It is almost two weeks since the court of appeal broke the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s legal resistance to Fifa, with the local football body’s member delegates swiftly voting to subsequently hand its reins to the governing body’s normalisation committee. Having forced regime change, Fifa president Gianni Infantino is …

Speaking at the Ministry of Health’s media conference today, epidemiologist Dr Avery Hinds said the country was still experiencing community spread, and managing our respiratory health and hygiene should be the focus of concern. Responding to a question about whether he was concerned that the virus could not be eradicated …

“[…] by underpaying settlements, insurance companies pressure consumers to use low-cost repair shops, regardless of expertise, tooling, workmanship or repair methods that are compliant with manufacturer warranties. Consumers are incentivised to buy used or substandard parts, which not only puts unsafe cars on the road but also supports car theft …

How much more proof about the dire consequences of this clandestine malady does Trinidad and Tobago need before it takes this menace seriously? Mr Live Wire joins the medical community in urging citizens to: physically distance, sanitise, and use common sense liberally. Yes, over 75 per cent of victims are …

Former Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-20 and Under-23 teammates Neveal Hackshaw and Leland Archer were rewarded for standout individual performances in the 2020 USL Championship season with spots on the competition’s All-League Second Teams last week. The 25-year-old Hackshaw, who has 14 senior international caps for the Soca Warriors …

“[…] We simply cannot continue like this without a massive fiscal intervention. My interviews last week were designed to get this message over to the policy makers and to the public. “Unfortunately the message seems to have been either misinterpreted or misunderstood as being hostile… And [Noble Philip] says it …

The Ministry of Health is awaiting the results of an autopsy performed on a passenger who died on a repatriation flight to Trinidad on Saturday. The autopsy is expected to determine whether the passenger died due to Covid-19. The Caribbean Airlines flight, which was en route to Piarco International airport …

Planning for the unexpected and the unknown is a tough call. The Covid-19 disease has forced us to deal with a great deal of uncertainty. In many ways, the health issue, which has morphed into an economic one, represents an existential battle. The uncertainty and the weight of the expectations …

I paid more detailed attention to the Budget debates this year because our country is so down. The Opposition had little fresh content to offer. Most contributions represented attempts to fight over the General Election, which it lost nine weeks ago.  The Opposition is so bazodee that, despite its recent …

“[…] school authorities have not been processing refunds for lab and other fees duly paid by students this year. They also failed to deal with the urgent and legitimate questions about obtaining accurate transcripts, timely refunds or assisting students to graduate…” The following letter to the editor about the close …

“[…] The period of layoff as generally outlined by the industrial court is a maximum of three months. If there is no resumption of work, a worker is entitled to claim his severance pay… “[…]What we have witnessed since the pandemic, is that employers have been in breach of the …

“[…] I am sure that I do not need to remind you chief justice that there is more to the management of cases than fixing timetables. First instance judges often have to remind litigants and lawyers of the significance of what we do. “A judge who refuses to defer to …