West Indies limited overs captain Kieron Pollard became only the third person in international cricket to score six sixes in a single over, as he blasted Sri Lanka spinner Akila Dananjaya for a record spell at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua. Pollard finished with a match-winning 38 runs from …
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Dr Hinds: T&T aiming for zero Covid-19 transmissions
Trinidad and Tobago’s goal is to drive transmission of the Sars-Cov-2 virus—the virus that causes Covid-19—down to zero. This, according to the Ministry of Health’s technical director of the epidemiology division, Dr Avery Hinds. Speaking at the health ministry’s virtual press conference, Dr Hinds acknowledged that achieving zero transmissions would …
Read More »US government donates crime scene simulation facility to TTPS
“[…] The new crime scene simulation facility will enable investigators to hone their skills in typical environments where crime occurs, including a home and a bank. This investment will contribute to additional arrests, better collection of evidence, and more successful prosecutions …” The following press release was submitted to Wired868 …
Read More »Former Barcelona Beach Soccer player, Amarelle, hired to lead T&T ‘Beach Boys’
Former Spain and Barcelona beach soccer player Ramiro Amarelle will guide the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Beach Soccer team in their Russia 2021 Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup campaign, according to a TTFA release today. Trinidad and Tobago are among 12 nations who will participate in the 2021 Concacaf …
Read More »Dear Editor: Questions for Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith on death of suspect
The following open letter to Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith about the death of a suspect, Andrew Morris, while in police custody was submitted to Wired868 by Kirk Waithe, the political leader of the Nationwide Organisation of We the People (NOW) : Dear Commissioner Griffith, 1) Pathologist Professor Hubert Daisley …
Read More »Best: Gayle forces his way back into T20 team; is tail wagging the West Indies dog?
Christopher Henry ‘Universe Boss’ Gayle, born 21 October 1979, contrived to pass a fitness test that Shimron Hetmyer, born 26 December 1997, failed—as did Barbadian all-rounder Roston Chase, 27, and Jamaican pacers Oshane Thomas, 23, and Sheldon Cottrell, 31. All four of those who failed have been active in the …
Read More »Vaneisa: When does evil begin? The making and breaking of Joel Balcon
The revelation that Joel Balcon had been charged with 70 criminal counts remains a scandalous indictment of this country. But where in the system is the blame to fall? In the Express of 4 February, Anna Ramdass reported an interview with an unidentified attorney who said he had previously represented …
Read More »Flashback: Ghetto fabulous; re-introducing 2006 T&T star Aurtis Otis Seaton-Whitley
The following article was first published in the Trinidad Express on 27 October 2005 and written by Lasana Liburd: Otis Seaton was hired by Don Leo Beenhakker as the muscle. The Trinidad and Tobago national football team coach needed a player with the energy and courage to protect his back …
Read More »Sancho selected for Fifa club management diploma; controversial Pro League chairman on the rise
Former Trinidad and Tobago World Cup 2006 defender Brent Sancho looks set to continue his rise in the field of sport administration, as he was among 24 selectees from over 400 applicants for the inaugural Fifa Diploma in Club Management. The first edition of the programme will run from March …
Read More »Dear Editor: Privatisation and retrenching workers won’t fix Wasa
“[…] How will retrenching 2500 workers and putting the delivery of water in the hands of another foreign water management company result in the delivery of a safe and reliable water supply 24-7 to the citizens? …” The following Letter to the Editor about the latest report about the Water …
Read More »Deyalsingh to Kamla: Hate the gov’t, not T&T; Tobago student tests positive for Covid-19
Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh said he was disappointed that the leader of the opposition, Kamla Persad-Bisessar, had requested a donation of Covid-19 vaccines from the government of India. In a letter dated 23 February 2021, addressed to the prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, Persad-Bisessar wrote that Trinidad and …
Read More »Hetmyer, Da Silva, Chase named in 26-man shortlist for WI ‘Best v Best’ Test warm-up
Guyana batsman Shimron Hetmyer, Trinidad and Tobago wicketkeeper/batsman Joshua Da Silva and Barbados pacer Chemar Holder were among 26 players named by the Cricket West Indies (CWI) selection panel for a four-day practice match, named ‘Best v Best’, in preparation for the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka. The match …
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