There can be no doubt that eventual winners India deserved to have the lion’s share of the places on the T20WC24 Team of the Year. With a twelfth man included, India’s six picks represent exactly half of the places. But if we take away the capital letters and reference the …
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Daly Bread: Chronic evasion of accountability
The report of the investigating team of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) into the death in April this year of seven babies in less than a week in the Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Port of Spain General Hospital (POSGH) has been delivered. In clear terms it …
Read More »Noble: Voices from the Ghetto—calypso warnings about T&T’s uneven society
“[…] We don’t see here as part of Trinidad. We see here [as] a diseased part that we wish would go away. I tell people if your left kidney is cancerous and you ignore it, it will kill you. “If you focus on the parts of your body that are …
Read More »Vaneisa: Menarche to menopause—lifting curtain on “hormonal interventions”
A friend of mine was worried about her increasing forgetfulness. It didn’t seem any more acute than that of most of the people I know (myself included) over 50. But it was so disturbing to her that she was contemplating getting tested for possible ADHD. She is 51, and now …
Read More »Rio Cardines signs pro deal with Palace, could end T&T’s 10-year Premiership absence
Versatile 18-year-old flanker Rio Cardines will aim to end Trinidad and Tobago’s decade-long absence from the England Premier League in the not-so-distant future, after the teenager agreed professional teams with Crystal Palace today. The Premier Division club confirmed that Cardines, who joined the Palace Under-16 team in 2022, is now …
Read More »Defiant NAAATT Junior and Senior Champs draw curtain on 2024
Trinidad and Tobago’s 4x100m relay teams close the curtain on Day Three as NGC NAAATT Junior and Senior Championship shines despite inclement weather at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain: More from Wired868 Unplugged: Jereem Richards, Keshorn Walcott and Tyra Gittens speak from the heart Jereem “The Dream” …
Read More »Daly Bread: A basis for general election choices
At the end of last week’s column, I described the Opposition United National Congress (UNC) after the results of its recent internal election as “the Kamla Persad-Bissesar re-embedded UNC”. In the week since that column was written, factionalism has broken out in the UNC. The governing People’s National Movement (PNM), …
Read More »Unplugged: Jereem Richards, Keshorn Walcott and Tyra Gittens speak from the heart
Jereem “The Dream” Richards hypnotises the Hasely Crawford Stadium, but there is pain and drama too on Day Two of the NGC NAAATT Open and Senior Champs. Jereem Richards, Keshorn Walcott and Tyra Gittens, three titans of local track and field, have an emotional message for Trinidad and Tobago sport …
Read More »Noble: With all the wealth T&T generated, why were there only broken promises for Beetham?
“[…] The last government never did anything like this (the Clean-up and Beautify Trinidad campaign). This is a great opportunity for the residents and the surroundings. “Beetham Gardens was plagued with many health hazards, especially affecting children: the stagnant drains, the mosquitoes, the flies, the non-collection of garbage on time …
Read More »T20WC24: Kohli, Suryakumar, Proteas give inspired India 2nd T20 title
They choked! Again! At the last hurdle, just the wrong time! At just the right time, struggling star batsman Virat Kohli found his form to help 2007 Champions India sneak past South Africa by seven runs at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Saturday. The former skipper’s carefully constructed 76 (59 …
Read More »NGC/NAAATT Jnr & Snr Champs: Aaron Antoine endures tough opening day
Star attraction Aaron Antoine faces up to tough physical challenge while Tenique Vincent, Keneisha Shelbourne and Peyton Winter make encouraging starts on Day One of 2024 NGC NAAATT Junior and Senior Championship: More from Wired868 Defiant NAAATT Junior and Senior Champs draw curtain on 2024 Trinidad and Tobago’s 4x100m relay …
Read More »Vaneisa: T20WC24 thrills, revived WI interests—but Big Three concerns linger
Both of the semi-final matches in this T20 World Cup were demolitions. The match between Afghanistan and South Africa was actually painful to watch. Even if you supported the SA team, from a sporting perspective, it is unpleasant to look at that kind of devastation—like schoolchildren being trounced by adults. …
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