The “Soca Warriors” landed in Qin Huang Dao yesterday for the controversial third outing of their international tour in China without defender Triston Hodge and technical committee vice-chairman Dr Alvin Henderson, who were both ruled out through injury. Hodge suffered a head injury during Trinidad and Tobago’s 3-1 loss to …

It. Just. Got. Flipping. Real! The Hindu community were supposed to be celebrating Arrival Day—no doubt at public expense too—but Maha Sabha general secretary Sat Maharaj used the occasion to tell Roman Catholic archbishop Joe Harris to get lost instead. “Archbishop, mind your own damn business,” said Maharaj. “(…) If …

Trinidad and Tobago President Anthony Carmona, according to civic watch group Fixin T&T, is consistently exploiting the country’s lack of accountability and consequence. Fixin’ T&T, which is headed by local businessman Kirk Waithe, slammed Carmona’s “reckless” of appointment of Dr Kriyaan Singh as a temporary Independent Senator and also pointed …

We played two quality international games against Peru and Uruguay in the last few days and the results were disappointing but not really surprising. Let’s talk about the Peru game first. We played Peru back in 2006 and drew 1-1. They were excellent on a technical level but we were …

The Independent Senators appointed by the President of the Republic are currently in the news for all the wrong reasons.  One of them, albeit a temporary one, has responded obscenely to criticism, including deployment of lurid phrases, which I decided not to quote. The said President has on occasion shown …

Marvin Gordon copped his first piece of silverware as Defence Force head coach last night, as his Army/Coast Guard battalion overcame a youthful but depleted DirecTV W Connection team to lift the Digicel Pro Bowl trophy at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. The Pro Bowl finale brought the curtains …

The Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team momentarily stunned Montevideo tonight, as 22 year old midfielder Jomal Williams conjured up the opening item away to the two-time World Cup champions. But, in the end, the “Soca Warriors” could not match Uruguay, as FIFA’s ninth best ranked nation eased away to …

As a young boy, Richard Roy would kick plastic bottles to and from school and dream of becoming a professional footballer. He was still a teenager when he made his first appearance for Defence Force in the TT Pro League. While, at 20, he made his international debut for the Trinidad and …

“Create legislation to tackle food waste, convert vacant lots to green spaces, modernise the Central Market, acquire or repurpose abandoned buildings, close the QPS entrance/exit opposite Dundonald Street… partner with businesses to provide free WiFi!” The following Letter to Editor with 22 steps to reform Port of Spain was submitted …

The Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team in South America, which is under-strength to being with, must now face one of the their toughest international assignments against Uruguay with a further depleted squad due to a raft of injuries and a suspension. The “Soca Warriors”, who were hammered 4-0 by …

It is amazing, though not surprising, how easily our people can be distracted from the important issues that we face as a nation, currently galloping crime and an economy in crisis. Last week, everyone—from captain to crook—was consumed in debate over a rather stupid statement that Harrypersad Maharaj issued on …

Fixin’ T&T, a local civic watch group, has questioned the competence of Trinidad and Tobago president Anthony Carmona, after his selection of Dr Kriyaan Singh as a temporary Independent Senator. The following is the full press release from Fixin’ T&T: President Anthony Carmona’s decision to place Dr Kriyaan Singh as …