The following is a press statement from the Ministry of Foreign and Caricom Affairs: On Tuesday 13 April 2021, 40,000 doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Trinidad and Tobago. This was as a result of the gracious response from the Honourable Narendra Modi, prime minister of the Republic of …

The following article was written by Lasana Liburd for the Trinidad Express on 8 July 2004, after West Indies defeated England in the NatWest ODI semifinals at the Lord’s Cricket Ground in London: Nobel laureate VS Naipaul boasted about going there, legendary West Indies and Trinidad and Tobago spin bowler …

The Ministry of Health has denounced a Trinidad Express editorial as ‘misinformation’ after the newspaper criticised the government for not testing people who were in contact with Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley during the two weeks prior to his positive test for Covid-19. The editorial, which was published today, quoted …

“The days for Caribbean teams getting walked over by Central American and North American teams are coming to an end,” Dominica Men’s National Senior Team head coach Rajesh Latchoo told Wired868. “Now the Caribbean nations are getting coaches from within the region who are finding the culture of the teams …

‘[…] [The scrap iron] sector has been disregarded by officialdom, perhaps because it is not a fancy or glamorous business, operated in the main by small business people who are socially unrelated to the traditional elites… ‘[…] Dr Rowley’s leadership will be judged [on] whether or not his government has …

Stung by the high voter turnout that was able to trump Trump, some Southern states of the USA—under the political control of Republicans—are taking steps to restrict the ease with which voters can vote before Election Day, as well as the use of absentee ballots and drop boxes into which …

In a week shortened by the long Easter weekend, we ended up exhausted and battered.  While our neighbours in St Vincent contend with a raging volcano, we wreck our society. They would lose their livelihoods, and some will need to be evacuated outside of the country. We are voluntarily destroying …

“[…] Can the stakeholders assist the government by coming up with ideas for sports to play during this period—even if it is just to allow for some level of training? “[…] This could be done by groups making an application to the respective Office of the County Medical Officer of …

The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) will hold a series of coaching webinars, beginning on 10 April 2021, under the banner of ‘Everybody In’, which will be open to all coaches from Trinidad and Tobago. The concept, according to the TTFA release, is part of its ‘ongoing efforts to …

The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team will play for their place at the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup between 2-6 July, after Concacaf confirmed its playoff dates yesterday evening. The Soca Warriors play Montserrat on either 2 or 3 July at the InterMiami CF Stadium in Ft Lauderdale with …

The following is a release from the Ministry of Foreign and Caricom Affairs: The Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago notes with concern the most recent activity at the La Soufrière volcano and its impact on the government and people of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Trinidad and …

“[The TTFA’s] associate members also need structural reform, especially for youth development. Every group does whatever it wants. Under-8s may play in 7v7 competitions in south Trinidad, but play 5v5 in the east, and something completely different in the north—each with different sized goalposts or field dimensions. There is no …