The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) revealed yesterday that 84-year-old businessman Emile Elias, a former TSTT chairman and Family Planning Association president, was charged on 10 March with one count of sexual penetration and one count of sexual grooming in the alleged sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl. Elias, …

We ‘love up’ on Tuesday night and on Wednesday, you tell the world that you are no longer in a relationship with me. That is a description of the real-life drama that unfolded as the leaders of the trade union federations exited the National Tripartite Advisory Council (NTAC). It is …

Twenty-eight-year-old Barbadian batsman Kraigg Brathwaite was today confirmed as the 37th Test captain of the West Indies cricket team, after earning the nod of the Cricket West Indies (CWI) selection panel. Brathwaite deputised for former captain and compatriot Jason Holder in a tour of Bangladesh, earlier this year, and led …

Former TSTT chairman and NH International executive chairman Emile Elias proclaimed his innocence in ‘a current legal matter’, according to a release by public relations firm, Ample, which has, it says, been retained by the 84-year-old businessman. By ‘current legal matter’, Ample is referring to one charge of sexual penetration …

Openers Shai Hope and Evin Lewis set a new record opening stand of 143 runs against Sri Lanka today, as West Indies whipped the visitors by eight wickets in the first CG Insurance One-Day International at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. The partnership eclipsed West Indies’ previous best …

Not unlike Shadow’s Bassman, Mystic Prowler in mih head, pleading with people to look beneath the surface. I have just read Vaneisa Baksh’s ‘Sins of the Father’ column. And not for the first time, I have told myself I’m not going to read her stuff. Not for the first time, …

The Ministry of Health today reported seven new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the country. The daily rolling seven-day average for new cases is now below three cases per day. Speaking at the health ministry’s virtual media conference, chief medical officer Dr Roshan Parasram said that low case numbers were …

Former Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team captain Maylee Attin-Johnson discusses the Canada 2015 World Cup qualifying campaign, the influence of American coach Randy Waldrum, the impact of football on her life, and her immediate future in the game. Subscribe for free to to the Burdie and Barney Show …

What do you choose to challenge in recognition of International Women’s Day 2021? The Ministry of Sport and Community Development (MSCD) is asking applicants to give their answer in 25 words of less to compete in its #GirlsRunTT Challenge, which kicks off the ministry’s Pink Run Campaign. The Pink Run …

From Common Entrance failure to university graduate, former Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team captain Maylee Attin-Johnson explains how sport took her out of the ‘ghetto’. Look out for Attin-Johnson’s full interview on the Burdie and Barney Show from Wednesday 10 March, as we discuss the Canada 2015 World …

The Frequently Found Foreign Names list is a problem for voice and vision journalists in T&T. In one of these columns last month, I tried to shine a light on its importance.  Not so long ago, Wired868 editor Lasana Liburd was part of a seminar discussing challenges for the media …

As the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team prepare to kick off their Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying series, journalist Lasana Liburd recalls our first campaign with former national goalkeeper Lincoln ‘Tiger’ Phillips—in the first instalment of a series on T&T’s World Cup adventures, adapted from articles published first …