West Indians, were you watching the second Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants thriller? With two ex-Maroon Men, Sunil Narine and Nicholas Pooran, up against each other in Sunday’s IPL eighth round clash in Lucknow? Both gentlemen, no one needs to be reminded, players who prematurely called time on …

It has been one of those weeks. The kind that leaves a residue. Murders that shock, then settle uneasily into the background. A parliamentary inquiry that veers, unexpectedly, into something resembling theatre complete with shameless “track changes”—as if oversight itself required editing. And now, the reports from Cumuto. Each story …

The UNC won the 2025 general elections promising to transform Trinidad and Tobago’s economic fortunes, treat workers fairly and address the crime situation—all important domestic issues. And as expected, as the Kamla Persad-Bissessar-led Government marks a year in office this month, commentators and analysts have opined on their performance in …

Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team forward Afiyah Cornwall today secured an emphatic legal victory over her former head coach, Kenwyne Jones, for defamation in the Port of Spain High Court. Cornwall, 24, was represented by attorneys Debbie Juman and Lana Chunilal of Gerard Raphael & Associates, while the …

What will history remember about Carnival 2026? Not the mas, for sure! Post-Minshall, mas has been eminently forgettable. Most, especially the Catholic Church, will remember the sex toy distribution and forget what Tribe played. Pan? Perhaps. The narrow Exodus win, their sixth in all, over a consistent Renegades, leading the …

The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team dropped to their lowest ever Fifa ranking of 83rd in the world, after the global governing body updated its rankings today. The Women Soca Warriors completed their 2026 Concacaf W Championship qualifying series last Friday, when they were defeated 2-0 by El …

“[…] My pay has not moved since 2014… While everything around me kept climbing. The bills. The groceries. The cost of a life that quietly became unaffordable. “[…] We were told to be grateful. To stay professional. To not question. To not push back. “But how do you stay silent, …

There is something quietly disarming about watching a child see a giraffe in the zoo for the first time. The pause. The widening of the eyes. The small hand tightening around yours, as though this impossibly tall, gentle creature might suddenly look back. In that moment, something happens that medicine …

“[…] Trinidad and Tobago football is underperforming not due to lack of talent, but because of fragmented systems, weak development pathways, and inconsistent leadership. “The goal to success is to create a clear, sustainable pipeline from youth to senior national teams, supported by modern coaching, sport science, and consistent national …

The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team relinquished their dream of appearing at the Brazil 2027 Fifa Women’s World Cup last night in Port of Spain, as they fell 2-0 to El Salvador in their closing Group F affair at the Hasely Crawford Stadium. The Women Soca Warriors needed …

Trinidad and Tobago is just 180 minutes away from a place at the Brazil 2027 Fifa Women’s World Cup. On Friday, the Women’s National Senior Team face El Salvador from 6pm in a virtual knock-out contest at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. The Women Soca Warriors need …

Yes, I personally hate the term “first world” but it drives the point home emphatically in this instance. Trinidad and Tobago has always had a pattern of importing first world style without having the first world substance to back it up. We pave over mangroves and build skyscrapers without proper …