“[…] Like Shelly [Gomes], let’s all sing our praises in memory of another great native of Arima, Dr Cliff Bertrand, trusting that his death will not be forgotten but instead bring about a rebirth of sports in the only Royal Chartered Borough in Trinidad and Tobago…” The following Letter to …

Trinidad and Tobago closes November with 12 deaths and 977 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus. This total is an improvement from October, which had 1,161 confirmed cases and 31 deaths. The total number of active cases is now 778. In November, there were two spikes in the number of …

“[…] With this latest action, the United States reaffirms its commitment to promoting accountability for all those complicit in the illegitimate Maduro regime’s efforts to undermine democracy…” The following release from US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, reveals sanctions against Chinese company, CEIEC, which is allegedly responsible for 70 percent …

“[…] Mr [Jameson] Rigues has refused to recognise and accept the collective authority and decision making of the Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) Board and has repeatedly undertaken unilateral actions that disregard the League’s by-laws and the TTSL Board…” The following is a press statement from the Trinidad and …

The following is a press statement from the National Football Coaches of Trinidad and Tobago (NFCTT): The National Football Coaches of Trinidad and Tobago (NFCTT) continued its town hall-styled meetings on Saturday 28th November 2020. The guests of this meeting were the Secondary School Football League (SSFL) Premier Division coaches. …

The Trinidad and Tobago Super League’s 14 active member clubs were meant to choose their new president today from either of two candidates: Guaya United manager Jameson Rigues and UTT FC head coach Clayton Morris. Instead, by all accounts, chaos reigned in an ill-tempered meeting before Rigues, who is also …

Last week, Natalee Legore, the host of Morning Brew, spoke for many when she stated: ‘we are not very clear as to why the police is able to take action in certain circumstances where people are gathered and not in others’. It seems, she said, ‘that what is public and …

“[…] The children were treated in a cruel, inhumane and unusual way. It is utterly ridiculous for Stuart Young to pull some verbal sleight of hand, arguing that they were ‘escorted’ and not ‘deported’…” The following Letter to the Editor on the deportation of 16 Venezuelan children was submitted to …

In the maiden Canada Premier League (CPL) season in 2019, Trinidad and Tobago coach Stephen Hart finished bottom of the table with his HFX Wanderers outfit. The turnaround in 2020 could not be much more profound, as the Wanderers roared to second place, with what the CPL media described as …

And when they enter the waters of Delta Amacuro One last look at Tucupita The wind numbs everyone Blowing kisses Venezuela te amo En mi corazon The sign of the cross Ten Hail Marys The fishermen lifted the children on top of their mother’s plastic suitcases Then they stuff their …

Until David Rudder came along to fill our hearts and minds with his inspirational repertoire, Ah Fraid Karl ranked up there with the best. And Ah Put on Mih Guns Again was among my top dozen favourite calypsoes. So having long recognised his worth as a calypsonian, I have no …

Interim Trinidad and Tobago Super League League (TTSL) president Jameson Rigues has attempted to unilaterally call off elections for the organisation, just two days before he is scheduled to face Clayton Morris in a virtual referendum. Rigues, the Guaya United manager, claimed that his action is supported by Fifa-appointed normalisation …