“The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting.” Milan Kundera, a Czech and French novelist, in The Book of Laughter and Forgetting (1979). The book discusses how people tolerate the torture and suffering over which they have no control. These lessons apply to us as …

One thing this country is extra­ordinarily gifted at is its creative impulses, and Carnival is the premier showcase for it. The sound of steel pans was my first and abiding connection to Carnival. It is still the most powerful bond. Just as cricket fills me with a sense of West …

“[…] It is totally unfair to all semi-finalists that a calypsonian who won a competition in Tobago months before, under completely different circumstances in a completely different environment and possibly judged by a different panel of judges, can be automatically ushered into the Calypso Monarch Final on Carnival Sunday night. …

The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-20 team got a lesson in humility at the Larry Gomes Stadium yesterday, as they fell 2-1 to a makeshift National Senior Team in Malabar. The score summary flattered the teenagers. The senior players, led by Soca Warriors coach Angus Eve, kept the ball …

From the onset I wish to indicate that I hold no brief for either the outgoing office holder or the newly appointed President of the Industrial Court. However, as an industrial relations practitioner I wish to indicate that without any transparency on what transpired in this instance a lot of …

Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus today named a 35-man training squad, comprised almost entirely of local-based players, as he ramps up preparations for next month’s Copa America Playoff against Canada. Eve’s players will enter camp from 5 to 8 February and they are expected to …

“[…] Dr Paul Richards is not only an independent senator, but also a very experienced journalist. He ought to know better. “He has an obligation to provide the evidence [against Senior Superintendent Roger Alexander from the TV6 Beyond the Tape programme], or publicly withdraw his statement and apologise…” The following …

Last Sunday, this year’s Panorama semi-finals brought strong feelings of peace and togetherness to the Queen’s Park Savannah and its environs. The event mirrored the camaraderie of the previous Sunday when the Panorama judges visited seven Port of Spain panyards and the crowds were so big that they could only …

“In a great country like ours, we should aspire for every child to grow up to achieve his or her full potential. Anything less is a waste of talent and a blemish on human dignity and flourishing.” Mike Petrilli (Fordham Institute), 2023. In April 2009, our country hosted President Barack …

The Fifa-appointed Normalisation Committee has tentatively set elections for the president and executive committee of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) for Saturday 13 April 2024. The proposed timeline was shared with members today by TTFA general secretary Amiel Mohammed and follows advice from Fifa official Nodar Akhalkatsi, who …

“In our eras of greatness, when West Indies took the field, ghostly presences walked with the players, representing commitment to a higher cause, loyalty to the proudest of traditions and attachment to a long line of heroes—and the twelfth man in the team always answered to the name of courage.” …

Blanchisseuse Secondary got a point on the road today in their first ever appearance in the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Big Five competition, as they held Miracle Ministries Pentecostal High School (MMPHS) goalless—in a rowdy but good-natured contest at Edinburgh 500. It was one of two drawn matches on …