Jason Holder’s third multiple-wicket haul in his last eight white ball matches should have earned the Nicholas Pooran-led West Indies some World Cup Super League points in the third and final game of the three-match day/night ODI series. But India’s challenging 265 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad again …
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Rajah gets finger out to buoy Red Force, McSween upstages ‘Hetty’, and Springer lashes Leewards
Trinidad and Tobago Red Force batsman Isaiah Rajah made light of a finger injury and, arguably some ghosts, remaining unbeaten on 58 (168b, 7 x 4) this evening as the hosts closed Day 2 of the 2022 West Indies Championship on 234 for 6 at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy …
Read More »‘Strange fruit’ in Heights of Aripo; time to address our women’s pandemic of pain and powerlessness
“[…] The Heights of Aripo has long been used by criminals to dispose of bodies and evidence. In a bid to turn their neighbourhood into an unsafe haven for the criminals, the poor, frightened residents are requesting assistance and basic amenities. Nothing fancy, just streetlights, a police post and, maybe, …
Read More »Bryan Charles shines for Red Force at BCL Academy, while Barbados and Windwards start well
The Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, named after iconic West Indies and Trinidad and Tobago batsman Brian Charles Lara, belonged to 26-year-old off-spinner Bryan Charles today. Confused? So were the Jamaica Scorpions, as Charles finished with 6/48 with the visitors skittled out for 141. Scorpions stars Jermaine Blackwood and …
Read More »Eve on what King brings to Soca Warriors, his new U-20 staff and the return of inter-zone football
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve is excited about the new addition to his technical staff, Derek King, and hopes the pair can rekindle their relative success at National Under-23 level. In 2012, Eve and King got their first international coaching jobs on the same …
Read More »India clinch ODI series as West Indies top-order batsmen collapse around Brooks
With India unsteady on 43 for 3 in the 11th over, the Nicholas Pooran-led West Indies looked to have a sniff in the second ODI in the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad today. But after that, the visitors smelled only leather as Rohit Sharma’s batsmen powered their way to 237 …
Read More »Kangalee: What ESOP offer? Dr Rowley offered ‘ghost shares’ to ‘ghost workers’ at Heritage
“[…] Heritage is not a publicly traded company, so how can shares be offered to employees? The share offering Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley referred to with FCB is different, in that FCB is traded on the stock exchange. “Even if Heritage was a publicly traded company, there is no …
Read More »Dear Editor: Persad-Bissessar’s Coast Guard accusations were reckless and disgraceful!
“[…] Mrs Kamla Persad-Bissessar is a former prime minister of T&T, an experienced politician, an aspirant for the office of prime minister, and a senior member of the legal profession in T&T. “Yet she has convicted, without a trial, the officer of the Coast Guard who fired the shot that …
Read More »King rejoins Soca Warriors as Eve’s assistant, for fourth job with senior football team
Former Soca Warriors coach Derek King is back with the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team, after he agreed to join head coach Angus Eve’s support staff as an assistant coach and data/match analyst. The TTFA revealed his appointment via a social media post tonight but did not offer …
Read More »Red Force revival: Lawrence sees positive signs in T&T roster for West Indies Championship
“[…] This isn’t just another regional season about to begin for the Red Force, it’s the beginning of a new era. The squad selected is a good one with core players that one can describe as youthfully experienced—young players with enough first-class experience, led by the veteran leg-spinner Imran Khan. …
Read More »Demming: Govt’s failure to pass Beverage Container Bill reflects our environmental neglect
After 22 years of passing the buck, the government has failed to pass the Beverage Container Bill which was intended to provide a structure for the collection and safe disposal of beverage containers. Their collective incompetence has facilitated the degradation of our environment, the clogging of our waterways, and litter …
Read More »Dear Editor: Children, sport and Covid-19 policy; where the T&T Govt is getting it wrong
“[…] It’s very difficult for the Government of Trinidad and Tobago to hide away the fact that their Covid-19 policies severely diminished the positive role sport and physical activities play in children’s lives. “In other words, bad Covid-19 policy is literally at the heart of the increased probability [that up …
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