“[…] It takes a lot of hard work, late nights, missing out on family time, some friends become enemies, a lot of social media bullying. “Holidays for the public are work for us; [there are] threats made on your life, just to name a few…” Wired868 sheds light on the …
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Vaneisa: Down the dengue road—that sudden explosion of excruciating pain
Something tells me that I already mentioned that I had dengue four times; once, dengue haemorrhagic fever, another at the same time as chikungunya. The first time, around the year 2000, was an ordeal itself, worsened by the fact that I had no idea what was happening when the pains …
Read More »Dear Editor: West Indies struggling with inferiority sickness against England
“[…] Mikyle Louis, you must bat deep into the innings; always go back to square one after a restart. Alick Athanaze, Kirk McKenzie and Kavem Hodge, get to the pitch of the ball, play the ball under the eyes, keep it on the ground. “[…] The bowling unit never disappoints …
Read More »Maverick TTPFL owner, Michael De Four, passes away in San F’do
Trinidad and Tobago Premier Football League (TTPFL) club owner Michael De Four passed away at the Intensive Care Unit of the San Fernando General Hospital, where he was warded for the past few days. Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Kieron Edwards confirmed De Four’s death via a press …
Read More »Deliver us from self-consuming wrath—why we shouldn’t stay angry
“[…] When jilted lovers murder their ex-lovers in cold blood […] it is usually because of a failure to control their emotions. It has nothing to do with the other person. Furthermore, why give any human being that amount of power over you? “[…] In your mind, the person’s going …
Read More »Early Bird: Looking back at T20WC24; where will Pooran be for 2026 tournament?
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 …
Read More »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), …
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