 9 January 2025
    • Dem judges mudda can’t (be) serious? Live Wire reviews 2024 Calypso Monarch show

      Dem judges mudda can’t (be) serious? Live Wire reviews 2024 Calypso Monarch show

      Monday 12 February 2024
    • Piggy, pussy and politics: Live Wire on Watson Duke’s bizarre local govt campaign launch

      Piggy, pussy and politics: Live Wire on Watson Duke’s bizarre local govt campaign launch

      Thursday 16 February 2023
    • Missing the Faris for the trees? Mr Live Wire gets another political lecture from a mysterious man

      Missing the Faris for the trees? Mr Live Wire gets another political lecture from a mysterious man

      Thursday 17 March 2022
  • A/V Room
    Defiant NAAATT Junior and Senior Champs draw curtain on 2024

    Defiant NAAATT Junior and Senior Champs draw curtain on 2024

    Tuesday 2 July 2024
    • Unplugged: Jereem Richards, Keshorn Walcott and Tyra Gittens speak from the heart

      Unplugged: Jereem Richards, Keshorn Walcott and Tyra Gittens speak from the heart

      Sunday 30 June 2024
    • NGC/NAAATT Jnr & Snr Champs: Aaron Antoine endures tough opening day

      NGC/NAAATT Jnr & Snr Champs: Aaron Antoine endures tough opening day

      Saturday 29 June 2024
    • CYG 2023: T&T sprinter Trevaughn Stewart’s journey from sorrow to success

      CYG 2023: T&T sprinter Trevaughn Stewart’s journey from sorrow to success

      Monday 15 January 2024
    • CYG 2023: T&T’s Janae De Gannes reviews her epic long jump battle

      CYG 2023: T&T’s Janae De Gannes reviews her epic long jump battle

      Friday 12 January 2024
    • CYG 2023: A Journey of Triumph and Inspiration (Video)

      CYG 2023: A Journey of Triumph and Inspiration (Video)

      Tuesday 9 January 2024
    • YEP Rising Stars: Meet Revell Webster

      YEP Rising Stars: Meet Revell Webster

      Tuesday 23 August 2022
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  • Dear Editor: Why Children’s Authority MUST intervene, with 13-year-old singing about alcohol and taking backshots
  • Dr Teelucksingh: Ode to Fathers—who is looking after men who looked after everyone else?
  • Live Wire’s W/C Notes: Ten-man Portugal held by Congo, Messi’s golden boots prompt pandemonium, and Canadian immigration shades ICE
  • Dr Harris: Most grassroots workers now are non-unionised—where is their voice?
  • Live Wire’s W/C Notes: Morocco’s global XI shine, an unexpected Brazilian hattrick, and Team Europe confounded (so far)
  • Dr Teelucksingh: The loneliest epidemic—how isolation moved from social to health issue
  • TTFA announces surprise friendly against US second tier club, Louisville City; King welcomes ‘test’
  • Dear Editor: Why current criminals make me miss the ‘fowl tief’
  • Smith shines for Soca Warriors in Russia, despite 3-0 loss to hosts
  • Vaneisa: Silence of the daily grind—the invisible mothers
Dear Editor: Why Children’s Authority MUST intervene, with 13-year-old singing about alcohol and taking backshots
Sunday 21 June 2026

Dear Editor: Why Children’s Authority MUST intervene, with 13-year-old singing about alcohol and taking backshots

A 13-year-old girl singing Tight and Pretty with sexually explicit lyrics is a child protection issu…

Dr Teelucksingh: Ode to Fathers—who is looking after men who looked after everyone else?
Saturday 20 June 2026

Dr Teelucksingh: Ode to Fathers—who is looking after men who looked after everyone else?

There is a moment that catches many of us by surprise. Indeed, it arrives without warning. One day, …

Live Wire’s W/C Notes: Ten-man Portugal held by Congo, Messi’s golden boots prompt pandemonium, and Canadian immigration shades ICE
Thursday 18 June 2026

Live Wire’s W/C Notes: Ten-man Portugal held by Congo, Messi’s golden boots prompt pandemonium, and Canadian immigration shades ICE

Well, that was cringe-worthy. It is never easy to see a major nation floundering as they try to bala…

Dr Harris: Most grassroots workers now are non-unionised—where is their voice?
Thursday 18 June 2026

Dr Harris: Most grassroots workers now are non-unionised—where is their voice?

In 1937 Trinidad and Tobago, life was not easy. Worker abuse, underpayment of workers, and overt rac…

Live Wire’s W/C Notes: Morocco’s global XI shine, an unexpected Brazilian hattrick, and Team Europe confounded (so far)
Sunday 14 June 2026

Live Wire’s W/C Notes: Morocco’s global XI shine, an unexpected Brazilian hattrick, and Team Europe confounded (so far)

Not surprisingly, the most seismic performance of the 2026 World Cup has come from a Brazilian who w…

Dr Teelucksingh: The loneliest epidemic—how isolation moved from social to health issue
Sunday 14 June 2026

Dr Teelucksingh: The loneliest epidemic—how isolation moved from social to health issue

A few months ago, I asked an elderly patient a question I ask dozens of times each week: “How are yo…

TTFA announces surprise friendly against US second tier club, Louisville City; King welcomes ‘test’
Thursday 11 June 2026

TTFA announces surprise friendly against US second tier club, Louisville City; King welcomes ‘test’

The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) today announced a surprise international friendl…

Dear Editor: Why current criminals make me miss the ‘fowl tief’
Wednesday 10 June 2026

Dear Editor: Why current criminals make me miss the ‘fowl tief’

“[…] The old Caribbean fowl thief occupied a strange cultural category. He (mainly men were the culp…

Smith shines for Soca Warriors in Russia, despite 3-0 loss to hosts
Tuesday 9 June 2026

Smith shines for Soca Warriors in Russia, despite 3-0 loss to hosts

The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team ended their jet-packing global exhibition forays …

Vaneisa: Silence of the daily grind—the invisible mothers
Tuesday 9 June 2026

Vaneisa: Silence of the daily grind—the invisible mothers

She wasn’t one of my regular produce vendors—her stall was just off my usual tracks and her array of…

Wellness

Dear Editor: Why Children’s Authority MUST intervene, with 13-year-old singing about alcohol and taking backshots

Dr Teelucksingh: Ode to Fathers—who is looking after men who looked after everyone else?

Dr Teelucksingh: The loneliest epidemic—how isolation moved from social to health issue

Vaneisa: Silence of the daily grind—the invisible mothers

Warner: Mercedez joins T&T’s missing generation—our calypsonians have become prophets

Dr Teelucksingh: The stranger in your veins—a case for blood donations

Dr Teelucksingh: My lesson in medical care from a daughter of the canefields 

Dear Editor: The sell-out of Rocky Point; the problem with Aboud’s Tobago deal

Vaneisa: Influenced out of our minds—we’re being recalibrated into simpletons

Volley

  • TTFA announces surprise friendly against US second tier club, Louisville City; King welcomes ‘test’

    The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) today announced a surprise international friendly for its …

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  • Smith shines for Soca Warriors in Russia, despite 3-0 loss to hosts

  • ‘Rules must be applied with fairness and common sense!’ Crown Trace FC protest TTFA NYL disqualification

  • Unacceptable! Nakhid slams TTFA over unpaid match fees; urges members to intervene

  • Levi, Kobi, Spicer and Cardines among more than a dozen absentees from King’s squad for Russia friendly

View Point

  • Dr Harris: Most grassroots workers now are non-unionised—where is their voice?

    In 1937 Trinidad and Tobago, life was not easy. Worker abuse, underpayment of workers, and …

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  • Dear Editor: Why current criminals make me miss the ‘fowl tief’

  • Dear Editor: $3,000 vs $87,847—pension gap between citizens and parliamentarians is outrageous

  • Dear Editor: In wake of maxi strike, can we forget politics and talk rapid rail again?

  • Dr Harris: To Mother Trinidad and Tobago, a Mother should never promote divisiveness between her children…

Live Wire

  • Live Wire’s W/C Notes: Ten-man Portugal held by Congo, Messi’s golden boots prompt pandemonium, and Canadian immigration shades ICE

    Well, that was cringe-worthy. It is never easy to see a major nation floundering as …

    Read More »
  • Live Wire’s W/C Notes: Morocco’s global XI shine, an unexpected Brazilian hattrick, and Team Europe confounded (so far)

  • Political commentary rules as Helon dethrones Machel; Live Wire marks Calypso finals

  • Live Wire: Crimson Sky on Plantation as Regents vote on Party’s future while Opposition plots response

  • Dem judges mudda can’t (be) serious? Live Wire reviews 2024 Calypso Monarch show

Dear Editor: Why Children’s Authority MUST intervene, with 13-year-old singing about alcohol and taking backshots

A 13-year-old girl singing Tight and Pretty with sexually explicit lyrics is a child protection issue! The Child Protection Unit of the Children’s Authority of Trinidad and Tobago needs to take immediate action! An alleged 13-year-old child, who identifies herself as “Yung Niy Niy”, is actively producing and distributing explicit …

Read More »

Dr Teelucksingh: Ode to Fathers—who is looking after men who looked after everyone else?

There is a moment that catches many of us by surprise. Indeed, it arrives without warning. One day, your father is the strongest man you know. He lifts impossible things. Fixes impossible problems. Knows the answer to every question. Drives through the night without getting tired. Walks faster than everyone …

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Live Wire’s W/C Notes: Ten-man Portugal held by Congo, Messi’s golden boots prompt pandemonium, and Canadian immigration shades ICE

Well, that was cringe-worthy. It is never easy to see a major nation floundering as they try to balance the country’s goal for greatness with appeasing a giant, awkward, perma-tanned baby who keeps fluffing potential tap-ins, while critics flood the internet with memes poking fun at his unsuitability for his …

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Dr Harris: Most grassroots workers now are non-unionised—where is their voice?

In 1937 Trinidad and Tobago, life was not easy. Worker abuse, underpayment of workers, and overt racism were not uncommon. The economy was in decline, affected by the great depression globally. Living standards of the working class fell considerably. Conditions were ripe for social unrest—and importantly, for change. There had …

Read More »

Live Wire’s W/C Notes: Morocco’s global XI shine, an unexpected Brazilian hattrick, and Team Europe confounded (so far)

Not surprisingly, the most seismic performance of the 2026 World Cup has come from a Brazilian who was made for the big stage. No, Mr Live Wire isn’t referring to Seleção striker Igor Thiago—surely more heir to Richarlison than R9—but referee Wilton Sampaio, who somehow saw cause to distribute three …

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Dr Teelucksingh: The loneliest epidemic—how isolation moved from social to health issue

A few months ago, I asked an elderly patient a question I ask dozens of times each week: “How are you doing?” Her blood pressure was acceptable. Her diabetes was reasonably controlled. Her cholesterol numbers looked reassuring. “I’m fine, doctor,” she replied. Then she hesitated. The smile disappeared. “I just …

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