The third scalding shower before breakfast was not for cleanliness. It was the only place the young man stopped vomiting. There was a cycle of blood tests, drips, injections for nausea, endoscopy and abdominal scans that yielded little useful information. The hot-water behaviour is such a peculiar clinical clue that …

Trinidad and Tobago Boys’ National Under-14 Team head coach Randolph Boyce said his troops were placed in a tough group, after failing to advance from Group B in the 2026 CFU U14 Challenge Series, which comprised Haiti, Puerto Rico and French Guiana. The young Soca Warriors whipped French Guiana 4-1 …

The Trinidad and Tobago Boys’ National Under-14 Team ended the group stage phase of their 2026 CFU Challenge Series on a high note today, as they trounced French Guiana 4-1 in Cap Cana, Dominican Republic. Winger Jiair Nanton, once more, was Trinidad and Tobago’s most influential player and he scored …

Is this new UNC Government celebrating our Independence, or declaring its independence from public accountability and the rights of its own citizens? In 1999, under the administration of Prime Minister Basdeo Panday, part of the Queen’s Park Savannah was paved—reportedly to facilitate the Independence Day Parade. Now, because the North Stand …

Trinidad and Tobago suffered their first loss of the 2026 CFU U-14 Boys Challenge Series today, as they were brushed aside 4-1 by Haiti in Group B action in Cap Cana, Dominican Republic. Jiair Nanton got the lone item for Trinidad and Tobago, with a 38th minute penalty kick that …

In October 1995, I was part of a fellowship offered by the Committee to Protect Journalists. A dozen or so journalists from around the world were included and we met in Washington for a week before heading out to different newspapers. I had chosen New Orleans because I felt it …

The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) will presumably begin the business of reversing its exclusion of Tobago schools from the 2026 Premier Division competition in midweek, even as the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs and the Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SporTT) finalise its rescue package for the …

There was an early goal and a late attacking flurry, but in the end, Trinidad and Tobago had to settle for a 1-1 draw against Puerto Rico today—in the opening game of the 2026 CFU U-14 Boys Challenge Series in Cap Cana, Dominican Republic. Captain Hasheem Salandy opened the scoring …

The half-used insulin vial was wrapped in a stained cloth and tucked inside a small purse. She had carried it through the sweltering heat, on a maxi and then on foot, to reach the clinic. “Doctor, I know the sugar high,” she said. “But tell me something. Where you want …

The Trinidad and Tobago Boys National Under-14 Team travelled to the Dominican Republic with one player short yesterday, for the 2026 CFU U-14 Boys Challenge Series. Fatima College student and City FC defender Ryan Aquing headed to the Piarco International Airport at roughly midnight on Thursday, to join his 17 …

The Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs (MSYA) today claimed success in alleviating the issues that prompted the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) to exclude Tobago schools from the 2026 Premier Division competition. On Wednesday 22 July, the SSFL general council—which comprises teams from the Premier Division, Boys’ and Girls’ …

“[…] This is not about necessarily copying Jamaica’s MVP, but developing the same philosophy with Trinidad and Tobago coaches, facilities, management, sports science, training groups, education partnerships, and sponsorship. “Create an environment where a talented 17- or 18-year-old doesn’t automatically think: ‘my only route to becoming an international athlete is …