‘When a country is in the grip of a collective passion, it becomes unanimous…the partisan spirit makes people blind, makes them deaf to justice. It dims perception of goodness, merely enables it to mistake this or that means for an absolute good. ‘One must, therefore, endeavour strenuously to protect one’s …
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Vaneisa: ‘Out of yesterday’s rejection, onward to a new perfection’; A praise song for Carnival
I had begun writing about something entirely different when I suddenly felt I didn’t want to anymore, not this week anyway. It was too utterly oppressive and my mood had been altered by two sightings. One was photographs of the murals that Jackie Hinkson put up yesterday on Fisher Avenue …
Read More »Open letter to Kieron Pollard: Ask not what WI can do for you…
Dear Kieron, Wherever you happen to be in the world, you would not have failed to watch the First Test action between Kraigg Brathwaite’s side and Bangladesh in Chattogram; my instincts tell me that. And that, along with so many of us, you steupsed loudly after Day Three when West …
Read More »Covid counter: Zero new confirmed cases and zero deaths due to Covid-19
The Ministry of Health reported no new cases of Covid-19 for the first time since November 2020 today, Friday 5 February 2021. So far, the first week of the month has seen 34 new cases of the virus. That brings the total number of Covid-19 cases since March to 7,607. …
Read More »Cox: ‘Society must own up to huge deficiencies in the socialisation of our males’
The following statement on the death of Andrea Bharatt was submitted by the minister of social development and family services, Senator Donna Cox: On behalf of the Ministry of Social Development and Family Services, I would like to extend condolences to the family, relatives and friends of Andrea Bharatt and …
Read More »CWI signs UK broadcast agreement with BT Sport for all West Indies matches in the Caribbean
Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced a five-year deal with BT Sport for the exclusive live coverage in the UK of all West Indies international home matches played in the Caribbean. The agreement includes all West Indies Men’s and Women’s home internationals. CWI president Ricky Skerritt said: “Our tour to England …
Read More »Cedenio, Sparkle, Bethel and WI Sport among 13 recipients as sport ministry distributes $794k
Track stars Machel Cedenio and Sparkle McKnight, Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) club Bethel United, the Memphis Sports Club, and WI Sport were among 13 athletes and sporting organisations who received funding from the Ministry of Sport and Community Development (MSCD), at its head office in Nicholas Tower, Independence …
Read More »Dear editor: ‘As a mother, I’m paralysed with fear; as a woman, I’m filled with tremendous anxiety’
“[…] As a woman, I am filled with tremendous anxiety. I am fiercely independent, but I feel that independence disappearing—as I constantly have to adjust my movements to try and ensure my safety…” The following Letter to the Editor was submitted to Wired868 by an anonymous contributor, under the pen …
Read More »TTPS: Body of 23-year-old kidnap victim, Andrea Bharatt, found
The following press statement on kidnap victim Andrea Bharatt was released by the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS): The search for kidnapped victim, Andrea Bharatt, ended this afternoon after her body was found down a precipice along the Heights of Aripo. According to reports, around 12.20pm today, a motorist …
Read More »Burdie & Barney Podcast Ep2 (preview): Re-introducing Stephen Hart
For Episode Two, Burdie and Barney welcomes some more North America-based talent to the pod, in the form of HFX Wanderers boss, Canadian Premier League Coach of the Year and former Soca Warriors head coach Stephen Hart. Don’t worry, Barnie vetted his YouTube clips. Oh wait, was Burdie supposed to …
Read More »Rowley: ‘[School] is on!’ Forms 5 and 6 restart on Monday; teachers now essential workers
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley confirmed that Form 5 and Form 6 students will return to school on Monday 8 February. Speaking at a press conference today, he said that the move was a ‘managed response of working with the virus’. Acknowledging that students have been kept away from in-person …
Read More »Demming: What is our comprehensive Covid-19 immunisation plan?
I may be late to the party, but MX Prime has nailed it with his recent release Torture. He has demonstrated how our music has told our stories and records key moments in our history. When the history is written, this will be the defining story of early 21st century …
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