“[…] Successive governments have collectively spent close to a billion dollars in aquatics over the last decade, however, no focus has been placed on getting our citizens to swim—even though we live in a country that is surrounded by water. “Swimming is definitely a handy life-saving skill…” The following Letter …

“[…] What bothers me, though, is how can we achieve herd immunity in the school system or in the country as a whole, when we are dealing with a pandemic which is a world-wide phenomenon? The vast majority of people on planet earth have so far had no access to …

“[…] My opening batsmen will be Evin Lewis and Shai Hope. I say with utmost confidence that no one will argue with my selection of Lewis to lead the charge. The left-handed opener has the proven capability to destroy any bowling attack that he may be faced with. “The right-handed …

“[…] The Legal Notice stipulated that the PSC had to submit to the president a list of persons who could act… Was such a list sent to the president?  “To date, the Parliament has not given its approval to an acting CoP. Questions may therefore arise if Mr Griffith is …

“[…] An all-rounder (according to Anantha Narayanan’s first definition) is someone who could be selected as a batsman, batting at six or higher, or a bowler—one of the top three choices… But only eight players qualify on the basis of this definition: Keith Miller, Shakib Al-Hasan, Imran Khan, Ian Botham, …

“[…] The continuous revolts and burning of the plantations by the Africans, following the Haitian Revolution, removed the profits from the sugar industry and forced England to end the system. This culminated in the Emancipation Proclamation of 1 August 1834. “Trinidad and Tobago, as well as the rest of the …

“[…] Pfizer is widely perceived to be at the top of the tree, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson just beneath that, followed by Oxford AstraZeneca, Sinopharm and Sputnik. I don’t know the extent to which this is driving decision-making, but I’ve heard several people say that they’re prepared to wait …

“[…] (The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-21 Hockey teams) left at midnight on Thursday, spent 13 hours at the airport in Panama, and finally arrived in Chile on Saturday morning. Then, they were placed in quarantine for up to 48 hours, until they got their PCR test results. “This means …

“[…] Some of the main items agreed to in the MOU include the recognition by the Opposition of the legitimacy of Nicolás Maduro’s government, a renouncing of violence and a commitment to work for the well-being of Venezuelans, and a pledge to request that US sanctions and restrictive measures be …

“[…] So where are we going to put Sandals and why the smoke and mirrors? “Unpatriotic and foolish? I guess I am. But every citizen has the duty to oppose its government when being misled…” The following Letter to the Editor on the issue of the ever-changing information regarding the …

“[…] Shai Hope: batsman/wicketkeeper. My first surprise selection. Easily among the best batsmen in the West Indies at the moment; can accumulate without offering chances, stabilises the middle overs…” Ken Jaikaransingh, who rarely missed a day of Test cricket at the Oval when the WI were still the WINdies, selects …

“[…] The challenges of today are not unique to Trinidad and Tobago but [are] being experienced in varying degrees by all nations whose players will be participating in this tournament, and any youth tournament worldwide. “Some country’s pandemic experience has been much worse than our current situation. But proper planning …