Schools can no longer penalise students with “locs, twists, plaits, afros, cornrows, weaves or braids” thanks to a new “National School Hair Code”, which takes effect nationwide from the new academic year in September 2023. The decision was announced by the Ministry of Education (MOE) after “discussions with the Tobago …

Former Police FC head coach Richard Hood will lead the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team into the 2024 W Gold Cup qualifying campaign, after his formal appointment today by the Fifa-appointed Normalisation Committee. The Women Soca Warriors have been dormant since July 2022, when they finished bottom of …

Trinidad Express Newspapers are in the market for an assistant night editor. Through you, I wish to make an application for the job. On the list of qualifications and experience required for securing employment in this position are nine items: At #7, ‘Proficient knowledge of the structure and content of …

West Indies will complete their ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifying campaign with just 13 available players, after Cricket West Indies (CWI) lead selector Desmond Haynes recalled allrounder Jason Holder and Alzarri Joseph to prepare for the upcoming Cycle Pure Agarbathi Test series against India. The two-match Test Series bowls off …

Former Soca Warriors head coach Stephen Hart has denied holding any talks with the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) regarding the position of Men’s National Senior Team head coach. A Trinidad Guardian article today, headlined “Hart set for Soca Warriors return”, claimed that the Canada-based coach was the favoured …

Angus Eve has allegedly told players that he will not seek a renewal for his post as Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach, in the wake of his team’s elimination from the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup. There has been no official statement yet from the Trinidad and …

“[…] That a school board, which operates under the auspices of a religion that was founded and created out of rebellion and non-conformity with prevailing rules at the time, would take the high road in the 21st century and insist that students abide by a racist, discriminatory rule that disproportionately …

The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team were dumped out of the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup tonight on the back of a 6-0 thrashing by the United States at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. The Soca Warriors needed an improbable win to advance to the knockout round …

“[…] I have stated before that the ‘Revolution’ that took place in 1970, in T&T, is an unfinished revolution. If we do not continue to educate and sensitise our younger generation on their self-worth then, unfortunately, history is inclined to repeat itself. “[…] How in Heaven’s name could a senior cleric …

Last week, the incumbent Prime Minister, Dr Keith Rowley, pronounced that The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has fallen from its scientific research mission. At the time, he was celebrating The University of The West Indies’ 75th and 70th anniversary of its Seismic Research Centre (SRC) (Express, June …

Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve waded into his perceived critics—and, in particular, a former football administrator, the parent of a national player and a 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup player—in the build-up to Sunday’s decisive group match against the United States. The Soca Warriors, who …

West Indies One-Day International (ODI) captain Shai Hope suggested that his team lacked the right attitude in Zimbabwe, as the Maroon Men failed to qualify for the Cricket World Cup for the first time in their history. The West Indies lost to Scotland by seven wickets today in Harare, after …