If you have grown up in an agricultural environment, you have a strong sense of what fruits and vegetables look like in their natural state. You recognise their scents, even when you are not quite aware of it. I recall uncovering a container of shredded cabbage and discovering my late …

(Part 39.) Winning starts for Aussies and Kiwis. They may be neighbours and both former British colonies in the Southern Hemisphere, but there is a world of difference between Australia and New Zealand; on and off the field of play. Brash and confrontational to the point of being obnoxious at …

“[…] What happens beyond classroom removal matters because the students we expel are still children. Many of them are struggling with challenges far bigger than a ‘bad’ attitude including trauma, broken homes or mental health needs. “Simply moving them from one ministry to another won’t fix the issue if there …

In the run-up to our General Elections, I indicated how the world’s events impact our country and how our method of selecting candidates operates. The notion of a rentier economy (one in which a significant portion of income is derived from owning assets like land, natural resources or financial instruments, …

On the day the 1975 Cricket World Cup got underway in England, the West Indies’ demolition of Sri Lanka by nine wickets with almost 40 overs to spare in Manchester was not the only no-contest of the four matches being played simultaneously. At Lord’s, in front of a near full-house, …

The level of divisiveness in our small island nation—about which I gave examples in my recent columns—will undoubtedly compound the difficulty of getting the country as a whole behind the serious fights to survive, which now so starkly face us. It seems to me that, despite the end of the …

Chapter 7: I had some dark days… Imagine moving from a place of ‘normal’ to being told you have breast cancer and having to process that. Now, imagine being told that the lump can be removed, but not before an MRI is done to get a better image. Next, imagine …

(Part 37.) West Indies too professional. With 14 days to go to the 50th anniversary of the West Indies victory over Australia in the 1975 World Cup final, Tony Cozier reports on the Caribbean side’s opening match of the tournament against Sri Lanka, which was carried originally in his celebratory …

“[…] Far less visible [than the upper tier citizens at yesterday’s World Cup qualifying match], was a single, unemployed mother from one of our struggling communities, who had made an extraordinary effort to bring her young son to the game. “[…] Whether by sacrifice, missed bills, or borrowing, she gave …

Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dwight Yorke suggested that the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) might have spent last night with their head in hands, after CF Montreal winger Dante Sealy made his senior international debut with the Soca Warriors—rather than the Stars and Stripes. Sealy, …

“[…] The West Indies tacticians, in their wisdom, chose to give the new ball to Matthew Forde to accompany Jayden Seales in the first two games. In the third game, even with Forde missing, they again overlooked Alzarri and entrusted the new ball to Shamar Joseph. That, I believe, was …

A double from debutante Dante Sealy, a goal on return from Levi Garcia and another from veteran Kevin Molino, and a sell-out crowd at the Hasely Crawford Stadium. There was plenty to please Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Kieron Edwards and, more importantly, football fans in red, white …