Everything is set for a thrilling indigenous musical contest at next Saturday’s Panorama Finals and I open this column with an appeal to anyone who loves pan and our country’s youth to put aside their bad experiences with previous ridiculously lengthy Panorama Finals and attend the event. This appeal is …
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Noble: Is education still the path to social mobility?
In his 2007 work Categorically Unequal, sociologist Douglas Massey argues ‘education is the most important resource in today’s knowledge-based economy’. It is, therefore, not surprising to witness the passionate debate on this topic and to read the very different views of Mr Fitzgerald Hinds (Express, 2 February) and Mrs Kamla …
Read More »Pro League round-up: ‘Army’ widen gap; Civic and Sando get vital wins
Defence Force FC stretched their lead atop the Pro League standings to nine points as they cruised to a 3-1 win over AC Port of Spain at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva yesterday. Attacker Reon Moore scored in his fourth straight match for the Army/Coast Guard combination while there …
Read More »Cornwall offers sole spark, as T&T U-20 women downed 4-1 by Dominican Rep
Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-20 Team head coach Richard Hood was left with a stark view of his squad’s limitations today, as they fell 4-1 in an international friendly against the Dominican Republic in San Cristóbal. The fixture was the first of three warm-up games for the young Women …
Read More »POS gets a Red wedding… in, uh, white; Live Wire gate-crashes Machel’s big day
Guess who just made it on to President Paula-Mae Weekes’ next Independence Day couples retreat? Hunnngh! Yes, Trinidad and Tobago soca star and Road March juggernaut Machel Montano is now a married man, after he tied the knot with long-time sweetheart Renee Butcher on Valentine’s Day at the Red House …
Read More »Fenwick: Show passion for T&T; or don’t come! Warriors prepare to face Canada away
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Terry Fenwick threw down an early challenge to his players today, as the local football body announced Canada as the first international test of its flagship team. The Soca Warriors face Canada on 27 and 31 March at Westhills Stadium in …
Read More »Demming: What if Tribe ran the country? T&T needs leaders with grit and imagination
Another Carnival is here again, and we are seeing examples of excellence in performance, delivery and customer service. If these things work in one area of society, why is the performance in other areas so dismal? The answer lies in the proliferation of square pegs in round holes. Visit Rosalino …
Read More »Killing ants with sledgehammers: the problem with Interception of Communications amendments
On 4 February 2020, the Attorney General introduced the Interception of Communications (Amendment) Bill, 2020 (the ‘Bill’) in the Senate. The Bill has noble intentions, but as we all know the road to hell is paved with such intentions. The Bill seeks to amend the Interception of Communications Act by …
Read More »Stern: ‘Our players have not been paid’; W Connection clobber downcast Central in Couva Clásico
Traditional Pro League powerhouses, W Connection FC, jumped two places to fourth spot after a 4-1 win over Central FC last night but there were more reasons to despair than cheer in a lopsided derby at the Ato Boldon Stadium. The ‘Couva Clásico’ was the Pro League’s last hot ticket …
Read More »Dear Editor: Is the PNM improperly manipulating the THA’s membership?
“If my understanding is correct, and the Act provides for the election of three councillors by ‘secondary elections’ via secret ballot by existing members of the THA, I am left to wonder at Mrs Tracy Celestine-Davidson’s reported assertion to the press that she ‘will become one of those councillors with …
Read More »Pro League result: ‘Pampers’ soils M’vt Caledonia’s title ambitions, as Jabloteh win 4-1
Two penalties from stopper Shakiyl ‘Pampers’ Phillip and another item from his central defensive partner Malik Mieres paced San Juan Jabloteh to a 4-1 rout of Morvant Caledonia United in Pro League action last night at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. The result pushed Jabloteh up two places to …
Read More »Hood’s challenge: U-20 Women’s coach must turn Caribbean also-rans into Concacaf quarterfinalists
Tomorrow morning, just 10 days before Trinidad and Tobago’s opening 2020 Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship match against St Kitts and Nevis on 22 February, head coach Richard Hood will meet nine players from his 20-member squad for the first time. Hood has less than two weeks to get the balance …
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