“[…] Dr Selwyn Cudjoe’s obsession with the PNM leader seems to have completely obfuscated his ability to be balanced and fair in his writing. “[…] He never once engaged the point that Dr Keith Rowley was making when he referred to the Opposition as unpatriotic louts—in relation to their discourteous …
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Intercol 24: “El Do” stun St Augustine; San Juan’s Sween tricks Valencia
El Dorado East Secondary produced the first upset of the 2024 Coca Cola Intercol competition tonight as they eliminated Premier Division outfit St Augustine Secondary 4-3 in a penalty shootout at the Arima Velodrome. A double from attacking midfielder Kanye Eastman saw El Dorado come close to snatching the result …
Read More »SSFL 24: MoE responds on Derrel Garcia; SSFL set to rule on St Benedict’s
The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) executive has referred the St Benedict’s College captain Derrel “Zoom Zoom” Garcia matter to its disciplinary committee for a ruling that would decide the story of the 2024 Premier Division. The schools’ body, via a press statement, indicated that the relevant committee would meet …
Read More »SSFL 24: Trinity East still alive in Intercol and Premier Division—but only just
Trinity College East (TCE) savoured two narrow victories in one evening as they made progress across separate Secondary Schools Football League competitions today. Only one of those wins came from a match that they actually played in. On the brink of relegation from the SSFL Premier Division, the “Blue Hawks” …
Read More »Intercol 24: Holy Cross, Siparia West, Mucurapo East & West among prelim winners
Holy Cross College goalkeeper Donnell Thomas was among the goal scorers today as the 2024 Coca Cola National Intercol competition kicked off around the island, with 12 teams taking part in the Preliminary round. Thomas scored directly off a punt from inside his own penalty box as Holy Cross ran …
Read More »Vaneisa: Heroes and deities—uncovering Frank Worrell (Part One)
There’s an immediate challenge in compiling a biography of someone who was a legend during his lifetime. Inevitably, myths spring up—so that even if you can separate fact from fiction, it is almost sacrilege to bring balance to the scrutiny because people prefer to hold on to their folklores. Frank …
Read More »Daly Bread: Why the PNM’s internal affairs are a matter of public interest
I have examined the surprise announcement that the People’s National Movement (PNM) convention and internal election scheduled for November 17 had been cancelled and the further announcement swiftly, but ambiguously, walking back the cancellation decision. My view remains that any apparent suppression of democracy within the PNM is a matter …
Read More »Noble: The killing of our women—a cultural issue we consistently failed to address
“Across the region, approximately 11% of the survey respondents of both sexes reported experience with domestic violence,” the report noted. For Trinidad and Tobago, the rate was 8.3%. Across the seven Caribbean countries surveyed, the average injury rate for men was 6.7% and 10.7% for women. Domestic or spousal abuse …
Read More »Best: Close first-person encounters; when real calypsonians tell their own stories…
Shorty would be able to blame any negative feedback from Severe Licking on Baron. Or his informants, Bomber and Cypher. Gypsy’s troubles, however, are of his own making—in more than one sense! In his 1972 For Cane, the Little Black Boy singer complained that Ah really doh know how to …
Read More »SSFL 24: Mucurapo relegated, Trinity East on brink, Speyside fight on
East Mucurapo Secondary will join Miracle Ministries Pentecostal High School through the trap door of the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division, as the northern outfit were relegated today. Mucurapo travelled to Signal Hill Secondary needing their first away win since they edged Miracle Ministries 1-0 on Wednesday 25 …
Read More »“He will elevate T&T football!” TTFA announces Yorke as new Soca Warriors head coach
Dwight Yorke, Trinidad and Tobago’s most celebrated footballer of all time, is the new head coach of the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team. The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFA) made the announcement in a press release today. No details were given with regards to the length of …
Read More »You’re mad! On Guyanese accent, rum’s reputation and ‘clinical depression’
Former TV6 reporter and producer Charlene Stuart shares her story on living with depression: I grew up in Guyana and the earliest memories of my childhood were that my family was rich! The standard I used was this: my now deceased Dad bought us every single piece of wearable merch …
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