The following is a press statement from the British High Commission in Port of Spain and a response from the Trinidad and Tobago Government, via Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs, Dr Amery Browne: The UK Government has announced today (12 March 2025) that with immediate effect, all nationals of …
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Dear Editor: Calypso is not dying—it’s demonstrating its adaptability
“[…] The calypso artform, like other artforms, has […] always been constantly evolving. Although I am an elderly person, I was quite impressed with many of the calypsos sung by many young calypsonians this year. “I particularly like Yung Bredda’s We Rise. He gave an absolutely superlative performance at the …
Read More »Hassani’s Saints and Mercedez’s SJC fall just short, as Combined take Form 1 Water Polo titles
Goal difference separated the top three boys’ teams in the Form One Division of the 2025 Republic Bank ASATT National Secondary Schools Water Polo League last Sunday, as the final match day ended in a blitz of goals at the Diego Martin Community Pool. Hassani Wells scored four times to …
Read More »Vaneisa: Who do you think you are? Examining our sense of ‘self’
When Professor Emeritus Arnold Rampersad spoke to graduating students of the Faculty of Humanities and Education at The UWI in 2009, he drew their attention to the notion of Self. Casting himself in the role of a “scholar-critic committed to biography and autobiography” (for which he is globally acclaimed), he …
Read More »RBNYFL 25: FC Tigers snatch Central U14 top spot; Premier SC rout Maloney
Kaden Fournillier notched a hat-trick to inspire FC Tigers to a 5-1 win over Evolution FC on Saturday and take over the top spot in the Central Zone U14 Division of the 2025 Republic Bank National Youth Football League at the Ancil Elcock Recreation Ground in Frederick Settlement, Caroni on …
Read More »Noble: What can—and should—Trinidad and Tobago expect from Stuart Young?
Within a week, the prime minister-designate, Stuart Young, will assume the role of the prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago. Ferdie Ferreira, a long-time People’s National Movement (PNM) stalwart, said the PNM has never had a succession plan in its 68-year history. He made this comment when there was dissent …
Read More »Daly Bread: Young approaches coronation day, as PNM close ranks
Stuart Young SC, member of the House of Representatives and currently minister of Energy and minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, is set to succeed Dr Keith Rowley as prime minister once Rowley resigns in one week’s time, as he has committed to do. On condition that Young …
Read More »Dear Editor: Some of Trump’s goals might sound good, but be wary of his true intentions
“[…] Take any of the problems that US president Donald Trump promised to address and there is always a degree of positivity in them. For example, the situation of immigration where he promised to stop the droves of immigrants entering the USA through illegal channels. “[…] But while we may …
Read More »Dear Editor: Demming’s critique of Dr Rowley’s legacy is misleading and unfair
“[…] Dennise Demming, like many others, highlights Dr Keith Rowley’s TT$87,847 pension while juxtaposing it against the TT$3,000 pension of senior citizens. This comparison is both disingenuous and misleading. “The salaries and benefits of public officials, including the prime minister, are determined by the Salaries Review Commission—an independent body tasked …
Read More »Josie vs Cancer: A tiny, weird, identifiable lump; number 16; and the bad news room…
Chapter 1: Tiny Weird Identifiable Lump (TWIL)… TWIL showed up in April—or rather, I found TWIL in April. It is strange because self-exams were not a routine for me, even though I knew the importance. I always had dense tissue and would get an annual ultrasound just to make sure …
Read More »Early Bird: Do insular selectors pick and choose Test players they want for WI?
As many as 15 of the 74 players selected to play for West Indies in Tests since 2000 never got a second chance. If you’ve neither researched it nor given it too much thought, you might easily get the wrong impression. Bobby, my fo’daymorning walking pardnah, pretended not to care. …
Read More »Demming: Dr Rowley leaves disappointing legacy, despite “attempts to rewrite history”
Congratulations to Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley on his departure from Whitehall and return to Mason Hall. His administration leaves behind a new airport terminal in Tobago, perhaps its final claim to success. As he transitions to retirement with a TT$87,847 monthly pension, the citizens who entrusted him with leadership …
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