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    1975 CWC: Alvin Kallicharan—West Indies’ pocket-sized technician who terrorised Lillee

    1975 CWC: Alvin Kallicharan—West Indies’ pocket-sized technician who terrorised Lillee

    Tuesday 13 May 2025
    • MoE offers support to Zwade’s schoolmates; Arima North student still critical

      MoE offers support to Zwade’s schoolmates; Arima North student still critical

      Monday 12 May 2025
    • 1975 CWC: How Mr Angry, Gordon Greenidge, won over the West Indies

      1975 CWC: How Mr Angry, Gordon Greenidge, won over the West Indies

      Monday 12 May 2025
    • 1975 CWC: Fast and furious—the flashing blade of Roy Fredericks

      1975 CWC: Fast and furious—the flashing blade of Roy Fredericks

      Sunday 11 May 2025
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    Dear Editor: Prime Minister should withdraw reckless comments on alleged “UNC lawyers”

    Dear Editor: Prime Minister should withdraw reckless comments on alleged “UNC lawyers”

    Monday 12 May 2025
    • Daly Bread: Dear Kamla, 2025—can we shift from “blame and shame” to empathetic governance?

      Daly Bread: Dear Kamla, 2025—can we shift from “blame and shame” to empathetic governance?

      Sunday 11 May 2025
    • Dear Editor: UNC has opportunity to shift T&T’s political culture—but are they capable?

      Dear Editor: UNC has opportunity to shift T&T’s political culture—but are they capable?

      Friday 9 May 2025
    • Dear Editor: Can T&T hinge its gas future on USA’s political whims and fancies?

      Dear Editor: Can T&T hinge its gas future on USA’s political whims and fancies?

      Thursday 8 May 2025
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    Vaneisa: Governance with empathy—Kamla and ‘Penny’ promise refreshing change

    Vaneisa: Governance with empathy—Kamla and ‘Penny’ promise refreshing change

    Sunday 11 May 2025
    • Josie vs Cancer: I thought I was ready for hair loss—I wasn’t!

      Josie vs Cancer: I thought I was ready for hair loss—I wasn’t!

      Wednesday 7 May 2025
    • Vaneisa: Walking the talk; my ears are ringing with campaign promises—literally!

      Vaneisa: Walking the talk; my ears are ringing with campaign promises—literally!

      Monday 5 May 2025
    • Josie vs Cancer: Discovering who my real friends were…

      Josie vs Cancer: Discovering who my real friends were…

      Wednesday 30 April 2025
  • Youth Football
    MoE offers support to Zwade’s schoolmates; Arima North student still critical

    MoE offers support to Zwade’s schoolmates; Arima North student still critical

    Monday 12 May 2025
    • Arima North student and footballer, Zwade Alleyne, shot in head—family ask for prayers

      Arima North student and footballer, Zwade Alleyne, shot in head—family ask for prayers

      Sunday 11 May 2025
    • RBNYFL 25: National semifinal fixtures ready, as games set for Barataria and Courland

      RBNYFL 25: National semifinal fixtures ready, as games set for Barataria and Courland

      Saturday 10 May 2025
    • RBNYFL 25: Zaa’van, Micha’el lead Pro Series triple threat; but Premier, Hawks and QPCC pose strong challenges

      RBNYFL 25: Zaa’van, Micha’el lead Pro Series triple threat; but Premier, Hawks and QPCC pose strong challenges

      Monday 5 May 2025
    • RBNYFL 25: Semifinal action kicks off this weekend in Arima and St Augustine

      RBNYFL 25: Semifinal action kicks off this weekend in Arima and St Augustine

      Friday 2 May 2025
    • RBNYFL 25: QPCC squeeze past City; Jabloteh thump Sando—but face protest

      RBNYFL 25: QPCC squeeze past City; Jabloteh thump Sando—but face protest

      Monday 28 April 2025
    • RBNYFL 25: KO guide as quarterfinals kick off this weekend

      RBNYFL 25: KO guide as quarterfinals kick off this weekend

      Thursday 24 April 2025
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    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
    • Protesters push back against ‘little prick’; Live Wire alarmed as tension boils over at QPS

      Protesters push back against ‘little prick’; Live Wire alarmed as tension boils over at QPS

      Sunday 16 January 2022
    • Live Wire sheds a tear as Minister of Hypocrisy uses time-travel to join Boxing Day boat party

      Live Wire sheds a tear as Minister of Hypocrisy uses time-travel to join Boxing Day boat party

      Thursday 30 December 2021
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    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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  • 1975 CWC: Alvin Kallicharan—West Indies’ pocket-sized technician who terrorised Lillee
  • Dear Editor: Prime Minister should withdraw reckless comments on alleged “UNC lawyers”
  • MoE offers support to Zwade’s schoolmates; Arima North student still critical
  • 1975 CWC: How Mr Angry, Gordon Greenidge, won over the West Indies
  • Vaneisa: Governance with empathy—Kamla and ‘Penny’ promise refreshing change
  • 1975 CWC: Fast and furious—the flashing blade of Roy Fredericks
  • Daly Bread: Dear Kamla, 2025—can we shift from “blame and shame” to empathetic governance?
  • Arima North student and footballer, Zwade Alleyne, shot in head—family ask for prayers
  • RBNYFL 25: National semifinal fixtures ready, as games set for Barataria and Courland
  • 1975 CWC: Clive Lloyd was the man for the big occasion
1975 CWC: Alvin Kallicharan—West Indies’ pocket-sized technician who terrorised Lillee
Tuesday 13 May 2025

1975 CWC: Alvin Kallicharan—West Indies’ pocket-sized technician who terrorised Lillee

(Part twelve.) Diminutive stylist. This series of at-the-point-in-time profiles on the 1975 West Ind…

Dear Editor: Prime Minister should withdraw reckless comments on alleged “UNC lawyers”
Monday 12 May 2025

Dear Editor: Prime Minister should withdraw reckless comments on alleged “UNC lawyers”

“[…] As a former attorney general and current holder of the designation ‘senior counsel’ (senior adv…

MoE offers support to Zwade’s schoolmates; Arima North student still critical
Monday 12 May 2025

MoE offers support to Zwade’s schoolmates; Arima North student still critical

The Ministry of Education has taken the initiative of re-registering form five Arima North Secondary…

1975 CWC: How Mr Angry, Gordon Greenidge, won over the West Indies
Monday 12 May 2025

1975 CWC: How Mr Angry, Gordon Greenidge, won over the West Indies

(Part eleven.) Angry ‘outsider’. In any discussion about an all-time West Indies Test XI, the name G…

Vaneisa: Governance with empathy—Kamla and ‘Penny’ promise refreshing change
Sunday 11 May 2025

Vaneisa: Governance with empathy—Kamla and ‘Penny’ promise refreshing change

Miriam Castellano, the name by which a prolific social media commentator goes, responded to a column…

1975 CWC: Fast and furious—the flashing blade of Roy Fredericks
Sunday 11 May 2025

1975 CWC: Fast and furious—the flashing blade of Roy Fredericks

(Part ten.) Fast and furious. It used to be said of Roy Fredericks that his version of batting heave…

Daly Bread: Dear Kamla, 2025—can we shift from “blame and shame” to empathetic governance?
Sunday 11 May 2025

Daly Bread: Dear Kamla, 2025—can we shift from “blame and shame” to empathetic governance?

Dear Kamla, Fifteen years ago, at the time of your first election as prime minister of Trinidad and …

Arima North student and footballer, Zwade Alleyne, shot in head—family ask for prayers
Sunday 11 May 2025

Arima North student and footballer, Zwade Alleyne, shot in head—family ask for prayers

Arima North Secondary student and footballer Zwade Alleyne is in critical condition after being shot…

RBNYFL 25: National semifinal fixtures ready, as games set for Barataria and Courland
Saturday 10 May 2025

RBNYFL 25: National semifinal fixtures ready, as games set for Barataria and Courland

The Republic Bank National Youth League (RBNYFL) national semifinals will be held at the Republic Ba…

1975 CWC: Clive Lloyd was the man for the big occasion
Saturday 10 May 2025

1975 CWC: Clive Lloyd was the man for the big occasion

(Part nine.) Leader supreme. Clive Lloyd is automatically associated with the West Indies’ unprecede…

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1975 CWC: Alvin Kallicharan—West Indies’ pocket-sized technician who terrorised Lillee

1975 CWC: How Mr Angry, Gordon Greenidge, won over the West Indies

1975 CWC: Fast and furious—the flashing blade of Roy Fredericks

1975 CWC: Clive Lloyd was the man for the big occasion

1975 CWC: Kanhai “manufactured his own shots”—40 years before T20 cricket

1975 CWC: Three cheers for Sir Garry; cricket’s greatest ever allrounder

1975 CWC: Windies make ODI debut at Leeds, as team transitions from Sobers era

1975 CWC: An unforgettable accident—how bad weather led to the world’s first ODI

Jewel recalled to WI ODI team for England tour; Rampaul named bowling coach

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  • Dear Editor: Prime Minister should withdraw reckless comments on alleged “UNC lawyers”

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  • Daly Bread: Dear Kamla, 2025—can we shift from “blame and shame” to empathetic governance?

  • Dear Editor: UNC has opportunity to shift T&T’s political culture—but are they capable?

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  • Josie vs Cancer: I thought I was ready for hair loss—I wasn’t!

  • Vaneisa: Walking the talk; my ears are ringing with campaign promises—literally!

  • Josie vs Cancer: Discovering who my real friends were…

  • Vaneisa: Everywhere is war—are we nearing tipping point yet?

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  • MoE offers support to Zwade’s schoolmates; Arima North student still critical

    The Ministry of Education has taken the initiative of re-registering form five Arima North Secondary …

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  • Arima North student and footballer, Zwade Alleyne, shot in head—family ask for prayers

  • RBNYFL 25: National semifinal fixtures ready, as games set for Barataria and Courland

  • RBNYFL 25: Zaa’van, Micha’el lead Pro Series triple threat; but Premier, Hawks and QPCC pose strong challenges

  • RBNYFL 25: Semifinal action kicks off this weekend in Arima and St Augustine

1975 CWC: Alvin Kallicharan—West Indies’ pocket-sized technician who terrorised Lillee

(Part twelve.) Diminutive stylist. This series of at-the-point-in-time profiles on the 1975 West Indies Cricket World Cup squad is being done in the batting order of the final—except for recognition already given to senior statesman Rohan Kanhai and his successor as captain, Clive Lloyd. Which is why, with 39 days …

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Dear Editor: Prime Minister should withdraw reckless comments on alleged “UNC lawyers”

“[…] As a former attorney general and current holder of the designation ‘senior counsel’ (senior advocate of the Supreme Court), Mrs Kamla Persad-Bissessar ought to know—indeed, is expected to know—that a lawyer’s previous or perceived political affiliation has no bearing whatsoever on their capacity to act ethically, independently, and professionally …

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MoE offers support to Zwade’s schoolmates; Arima North student still critical

The Ministry of Education has taken the initiative of re-registering form five Arima North Secondary student Zwade Alleyne to complete his Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations in May/ June 2026, at no additional cost to his family. The 17-year-old Alleyne was shot in his head while he limed with …

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1975 CWC: How Mr Angry, Gordon Greenidge, won over the West Indies

(Part eleven.) Angry ‘outsider’. In any discussion about an all-time West Indies Test XI, the name Gordon Greenidge is almost always included as one of the openers. This has as much to do with Greenidge’s technical correctness and fiercely combative attitude to the new ball as it does with his …

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Vaneisa: Governance with empathy—Kamla and ‘Penny’ promise refreshing change

Miriam Castellano, the name by which a prolific social media commentator goes, responded to a column I had written on the distressing impact of global warfare. “Disengage! You sound like an empath. For your own mental health you should train yourself to know when a Time Out is necessary,” she …

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1975 CWC: Fast and furious—the flashing blade of Roy Fredericks

(Part ten.) Fast and furious. It used to be said of Roy Fredericks that his version of batting heaven was for every bowler to have a new ball, such was his appetite for the pacy, bouncy stuff. And while his most memorable moment would come a few months after, with …

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