The 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL) is now well under way with approximately one-third of its scheduled matches having been completed. Now in its 15th season and universally regarded as global cricket’s most prestigious T20 franchise tournament, the 2022 IPL with its roster of ten participating teams commenced on March …
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Daly Bread: The Government and the Media; distracting the watchdog of our minds
Marshall McLuhan, Canadian educator and philosopher, published work in 1964 which became fundamental to understanding the media in the electronic age—even though electronic communication, as we know it, had not yet been invented. He created the famous phrases ‘global village’ and ‘the medium is the message’. McLuhan posited, in summary, …
Read More »Noble: But we had hoped… Fighting disappointments, chasing freedom—the true Easter story
The story of Easter includes an episode of two travellers on the Emmaus road (Luke 24: 13 – 35). They, like many of us today, were distressed and down-hearted. Life was tough, with challenges that burdened them. This place of disillusionment and grief is common to man. Disappointments are everywhere. …
Read More »Early Bird: Oh for the good old days; we’re running scared and hurting with the herd….
“Doh leh ’im shoot! Doh leh ’im shoot!” Panic in the voice but no crowd scatters. He does shoot. And scores. The shooting shout had come from a goalkeeper. We are not, you see, in one of the so-called hot spots where, to quote Singing Sandra, the ‘heroes are Renegades, …
Read More »Spotting red flags and creating healthy relationships in a cutass, misogynistic, mentally ill culture
“[…] The first and most important red flag test a woman can give a man is to tell him ‘no’, especially when he really wants to do something involving your time, body, reputation, property or livelihood. “His request does not just have to be sexual. It can be anything. If …
Read More »Euphoria and anguish, delight and disarray as T&T Women hold off Guyana to stay alive in Bacolet
At the final whistle in the Dwight Yorke Stadium last night, the reaction from the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team players stretched between two extremes. Led by evergreen veteran utility player Lauryn Hutchinson, the Women Soca Warriors sprinted to the side of the field to share their bliss …
Read More »Hutchinson strikes late as T&T Women survive Guyana scare to advance with 2-2 draw in Bacolet
The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team are through to the 2022 Concacaf W Championship after a last-gasp Lauryn Hutchinson equaliser denied Guyana an upset victory at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet. Guyana needed a win to top Group F but, in the end, had to settle for …
Read More »McWatt: WI women were not good enough; Walsh must address ‘inadequate’ World Cup
West Indies Women’s head coach Courtney Walsh has been commenting publicly about the West Indies team’s performances in the recent ICC 2022 Women’s World Cup as well as about women’s cricket’s most urgent needs for the immediate future. The great majority of what Walsh has said publicly has been spot …
Read More »‘Whatever it takes!’ Guyana’s ‘Lady Jags’ aim to upset Trinidad and Tobago in do-or-die qualifier
“We have to win,” said Guyana Women’s National Senior Team captain and central defender Kayla De Souza, at a virtual pre-match media conference this morning. “A win is something we need to do not just to advance in the tournament but for the legacy of the programme, to move forward.” …
Read More »Demming: We need to fix the system, not subvert it to suit our friends
The perception that if you are within the inner circle of the government, you can get anything you want was solidified in my mind with the recent announcement by the Prime Minister. Clarence Rambharat, former agriculture, lands and fisheries minister, we were told, is coming back into government and will …
Read More »CRFP: T&T’s battle against gender-based violence should recognise its colonial roots
“[…] Luisa Calderon and Thisbe […] lived through the foundational violence of colonialism which shaped not only the vulnerabilities that they had to negotiate in their time but those that women must still navigate today. And both women experienced terror at the hands of the same celebrated colonial icons: Governor …
Read More »‘We’re in a good place!’ Jones explains squad shuffle and composition as T&T prepare for Guyana showdown
The team that advances from Group F in the Concacaf W Championship qualifying phase—and only Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana are left in contention—will not just possess the superior bunch of women footballers. They will also be the team that best handles the logistical issues which come along with qualifying …
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