Carapichaima East Secondary continued their dominance in the Central Zone Intercol competition today as they eked out a 6-5 penalty shootout win over Chaguanas North Secondary in the zonal final at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Tied at 2-2 after regulation time, “Caps” and Chaguanas North were still deadlocked …
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“This is not me giving up…” Pooran quits as WI captain after 9 wins and 21 defeats
West Indies batsman Nicholas Pooran has stepped down as white ball captain, in the wake of the team’s humiliating group stage exit from the ICC Men’s T20 2022 World Cup tournament. Pooran took up the reins on 3 May 2022, after compatriot Kieron Pollard’s sudden resignation as leader. However, West …
Read More »Dear Editor: To World Cup football fans, when in Qatar, do as the Qataris do!
“[…] Former president of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Noor Hassanali was a member of the Muslim faith. It was widely known that no alcoholic beverages were served at the official residence of the President when he was in office and he was the head of state for ten …
Read More »Daly Bread: Hope! Can T&T find way past “dire social disorder”?
My first column on the subject of hope was written in July 2002. Currently, it is not possible to avoid a retrospective tone in these columns. This is because those in leadership positions in many sectors in our country have evaded confronting the widespread and rampantly growing societal problems with …
Read More »Noble: Sowing and Reaping: “[…] T&T’s leaders exploit […] divisive issues to gain power…”
The immutable law of nature is: what we sow, we will reap. We will not get mangoes if we sow pigeon peas. We always reap later. Sometimes, we sow ochro and have a crop in six weeks. But the crop takes years at other times, as it does when we …
Read More »Intercol 2022: Chaves stars as Fatima cruise past QRC for first North title since 2013
Fatima College dusted off the disappointment of their Big 4 Premier Division Final loss to St Benedict’s College with a 5-0 spanking of Queen’s Royal College (QRC) at the Hasely Crawford Stadium this evening to get their first Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) North Zone Intercol win since 2013. Today’s …
Read More »Defiant Warner suggests 3 more legal rounds, as Privy Council okays extradition of ex-FIFA VP
Trinidad and Tobago is now free to extradite former Fifa vice-president and Chaguanas West MP Jack Warner to face racketeering charges in the United States, after a ruling by the Privy Council in London today. Warner, 79, is likely to face up to 20 years in jail if convicted of …
Read More »Lara on three-man CWI committee to conduct “comprehensive review” of WI’s T20 exit
West Indies cricket legend Brian Lara will sit on a three-man committee mandated to “conduct a comprehensive review” of the West Indies’ humiliating group stage exit from the recent ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. The Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced today that its: “ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Review Group …
Read More »SSFL 2022: Arima go back to Siparia as Big 5 returns, S/Juan on course for fifth zonal title
Arima North Secondary will return to the job of winning promotion to the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division from this Sunday, as the Big 5 competition resumes after a three-week break. The “Dial Dynamos” are away to South Zone champions, Siparia West Secondary, from 3.30pm at the Siparia …
Read More »Early Bird’s W/C recall: T&T dresses up—Jack Warner, Caligiuri combine to cancel our date…
“1990?” asks Bobby, a rueful look distorting his facial features, “What I remember best about that campaign is Philbert Jones incredible miss from the edge of the six-yard box. “But I will also never forget Kerry Jamerson’s run in the second half of the second half of the last game …
Read More »Dr Rowley: West Indies must find necessary skills within ourselves to halt cricket slide
“[…] What is it about us that after demonstrating our superior playing skills in these colonial and post-colonial islands we cannot now find it within our populations, the business, coaching and management skills to halt the decline of an activity where we dominated the world for a record-breaking almost two …
Read More »Vaneisa: Insurance for whom? The problem with our policies
When I turned 18, I did two things that signified for me my coming of age. I opened a bank account, and I took out a life insurance policy. An agent of Colonial Life had come to our home pursuing our business. Convinced by his booming presence, and his knowledgeable, …
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