Trinidad and Tobago Safeguarding manager Gary St Rose has banned Men’s National Under-17 team head coach Shawn Cooper from coaching minors in an unprecedented move within the national setup. On Saturday 15 March, St Rose issued a release on a TTFA letterhead that took aim at the veteran coach, who …

Today, when I look around in the world, what do I see?/ I see footprints that man has left on the sand/ While walking through time./ I see fruits of our ambition, figments of our imaginations/ And I ask myself, When will it end? When will it end?/ It is …

Stuart Young is on the eve of becoming prime minister. This will be the result of a process designed to have him appointed under section 76 (1) (a) of the Constitution and behind which the Members of the House of Representatives of the ruling People’s National Movement (PNM) appear to …

“[…] For all he has done—not just for cricket, but for the advancement of our Caribbean civilization—Dr Keith Rowley ought to be respected by every citizen of this region. His dedication, integrity, and commitment to high standards have left an indelible mark, and he will forever be regarded as one …

During the Bush 2.0 Administration, pious Christian Nationalist and Attorney General John Ashcroft demanded that two nude statues, called Spirit of Justice and Majesty of Justice, in the Great Hall be covered up with blue drapes, because he deemed the human nudity “indecent” and “distracting”. These were works of art …

Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dwight Yorke will have the services of Spartak Moscow flanker Levi Garcia when he travels to Santiago next week for the first of a two-legged Concacaf Gold Cup qualifying tie against Cuba. The Soca Warriors face Cuba in Santiago on 21 …

“If India don’t win the Champions Trophy,” Bobby greeted me early on Friday morning, “it won’t be the ICC’s fault.” “After all,” he added before I could respond, “they have certainly done all they can to hand the Indians the trophy.” And Rohit Sharma’s side, always favourites to walk away …

“[…] In the news just recently, we had a case of a sitting MP evading a collection agency over a TT$600,000 debt. This is in addition to him having an outstanding defamation order in the amount of TT$500,000. Another aspirant to public office has multiple defamation judgements pending against and …

The following is a press statement from the British High Commission in Port of Spain and a response from the Trinidad and Tobago Government, via Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs, Dr Amery Browne: The UK Government has announced today (12 March 2025) that with immediate effect, all nationals of …

“[…] The calypso artform, like other artforms, has […] always been constantly evolving. Although I am an elderly person, I was quite impressed with many of the calypsos sung by many young calypsonians this year. “I particularly like Yung Bredda’s We Rise. He gave an absolutely superlative performance at the …

Goal difference separated the top three boys’ teams in the Form One Division of the 2025 Republic Bank ASATT National Secondary Schools Water Polo League last Sunday, as the final match day ended in a blitz of goals at the Diego Martin Community Pool. Hassani Wells scored four times to …

When Professor Emeritus Arnold Rampersad spoke to graduating students of the Faculty of Humanities and Education at The UWI in 2009, he drew their attention to the notion of Self. Casting himself in the role of a “scholar-critic committed to biography and autobiography” (for which he is globally acclaimed), he …