Fixin’ T&T’s open question to Fr Clyde Harvey who asserts that the Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley’s recent reckless and callous statement was right: All of the persons across the world who have been abused and exploited by Catholic Priests… Is it that they did not choose their Priest wisely? …
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Discussion: Should T&T be reaping the benefits of the end of corporal punishment by now?
Corporal punishment was removed from schools over 15 years ago and there seemed to be a strong moral argument to abolish “violence” against children. But should that not mean young people—at least below the ages of 23—ought to be significantly less violent? Whether or not you believe that abolishing corporal punishment was the just …
Read More »Jan-Michael and Jamille shine as D/Force and Central advance to Pro Bowl final
The last trophy of the 2016/17 Pro League season will be contested by current league champions Central FC and reigning Pro Bowl champions Defence Force, who both booked their places into next Sunday’s knockout final in contrasting styles. In the second game of yesterday’s semifinal doubleheader, the Army/Coast Guard combination …
Read More »Letter to Editor: Men and women should stop the blame game and work together
“It is my firm belief that until we find a way to make an intervention in the homes, and until the overwhelming majority of Trinbagonian homes are wholesome, functional, nurturing places for children, we are engaging in mass self-deceit if we believe anything will change significantly anytime in the future.” …
Read More »Letter to Editor: No time to play with Trinidad and Tobago’s future, Mr PM… Innovate!
“You, sir, are in the sunset of your career; you are in a position to set the stage for the greatest show on earth. Not Carnival but an island of innovation. “Dr [Keith] Rowley, we are in a lot of trouble and we need you to become the leader you …
Read More »Murder at MovieTowne: Why two T&T Prime Ministers got their responses very wrong
The recent murder in MovieTowne is the second to take place at that location. It has had several reverberations, which are as great as those that accompanied the first one, fourteen years ago. On both occasions our Prime Ministers made insensitive remarks in the aftermath of the murder. On the …
Read More »Live Wire chronicles: How to NOT look for your own death while being a woman in T&T
Warning: As you read this satire, dozens—maybe hundreds—of abusers and killers of women are walking around Trinidad and Tobago, just trying to mind their own business and stay out of trouble. Inexplicably, young women are provoking them to murder by inadvertently being too slow to outrun them, too weak to …
Read More »Lawrence names Warriors coaching staff: Stern, Fevrier, Ross and Berdien included
Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence has appointed former 2006 World Cup teammate Stern John and W Connection coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier to his backroom staff, which was finally released this morning by the TTFA. John and Fevrier join former Arsenal legend and England captain Sol Campbell …
Read More »T&T national women’s player murdered: TTFA mourns for 15-year-old Abiela Adams
“It’s heartbreaking [and] you still cannot understand how the mother or family feels right now. What could a young girl like Abiela [Adams] do to deserve what happened to her? “We really need to deal with what is happening in our society today. All my players right now are in …
Read More »Williams names T&T U-20 squad: Dillon and Powder are in; Levi, Julien are out
Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team coach Brian Williams will not have the services of AZ Alkmaar winger Levi Garcia or San Juan Jabloteh left back Keston Julien when he tries to steer his squad to the Korea Republic 2017 Under-20 World Cup. Williams named his 20-man squad today for …
Read More »Defence Force and Club Sando advance to Bowl semis as Jabloteh and Stars KO’d
Defending champions Defence Force and Club Sando completed the final four list for Sunday’s Digicel Pro Bowl semifinal round, as they held off San Juan Jabloteh and Ma Pau Stars respectively in last night’s quarterfinal action at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. A second half Hashim Arcia double overturned …
Read More »Peltier grabs beaver trick as Central clobber Rangers 8-0; Christon helps Police KO Connection
Former St Ann’s Rangers captain Johan Peltier returned to haunt his old club with a vengeance yesterday as Central FC treated Rangers to a humiliating exit from the Digicel Pro Bowl with an 8-0 mauling at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva yesterday. Peltier, who wore the armband for Rangers …
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