With 10 points already in the bag, Kieron Pollard’s Trinbago Knight Riders and Dwayne Bravo’s St Kitts and Nevis Patriots are above the fray. Jason Holder’s Barbados Royals (4 pts) remain in the cellar, out of it. In the middle, however, are the other three teams, all fighting to claim …
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W/C Corner: Shamar grabs lifeline for off-tune Reggae Boyz, as Mexico, Canada and USA make early runnings
Eh? So is that what all the fuss was about? Jamaica Men’s National Senior Team head coach Theodore ‘Tappa’ Whitmore might have suffered a severe case of buyer’s remorse in the opening match window of Concacaf’s Octagonal 2022 World Cup qualifying round. Coveted West Ham United forward Michael Antonio made …
Read More »CPL 2021: Pierre, Munro take Pollard’s TKR home; Holder’s Royals left out in the cold
Kieron Pollard’s Trinbago Knight Riders effortlessly disposed of the Barbados Royals by six wickets in Thursday’s morning match at Warner Park in St Kitts, leaving Jason Holder’s struggling side in a near hopeless situation in the 2021 CPL. Needing to win to stay in business, the Royals failed to bring …
Read More »Harper: WI can keep title with ‘rub of the green’; Rampaul, Roston, Gayle in 15-man squad—Holder in reserves
Thirty-six-year-old fast bowler Ravi Rampaul and 29-year-old all-rounder Roston Chase today both successfully forced their way into the 15-man West Indies squad for the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and Oman. West Indies are the defending champions and only two-time winners of the title—after triumphs …
Read More »Afra: Nelson Mandela Park revisited: the curious silence of the National Trust
‘Your silence will not protect you’—Audre Lorde, on the false benefits and toxic consequences earned from calculated or cowardly silences. I had no intention of returning to this issue but Newsday’s Friday 27 August 2021 article (Woodford Square to become heritage site (newsday.co.tt) was a sharp reminder that there is …
Read More »T2021 W/C: Grant-Perez revisits dream WI team, as Simmons and Gayle make way for CPL stars
“[…] Another ‘king’ whose crown has slipped is Chris Gayle. I made the case for the former heavy-scoring, left-handed opener. Now, I see the light. “It was pure sentimentality that made me want this World Cup to be his swansong; he simply has not earned a place. It was almost …
Read More »CPL 2021: Can starved fans look forward to more than a huge Bravo vs Pollard treat?
You don’t have to do the math. Dr Eric Williams did it for us all all those years ago when Frank Worrell was still captain of the West Indies team. Well, sort of. One from ten leaves nought, he said. For us, it is one from 11 leaves nought. Injury …
Read More »Tye: T&T’s governance model ‘breeds deep mistrust’—as such, ‘forced vaccinations’ would be a mistake
I certainly empathise with the government as they are navigating difficult decisions in the management of the economy and society during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Yet, the issues facing the society are mostly not due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but deeper social issues that have never been properly addressed by …
Read More »T2021 W/C: Abdulah wants Chase, Akeal, Rampaul in his dream WI XI; Gayle, Ramdin get in 15
“[…] At number three, my choice is Roston Chase. He is showing that he can hold an innings together—which is crucial in a team of big hitters—and his run rate is not bad at all. He has good technique, which is crucial in all formats of cricket, T20 included, and …
Read More »Dear Editor: Do Scotiabank and EOC see all clients as equal—including the differently abled?
“[…] Banks in Trinidad and Tobago have been practically pushing their customers to do their banking business online. But how can seniors and persons with disabilities do this when, for the most part, they have neither the knowledge nor the resources to do this? “[…] Even after I made my …
Read More »B&B Ep 16: Hutson Charles on Defence Force’s golden era, Hart’s sacking, and November 19th
Hutson ‘Baba’ Charles, a former Trinidad and Tobago international football stand-out and Concacaf Club Championship winner, talks to Burdie and Barney about his rise from youth goalkeeper to Strike Squad midfield star, conquering Concacaf with the Defence Force, why he almost quit coaching after Stephen Hart’s dismissal, and November 19th. …
Read More »Demming: Independence 2021: another opportunity missed
I have a vivid childhood memory of standing on the pavement with my friends waving our little flags to mark the end of colonialism and the start of Independence. Annually, I walked from my home in Quarry Street to the Queen’s Park Savannah to enjoy the military-style Independence Parade. Later …
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