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    Seales gets fifer but T&T collapse against Leeward, Chanderpaul/Guyana declare, and King wallops Windward Isl

    Seales gets fifer but T&T collapse against Leeward, Chanderpaul/Guyana declare, and King wallops Windward Isl

    Thursday 19 May 2022
    • Powell steals Diego show versus rejigged Red Force, Mindley mauls Windwards, Chanderpaul defies Pride

      Powell steals Diego show versus rejigged Red Force, Mindley mauls Windwards, Chanderpaul defies Pride

      Wednesday 18 May 2022
    • Republic Cup announces TT$3,000 first prize; Shem explains 7-a-side format and scouting

      Republic Cup announces TT$3,000 first prize; Shem explains 7-a-side format and scouting

      Monday 16 May 2022
    • NLCL 2022: Mama’s Gasparillo best Watson’s Cox FA to top Group B as Moruga lose 3 straight

      NLCL 2022: Mama’s Gasparillo best Watson’s Cox FA to top Group B as Moruga lose 3 straight

      Monday 16 May 2022
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    Dear Editor: I’ve tried to correct mistakes of grammar and pronunciation in the media, but they ‘held out’

    Dear Editor: I’ve tried to correct mistakes of grammar and pronunciation in the media, but they ‘held out’

    Wednesday 18 May 2022
    • PNM Women’s League: Abuse victims deserve justice! Sabga must take info to TTPS

      PNM Women’s League: Abuse victims deserve justice! Sabga must take info to TTPS

      Tuesday 17 May 2022
    • Daly Bread: Nowhere to turn as Govt and TTPS fail to act meaningfully against violent crime

      Daly Bread: Nowhere to turn as Govt and TTPS fail to act meaningfully against violent crime

      Sunday 15 May 2022
    • Noble: $2 short—rising food prices, ageing population and outdated pension service spell trouble

      Noble: $2 short—rising food prices, ageing population and outdated pension service spell trouble

      Saturday 14 May 2022
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    Dear Editor: Are we disenabling the able? What RSS can do for stroke victims

    Dear Editor: Are we disenabling the able? What RSS can do for stroke victims

    Friday 13 May 2022
    • Dear Editor: Supermarkets must understand the Tru Valu of drinking water

      Dear Editor: Supermarkets must understand the Tru Valu of drinking water

      Tuesday 3 May 2022
    • Dear Editor: Why do we run in an anticlockwise direction? Science offers an answer

      Dear Editor: Why do we run in an anticlockwise direction? Science offers an answer

      Tuesday 3 May 2022
    • Public Utilities Minister: T&TEC, IPPs and ODPM failed during islandwide power blackout

      Public Utilities Minister: T&TEC, IPPs and ODPM failed during islandwide power blackout

      Friday 29 April 2022
  • SSFL
    Republic Cup announces TT$3,000 first prize; Shem explains 7-a-side format and scouting

    Republic Cup announces TT$3,000 first prize; Shem explains 7-a-side format and scouting

    Monday 16 May 2022
    • Form three St Benedict’s midfielder, Josiah Ochoa, wins SSFL Ball Juggling competition

      Form three St Benedict’s midfielder, Josiah Ochoa, wins SSFL Ball Juggling competition

      Thursday 31 March 2022
    • Sport will operate as ‘safe zone’; athletes and coaches must vaccinate or get medical exemption

      Sport will operate as ‘safe zone’; athletes and coaches must vaccinate or get medical exemption

      Monday 7 March 2022
    • Is sport now open to unvaccinated players and officials? Officials still in the dark

      Is sport now open to unvaccinated players and officials? Officials still in the dark

      Sunday 6 March 2022
    • ‘Significant and humbling!’ Newcastle poised to grant Hislop keys to the city for anti-racism work

      ‘Significant and humbling!’ Newcastle poised to grant Hislop keys to the city for anti-racism work

      Thursday 24 February 2022
    • Sport included in safe zone policy; Govt gives green light in time for mid-week WI U-19 fixture

      Sport included in safe zone policy; Govt gives green light in time for mid-week WI U-19 fixture

      Sunday 23 January 2022
    • TTFA ‘has no affiliation with Mr Jerome Pierre’; local body distances itself from ‘scholarship programme’

      TTFA ‘has no affiliation with Mr Jerome Pierre’; local body distances itself from ‘scholarship programme’

      Friday 3 December 2021
  • Live Wire
    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
    • Anyone for ‘Covid roulette’? Live Wire has an uncomfortable experience on Scoon’s ‘pleasure boat’

      Anyone for ‘Covid roulette’? Live Wire has an uncomfortable experience on Scoon’s ‘pleasure boat’

      Tuesday 28 December 2021
    • Live Wire: US police, not Lifetime, picks up alleged murder plot from Guardian columnist, Hadeed

      Live Wire: US police, not Lifetime, picks up alleged murder plot from Guardian columnist, Hadeed

      Friday 24 December 2021
    • Oh for f*ris sake! Live Wire underwhelmed as AG meets unions, plus Keithos loses ‘dictator membership’

      Oh for f*ris sake! Live Wire underwhelmed as AG meets unions, plus Keithos loses ‘dictator membership’

      Wednesday 22 December 2021
    • No, Faris, ‘superfluous’ is NOT a compliment; Live Wire picks up the pieces after GG judgment

      No, Faris, ‘superfluous’ is NOT a compliment; Live Wire picks up the pieces after GG judgment

      Friday 15 October 2021
  • A/V Room
    B&B Ep 22: Michael Holding: West Indies cricket icon, ‘Whispering Death’, unplugged

    B&B Ep 22: Michael Holding: West Indies cricket icon, ‘Whispering Death’, unplugged

    Sunday 27 March 2022
    • B&B (trailer): ‘Brian Close was sooo tough…’ Holding on Greig’s ‘grovel’ quip and the inimitable Close

      B&B (trailer): ‘Brian Close was sooo tough…’ Holding on Greig’s ‘grovel’ quip and the inimitable Close

      Saturday 26 March 2022
    • B&B (trailer): Michael Holding: Caribbean’s colonial education more damaging than lingering royal ties

      B&B (trailer): Michael Holding: Caribbean’s colonial education more damaging than lingering royal ties

      Friday 25 March 2022
    • B&B (trailer): Michael Holding: ‘Use cricket and sport to take gunmen off the street!’

      B&B (trailer): Michael Holding: ‘Use cricket and sport to take gunmen off the street!’

      Thursday 24 March 2022
    • B&B Ep 21: Shawn Cooper talks coaching and goes behind the scenes of ‘Naps’ vs ‘Pres Lions’

      B&B Ep 21: Shawn Cooper talks coaching and goes behind the scenes of ‘Naps’ vs ‘Pres Lions’

      Friday 3 December 2021
    • B&B (Trailer): Shawn Cooper: The backstory to Pres Lion’s illegal player, Kori Cupid

      B&B (Trailer): Shawn Cooper: The backstory to Pres Lion’s illegal player, Kori Cupid

      Thursday 2 December 2021
    • B&B (Trailer): Shawn Cooper: How the Soca Warriors are often outmanoeuvred off the football field

      B&B (Trailer): Shawn Cooper: How the Soca Warriors are often outmanoeuvred off the football field

      Tuesday 30 November 2021
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  • Seales gets fifer but T&T collapse against Leeward, Chanderpaul/Guyana declare, and King wallops Windward Isl
  • Powell steals Diego show versus rejigged Red Force, Mindley mauls Windwards, Chanderpaul defies Pride
  • Dear Editor: I’ve tried to correct mistakes of grammar and pronunciation in the media, but they ‘held out’
  • PNM Women’s League: Abuse victims deserve justice! Sabga must take info to TTPS
  • Republic Cup announces TT$3,000 first prize; Shem explains 7-a-side format and scouting
  • NLCL 2022: Mama’s Gasparillo best Watson’s Cox FA to top Group B as Moruga lose 3 straight
  • Vaneisa: Woodhouse offers captivating read on England’s 1954 tour of West Indies
  • Daly Bread: Nowhere to turn as Govt and TTPS fail to act meaningfully against violent crime
  • Noble: $2 short—rising food prices, ageing population and outdated pension service spell trouble
  • Republic Cup gets new Gateway; Romain promises route to UK, US for stand-out players
Seales gets fifer but T&T collapse against Leeward, Chanderpaul/Guyana declare, and King wallops Windward Isl
Thursday 19 May 2022

Seales gets fifer but T&T collapse against Leeward, Chanderpaul/Guyana declare, and King wallops Windward Isl

Trinidad and Tobago Red Force pacer Jayden Seales took all three Leeward Islands Hurricanes this mor…

Powell steals Diego show versus rejigged Red Force, Mindley mauls Windwards, Chanderpaul defies Pride
Wednesday 18 May 2022

Powell steals Diego show versus rejigged Red Force, Mindley mauls Windwards, Chanderpaul defies Pride

A whirlwind century by opening batsman Kieran Powell today gave the Leeward Islands Hurricanes a com…

Dear Editor: I’ve tried to correct mistakes of grammar and pronunciation in the media, but they ‘held out’
Wednesday 18 May 2022

Dear Editor: I’ve tried to correct mistakes of grammar and pronunciation in the media, but they ‘held out’

“[…] Introducing a pair of reporters to bring listeners up to date on a particular issue, nigh…

PNM Women’s League: Abuse victims deserve justice! Sabga must take info to TTPS
Tuesday 17 May 2022

PNM Women’s League: Abuse victims deserve justice! Sabga must take info to TTPS

“[…] For decades, there have been relentless attempts by past police commissioners and more recently…

Republic Cup announces TT$3,000 first prize; Shem explains 7-a-side format and scouting
Monday 16 May 2022

Republic Cup announces TT$3,000 first prize; Shem explains 7-a-side format and scouting

Gateway Athletics director Adrian Romain confirmed today that the grand winners of the Republic Cup …

NLCL 2022: Mama’s Gasparillo best Watson’s Cox FA to top Group B as Moruga lose 3 straight
Monday 16 May 2022

NLCL 2022: Mama’s Gasparillo best Watson’s Cox FA to top Group B as Moruga lose 3 straight

Thirteen years on from a vehicular accident that changed the course of her life and her footballing …

Vaneisa: Woodhouse offers captivating read on England’s 1954 tour of West Indies
Monday 16 May 2022

Vaneisa: Woodhouse offers captivating read on England’s 1954 tour of West Indies

One day, I received an email from someone I did not know, a cricket writer, who told me that he had …

Daly Bread: Nowhere to turn as Govt and TTPS fail to act meaningfully against violent crime
Sunday 15 May 2022

Daly Bread: Nowhere to turn as Govt and TTPS fail to act meaningfully against violent crime

While in a heightened state of mourning for lost and abused children and murdered women, we had anot…

Noble: $2 short—rising food prices, ageing population and outdated pension service spell trouble
Saturday 14 May 2022

Noble: $2 short—rising food prices, ageing population and outdated pension service spell trouble

Two Fridays ago, I visited my neighbourhood’s favourite food store. I had gone to pick up one item. …

Republic Cup gets new Gateway; Romain promises route to UK, US for stand-out players
Saturday 14 May 2022

Republic Cup gets new Gateway; Romain promises route to UK, US for stand-out players

Young footballers with an eye on a possible career overseas are encouraged to seize the invaluable o…

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  • Seales gets fifer but T&T collapse against Leeward, Chanderpaul/Guyana declare, and King wallops Windward Isl

    Trinidad and Tobago Red Force pacer Jayden Seales took all three Leeward Islands Hurricanes this …

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  • Powell steals Diego show versus rejigged Red Force, Mindley mauls Windwards, Chanderpaul defies Pride

  • Republic Cup announces TT$3,000 first prize; Shem explains 7-a-side format and scouting

  • NLCL 2022: Mama’s Gasparillo best Watson’s Cox FA to top Group B as Moruga lose 3 straight

  • Vaneisa: Woodhouse offers captivating read on England’s 1954 tour of West Indies

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  • Dear Editor: I’ve tried to correct mistakes of grammar and pronunciation in the media, but they ‘held out’

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  • PNM Women’s League: Abuse victims deserve justice! Sabga must take info to TTPS

  • Daly Bread: Nowhere to turn as Govt and TTPS fail to act meaningfully against violent crime

  • Noble: $2 short—rising food prices, ageing population and outdated pension service spell trouble

  • Dear Editor: Stop stigmatising single-parent families and consider deeper causes of school violence

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  • Dear Editor: Are we disenabling the able? What RSS can do for stroke victims

    “[…] My brain injury did alter how the world looked at me, how the world …

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  • Dear Editor: Why do we run in an anticlockwise direction? Science offers an answer

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  • Demming: Please, PNM, we need an efficient transportation system if we are to move forward

Seales gets fifer but T&T collapse against Leeward, Chanderpaul/Guyana declare, and King wallops Windward Isl

Trinidad and Tobago Red Force pacer Jayden Seales took all three Leeward Islands Hurricanes this morning for his first five wicket haul in First Class Cricket during West Indies Championship action at the Diego Martin Sporting Complex in Diego Martin. But Seales did not have long to savour his individual …

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Powell steals Diego show versus rejigged Red Force, Mindley mauls Windwards, Chanderpaul defies Pride

A whirlwind century by opening batsman Kieran Powell today gave the Leeward Islands Hurricanes a commanding start at the Diego Martin Sporting Complex against the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force, as action resumed in the four-day West Indies Championship. at the close of Day One, the Hurricanes were 308 for …

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Dear Editor: I’ve tried to correct mistakes of grammar and pronunciation in the media, but they ‘held out’

“[…] Introducing a pair of reporters to bring listeners up to date on a particular issue, night after night, the CNC3 tag team of news presenters tells us, for example, ‘Here is Radhica and Kristian de Silva…’ “The de Silvas are husband and wife and, therefore, a team. Thus, the …

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PNM Women’s League: Abuse victims deserve justice! Sabga must take info to TTPS

“[…] For decades, there have been relentless attempts by past police commissioners and more recently the Police Complaints Authority to bring a certain degree of closure and possibly the perpetrator(s) to justice for this heinous crime against an innocent child.  “Many calls were issued for individuals with information to come …

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Republic Cup announces TT$3,000 first prize; Shem explains 7-a-side format and scouting

Gateway Athletics director Adrian Romain confirmed today that the grand winners of the Republic Cup Youth Football Tournament will walk away with TT$3,000 each. The competition, which will be run in a seven-a-side format, has five categories: Boys 17-19, Girls 17-19, Boys Under-16, Girls Under-16 and Boys Under-14. The overall …

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NLCL 2022: Mama’s Gasparillo best Watson’s Cox FA to top Group B as Moruga lose 3 straight

Thirteen years on from a vehicular accident that changed the course of her life and her footballing career, former Trinidad and Tobago Senior Women’s footballer Tamar Watson is trying to make a difference from the technical area The 34-year-old Watson would have had many battles on and off the field. …

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