Disclaimer: I don’t work for Tribe Carnival. I am not a fan of the waste-generating, classist, exclusionary commercialization of Carnival. As a former Minshall and 3Canal player and fan, if I were to resume playing mas myself, it would most likely be with a mas band like Berkley Mas or …

There is a troubling pattern in our public life: moral leaders who sound their trumpets loudly, yet hollowly choosing the easiest battles while leaving the hardest untouched. Their sermons bloom like roses, but without thorns: ornamental, perfumed and harmless. They raise their voices against costumes, symbols and sensuality but fall …

When, with all of six balls left, Nepal needed a mere 10 runs for a historic win over England, a fervent prayer went up to heaven. “Seigneur, non,” it said, “please, I beg you. Je t’en prie.” England white ball coach Brendon McCullum is a New Zealander. He speaks no …

Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 Team head coach Randolph Boyce lamented that his players missed their “KPIs” (key performance indicators) yesterday, as the young Soca Warriors were left requiring a six-goal win over Mexico to keep their Qatar 2026 Fifa U-17 World Cup dreams alive. Boyce revealed, in the …

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 …