“People are like animals,” a long-running promo for the two weekly I-Sports programmes asserts, “and sometimes they need to be treated that way on I-Sports.” The Reckless One, who hosts the bi-weekly sessions, has launched a public campaign for us all to boycott this month’s two West Indies versus England …
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Steely ‘Pres Lions’ penalise St Anthony’s to claim National Intercol crown
A resolute display by Presentation College (San Fernando) saw the “Pres Lions” hold off St Anthony’s College 7-6, courtesy kicks from the penalty spot, to clinch the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Coca-Cola National Intercol crown, today. In front of a crowd estimated at 3,000 patrons, the “Westmoorings Tigers” were …
Read More »Bravo and Boycott: They’re both not playing; WI must resist insularity
As if West Indies cricket does not already have enough problems, what with our failure to qualify for the last two white ball World Cups (20 and 50 overs), we now have the spectre of insularity rearing its ugly head once more. It takes me back to the late 1960s …
Read More »“I’d have day planned and then something pops up…” Day in the life of a school principal
“[…] One of the initiatives that I started was every child at the school had to belong to a club, so that school is not just about the academics, but school is about developing the child holistically. “At the school right now, we have an arts and crafts club, we …
Read More »“Stop stigmatising Arima!” Sheppard, Ramjit speak on explosive Intercol clash
Arima North Secondary technical director and Premier Division team head coach Wayne Sheppard has blamed a Presentation College (San Fernando) supporter for provoking a stand-off with members of the East Zone Intercol champions at Mahaica last Thursday, in the immediate aftermath of his team’s 1-0 National Intercol semifinal defeat. A …
Read More »SSFL 23: Oba leapfrogs Webb to scoring title, as Malick down Bishop’s 5-2
Malick Secondary failed to lift a team trophy at any level in the 2023 Secondary Schools Football (SSFL) season. However, Malick can boast of the top scorer in the Premier Division competition: Oba Samuel. Yesterday afternoon, Samuel leapfrogged St Benedict’s College forward Malachi Webb to the goal scoring award with …
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Noble: Understanding poverty and greed; two sides of the same coin
“Poverty is hell, and the angels are in Paradise/ Driving in their limousine, where everything is nice and clean…” Shadow, the calypsonian. Shadow sets the stage in his opening lines: one cannot understand poverty without appreciating the wealth on the other side. Poverty and greed are two sides of the …
Read More »Daly Bread: Education triple whammy
Two weeks ago, I described conditions in the education system as destructive. I identified what I called the double whammy as follows: “We persist in giving priority to grammar school type education for children who may be otherwise talented or motivated, but who have little aptitude for many of the …
Read More »Vaneisa: Deliver us from temptation—confessions of a late night snacker
A friend sent me an email a few days ago, asking if I was okay because my recent columns had a “dark tinge” and he wondered what was up. It is true that I have been irate and have been complaining mainly about poor service, callous politicians and the gloomy …
Read More »Intercol 23: Thomas sinks Speyside, St Anthony’s make first final in eight years
St Anthony’s College will seek their first National Intercol final of the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division era next Thursday, after they got past Speyside High today with a 1-0 win at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. A late strike by forward Jean-Marc Thomas broke …
Read More »“I’m very technical for my age!” One-on-one with Speyside’s Makaya Taylor
“[…] I can speak German. I’m a German citizen through my mom, Stephanie Taylor… We go over there every summer with my dad, Bertil Taylor. I played with a club named Hertha Berlin in Germany this year…” Gifted 15-year-old Speyside High goalkeeper Makaya Taylor helped his school claim the 2023 …
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