Someone suggested rather irately that I write about how the rich and powerful operate with a different code, with such impunity that they get away with behaviour that is abhorrent to the moral masses. Several people have been raising indignant voices, and the air is vibrating with their vehemence. I …

The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 team enjoyed their first comfortable outing of their 2026 Concacaf U-17 Qualifiers campaign this evening, as they cruised to an 8-0 win over Sint Maarten at the Hasely Crawford Stadium. Six second half goals put the Dutch-speaking islanders to the sword, with substitute …

“Trinidad and Tobago could only progress if Laventille does,” Winston Dookeran said in May 2010. Have we moved beyond this idea? Have we accepted that crime is not a group problem? It is not an “Afro problem”, an “Indian problem”, or a “PNM problem”. Crime is a national problem, and …

In the rhythm of life in Trinidad and Tobago, and across the wider Caribbean, we know the power of a good “bacchanal.” One moment, a public figure—or perhaps a private citizen caught in the crosshairs—commits a transgression; the next, the digital hive mind descends. On Facebook, X (Twitter), and Instagram, …

There is reason to be concerned about current trends towards the promotion of authoritarian rule in Trinidad and Tobago. The Commissioner of Police (the CoP) vehemently sought to dilute accountability for the fatal police-involved shooting of a citizen seen in a video emerging from a crashed vehicle after a chase, …

Birthdays are strange things for doctors. For most people, a birthday is cake, candles and messages that arrive in cheerful bursts. For doctors, especially those who have spent years watching bodies fail and time run out, a birthday is also a reckoning. Not dramatic. Not morbid. Just quietly unavoidable. As …

Gone are the days when Trinidad and Tobago’s football supporters could venture to the national stadia and expect a comfortable evening with smooth sailing when their teams come up against supposedly lesser Caribbean opposition. Trips to Mucurapo, Balmain, Couva and Bacolet are now filled with trepidation, as fans are put …

Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 Team head coach Randolph Boyce savoured his first international win tonight, on the fourth attempt, as the young Soca Warriors edged Saint Martin 1-0 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium to secure their first points of the 2026 Concacaf U-17 Qualifiers campaign. Forward Adasa Richardson …

“[…] The question isn’t just ‘who is coaching?’ but ‘how are they coaching—and is it modern enough to compete?’ “Yes, assembling talent without growing match IQ is a dead end. But the issue extends beyond schools and clubs ‘collecting’ players. The real failure lies in a persistent lack of strategic …

“[…] Trinidad and Tobago has very low levels of reported trust given its GDP per capita… Most people do not trust the police. Most people do not believe justice is meted out fairly… There is even mistrust in the Road March competition with year-on-year allegations of the ‘Soca Mafia’. “[…] …

I wasn’t at last night’s Concacaf Men’s Under-17 Qualifiers game. I took it for granted that we would get past Barbados and the other Caribbean nations, so I was planning to go to the Mexico game only. I guessed wrong. But something I’ve been pointing to comes to the fore …

Just a few days after a rough friendly outing away to Lima, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago’s Under-17 Men’s football team got another gut punch last night, as they fell 1-0 to Barbados at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo in their opening Fifa Under-17 World Cup qualifier. With further group …