Author Kim Johnson is on a mission to reprint his 2011 work, The Illustrated Story of Pan. Drawn from more than 600 interviews with pan pioneers, and filled with historical photos, the book documents the history of the steelband movement. Wired868 spoke with author Kim Johnson about his crowdfunding campaign …

Trinidad and Tobago suffered two Covid-19 related deaths in the last 24 hours, which takes its fatality total to five. The latest death is, according to the Ministry of Health, an ‘elderly male with [a] pre-existing medical condition’. At present, the country has 89 confirmed cases from 586 samples submitted …

Trinidad and Tobago lost its fourth citizen to the dreaded novel coronavirus Covid-19 today. The deceased patient, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health, was an ‘elderly female with pre-existing medical conditions’. The woman is believed to have been one of the 73 travellers on the ill-fated Costa …

“So we can assume that the restrictions now in place worldwide will only be lifted gradually over the next 12 months. Some semblance of normalcy will not return until the middle of 2021. “There is no way that the private sector and the government can carry the labour force for …

‘I have never understood Nakhid and I still don’t, but a truth teller if ever there was one, no sycophant eat ah food mentality like so many of our commentators” — Mt D’or resident and Santos legend, Big Red, in his critique of Wired868 article, ‘Fire next time’. ‘If people …

The Trinidad and Tobago government will amend its public health ordinance today to reduce congregations from 10 to five. National Security Minister Stuart Young made the announcement at this morning’s virtual press conference. The adjustment will be signed off by Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh today. “Persons shall not without reasonable …

Imagine the day when the minister of health announces that we have not just flattened, but broken the COVID-19 curve, and no new cases have been reported for the required number of days. For some, it will be a joyous attempt to return to life as we left it before …

The health ministry recorded four additional confirmed cases of Covid-19 today, as Trinidad and Tobago’s count rose to 85 positive reports from 550 samples. So far, there have been three deaths and one discharge. In two of the confirmed cases, the new coronavirus was spread through close contact with someone …

The scale and speed of the Covid-19 disease are unsettlingly apocalyptic. A now-familiar question is: have you ever seen anything like this in your lifetime? The short answer is no. I have lived through the assassination of John F Kennedy when we were sent home from school; the 9/11 event, …

“The elected officers of TTFA advises the public that we will oppose Fifa’s injustice at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland. “[…] The expense of this legal challenge is a tremendous obstacle but we are determined to fight for what is right, to defend democracy and the …

Ministry of Health CMO Dr Roshan Parasram warned today that Trinidad and Tobago might now be experiencing low levels of ‘local spread’ of the novel coronavirus Covid-19 and urged persons to treat everyone in their immediate vicinity as though they were infected. As of this morning, the twin island republic …

“A time of crisis is not the time to paint the spread of misinformation as political. Concern about the spread of misinformation, though, is valid. This is more so during a time of crisis, such as the current Covid-19 pandemic, as it can seriously undermine efforts to contain the threat. …