A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to speak with two truly inspiring members of the Cocoa Research Centre (CRC) at The UWI: Professor Pathmanathan Umaharan, its head, and Dr Darin Sukha, its food technologist. I met them 16 years ago, when I started working at the university as …

In response to several requests, I comment on the now established maladministration of the Ayers-Caesar situation and I also expand on the provisions of section 57 of the Constitution, to which I referred last week in connection with the introduction into the Cabinet of a new finance minister. Marcia Ayers-Caesar …

We are living in difficult times. We are witnessing the world, as we know it, turn topsy-turvy. But we want to be seduced into believing that there is a magic wand that will restore us to the glory days when oil and gas prices were high. We want to be …

“[…] Me: What I paying for? Security: To park. My husband: Who is you? Me (in a loud voice): I done pay my moneee to come here why I paying more! Security: If yuh doh pay, the police wouldn’t let you pass. Me: What evidence you giving me that I …

“[…] The [Appeal] Court ruled that, despite modern thinking and growing public support for human rights, parts of our Constitution still protect colonial laws. The judges admitted their limitations: they don’t make the laws, they interpret them. The real work, they said, is for Parliament. “That ruling […] was a …

Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-17 team head coach Ayana Russell has announced her 21-member squad to participate in the final round of Concacaf U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers, with five changes from the earlier qualifying rounds. The young Women Soca Warriors play at home again and kick off their …

“[…] The fans at last night’s match had the best of intentions: to support their team and celebrate the legacy of Dwight Yorke in his first home game as head coach. “Instead, many left the stadium angry and frustrated despite Dwight’s troops putting Cuba to the sword—their experience soured by …

“[…] Both the Privy Council and the Court of Appeal noted that the motivations of the JLSC [in the Marcia Ayers-Caesar case] were not malign. “[…] In my view, reforms are needed of both the Constitution and the Judicial and Legal Services Act. The basis of the reforms must be …

Trinidad and Tobago head coach Dwight Yorke said the country should be proud of its national football team after the Soca Warriors whipped Cuba 4-0 on Tuesday night to qualify for the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup finals. A double from Isaiah Lee and lone items from Kevin Molino and Nathaniel …

“We doh beat gyul,” sang Wadicks, in the post-game entertainment at the Ato Boldon Stadium tonight, “but we beat rum bad!” Trinidad and Tobago beat Cuba pretty badly too, as it turned out. And, as far as homecomings go, Dwight Yorke could not ask for much better than that. The …

The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (NGC) has injected TT$3 million into the Soca Warriors’ 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifying campaign. The two-year sponsorship, which is the first major commercial deal done under the tenure of current Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Kieron Edwards, was …

“[…] Here in Trinidad and Tobago, the Road March results still rely on a manual system—TUCO officials physically count song plays at competition venues. “This outdated process is not only time-consuming but also vulnerable to human error, bias, and undue influence…. Embracing digitalisation in Carnival adjudication could resolve these challenges …