Effective implementation of meaningful legislation to govern procurement, campaign financing, party financing and whistle blowing must be made the top priority of the Dr Keith Rowley-led PNM Government. Systems must be put in place to properly protect our patrimony and minimise opportunities for the pilferage of our money before we …
Read More »Yearly Archives: 2017
Dwayne Bravo retires hurt from 2017 IPL season; apologises to Gujarat Lions
The following statement on his aborted 2017 Indian Premier League (IPL) season was submitted by Trinidad and Tobago and West Indies cricketer Dwayne Bravo: It is with deep regret that I announce my decision to withdraw from the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League, owing to my hamstring injury. …
Read More »DALY BREAD: Howe’s that? Daly ponders likelihood of a new storm in T&T
The gathering storm is a Churchill phrase. Winston Churchill used it as the title for the first volume of his massive six-volume history of World War Two. The historical account is given from his perspective as a discredited politician who saw that Germany would re-arm and go to war but …
Read More »MASTER’S VOICE: Save us from this arseness! Only dinosaurs would suggest shortened lunch breaks
Sherma Wilson, you don’t know me; we’ve never met. I think we traded messages briefly on Facebook a couple years ago, but I giving yuh wuk to do. Most of your listeners are from the lower-income, depressed communities in the country; try and get some of them into Parliament nah—and …
Read More »Dear Editor: Is Govt helping UWI students to harm themselves? Does payment plan need fixing?
“The UWI is developing a track record for demonstrating that money trumps student welfare at the institution. “In fairness, I agree that students should pay what is owed. However, the point at which the administration demands this payment clearly shows that the institution is more concerned with dollars and cents …
Read More »Britto, Yohance and Shahdon named in 24-man Warriors training squad to face Grenada
Honduras-based attacker Jerrel Britto and the Mexico-based trio of defender Yohance Marshall, midfielder Jomal Williams and forward Shahdon Winchester were the only overseas-based players named in a 24-man training squad to face Grenada next Saturday at St George’s. The friendly outing is the only confirmed game at present before the …
Read More »Dear Editor: T&T’s building dilemma: to plan or not to plan? An activist answers in the affirmative
“If I were to tell you that the Town and Country Planning Division (TCPD) is perhaps the most critical state agency in addressing [your daily life], most of you would probably chuckle disdainfully or shrug your shoulders with indifference. “Town and who?” And the funny—or tragic—thing is we’d both be …
Read More »Super Fast Garcia strikes again; Live Wire schools Education Minister
No sex education for over-sexed students? Playing dress up with teachers? Half-hour lunch breaks for primary school children? Education Minister Anthony Garcia is on a roll. The bad news is, as always, he is heading downhill. Super Fast Garcia was at it again yesterday when, while pointing to a shift …
Read More »Our march towards nationhood! Remembering the T&T revolution of 1970
Today, 21 April, 2017, marks the 47th anniversary of the Trinidad and Tobago Revolution of 1970, led by the National Joint Action Committee for a New and Just Society in Trinidad and Tobago. Under the astute leadership of the late Chief Servant Makandal Daaga, the people’s movement emphasised the absolute …
Read More »$20m a year! Lewis sets new target for TTOC, admits impact of Thema/Dick controversy
Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) president Brian Lewis hopes to help the local sporting body to more than double its annual revenue before he vacates office in 2021. Lewis was elected unopposed this afternoon for his second term at the helm of the TTOC. And, having already set sport …
Read More »Brian Lewis returned as TTOC president, Dr Hypolite leaves executive
Brian Lewis was returned as Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) president today for his second successive term and will remain at the helm of the local sporting body until 2021. Lewis, who was appointed as the interim head of the Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC) last November, …
Read More »Constitutional cage-fight? How standoff between DJW, Look Loy and Gosein could change TTFA
In one corner stands the Central Football Association (CFA) and its general secretary Clynt Taylor and president Shymdeo Gosine as well as the Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) and its interim president Keith Look Loy, who have a joint motion. In the other is the Trinidad and Tobago Football …
Read More »