The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team could see two more overseas-born players make their competitive debuts this week, as coach Dwight Yorke named Lincoln City forward Justin Obikwu and Real Salt Lake II defender Kobi Henry in his 26-man squad for the upcoming Fifa World Cup qualifying window. …

The late Austin Clarke published A Passage Back Home as a tribute to his friend, Samuel Selvon in 1994 (the year Selvon died). He wrote about them attending what he called Carifesta I in Georgetown, British Guiana. “All of us from the various diasporas into which we had drifted, Europe …

I expect that my disappointment at the cancellation of today’s Independence Day military parade, in which the Defence Force is joined by other agencies of our protective services, will be mitigated by my attendance at Saturday night’s Brooklyn Panorama. Today, instead of exchanging Independence greetings on Tragarete Road, in the …

“On August 31, 1962, a country will be free, a miniature state will be established, but a society and a nation will not have been formed. “After August 31, 1962, the people of Trinidad and Tobago will face the fiercest test in their history—whether they can invest with flesh and …

Sport administrator, businessman and football coach Shem Alexander has pleaded guilty to “conspiracy to smuggle firearms from the United States to Trinidad and Tobago”, according to a release from the United States Attorney’s Office. The outcome of the case was verified by Alexander’s family in Trinidad and Tobago, although both …

Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dwight Yorke named four uncapped players in his 35-man long list to face Curaçao at the Hasely Crawford Stadium next Friday. Yorke is expected to select his final squad by next Monday, as the Soca Warriors prepare for the final Concacaf …

“[…] Madam Prime Minister 2.0 I suggest the development of an Innovation/Creative fund to encourage our students to promote math, science, and inventors’ competitions with compensations for our normal citizens to bring whatever inventions they have. “The key here is to start an innovation culture because we have a culture …

Tyra Gittens-Spotsville’s bronze medal at the 2025 North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships (NACAC) was more than just a place on the podium—it was a statement of survival. The 27-year-old long jumper’s 6.64m leap in Freeport, Bahamas, earned Trinidad and Tobago’s only medal at the meet, and her first …

“[…] The Government’s position, as expounded by the Prime Minister and the Foreign Affairs Minister, is not neutrality by any diplomatic or regional standard. “[…] Authority without principle, without consultation and without regard for Caricom unity and regional peace is not leadership—it is recklessness masquerading as sovereignty…” The following guest …

I don’t know about you, but for years I have listened to David Rudder’s music on an almost daily basis—some song calls me just out of the blue. Sometimes it’s from YouTube, often from my collection of CDs which remind me of when I bought them: soundtracks of those times. …