Twenty-five year old winger Nathan Lewis maintained his remarkable hot streak yesterday with a goal in his fifth successive Pro League outing for San Juan Jabloteh. But, this time, it was not enough for the “San Juan Kings” as they were held 1-1 by table proppers St Ann’s Rangers at …
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A Champion Challenge: When will Caricom match West Indies cricketers
Today we’re all West Indians. United under the maroon flag, we possess a power so magical that with a single win, we transformed Dwayne Bravo’s inanity into a global anthem of victory. Champion! Champion! Under the unity flag of West Indian triumph, however, lies the troubling West Indian reality of a …
Read More »$40,000 can’t celebrate anything! Archbishop Burke and the gimme culture
When I was in the Senate, in 1996, I spoke and voted in favour of the grant of the Spiritual Shouter Baptist Liberation holiday, which was celebrated again last Wednesday. At the, time I referred with affection to Earl Lovelace’s great literary work, The Wine of Astonishment, which tells of …
Read More »April Fools: Police and Stars upset Central and Connection, as Pro League resumes
A flawless performance by Police FC custodian Adrian Foncette and clinical finishing by Japs North East Stars striker Gorean “Ratty” Highley left Pro League defending champions Bankers Insurance Central FC and second placed DIRECTV W Connection with red faces on April 1 at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. On …
Read More »Warriors Watch: International schedule for T&T’s overseas players from April 2-6
Maybe out of sight but definitely not out of mind! Keep up with what your favourite overseas-based Trinidad and Tobago players are up to with Roneil Walcott’s “Warriors Watch”: Saturday April 2 (K-League Challenge: Korea Republic Second Division) Carlyle Mitchell’s Seoul E-Land FC vs Daejeon Citizen, 1 am; (I-League: India) East Bengal …
Read More »T&T Stickwomen must shake off Major pain, as U-21 Pan Am tourney gets going in Tacarigua
International hockey returned to Trinidad and Tobago yesterday after a five year hiatus, as the Women’s 2016 Junior Pan American Championship flicked off at the National Hockey Centre in Tacarigua. It was a mixed day for local hockey enthusiasts though, as United States attacker Gabrielle Major grabbed a hattrick in a …
Read More »Thanks T&T! Jones and Hart express gratitude for the Soca Warriors
Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Stephen Hart and captain Kenwyne Jones have expressed their appreciation for the support shown by “Soca Warriors” fans during their 6-0 Russia 2018 World Cup qualifying win against St Vincent and the Grenadines on Tuesday March 29. The handsome triumph at the …
Read More »Should the WICB be applauded for our T20 success? Of course not; and here’s why
Are the West Indies cricket team fighting to be crowned as the world’s best Twenty20 outfit because of the mechanisms of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)? Or should that be despite the mechanisms of the WICB? No matter who triumphs when the West Indies cricketers clash with England at the …
Read More »ArcelorMittal’s actions cloaked in trappings of deception: the story behind the exit
The following letter on ArcelorMittal’s retrenchment of hundreds of Trinidad and Tobago employees was written by Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) education officer Bryan St Louis: Retrenchment is defined as the forced layoff of employees by a company usually to cut down or reduce payroll expenses. In our jurisdiction and in accordance …
Read More »Doomed to importing foods: Raffique points to economic risks of our diet
Recently, there has been much noise over Trinidad and Tobago’s capacity to produce the foods that we eat. I use the word “noise” instead of discussion or debate because so much of what is said and written is uninformed. With the economy in full-blown recession and foreign exchange inadequate to …
Read More »T&T hit St Vincent for six; Soca Warriors put on dancing shoes in POS
The “Soca Warriors” put on their dancing shoes tonight with their most comprehensive victory under head coach Stephen Hart, as they brushed aside St Vincent and the Grenadines 6-0 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. The result kept Trinidad and Tobago atop of Group C, as they …
Read More »Hart: Warriors have fantastic attitude! Coach responds to media, as T&T target three points
Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Stephen Hart has defended the attitude of his players, after the Sunday Express newspaper used the headline “Bad Attitude” in reference to his post-game comments after their 3-2 World Cup qualifying win over St Vincent and the Grenadines in Arnos Vale last …
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