It was nervy, tense and, in the end, a totally rewarding climax to the Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) season for FC Santa Rosa, as the ‘Big Cannons’ sealed their second league title in three years after a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Cunupia FC at the Larry Gomes Stadium …
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Dear Editor: Thema betrayal and Petrotrin collapse are furthering ‘corrosive effect of our trust deficit’
The Thema Williams judgment sits as one more example of corruption among those entrusted to dispassionately look after our best national interests. Brick by brick we dismantle the foundations of trust, essential to the proper functioning of our society. From 2009, when the first local polls tracked the public confidence …
Read More »Daly Bread: Thema’s case; why we fought for wronged star T&T gymnast
In 50 years of practice, I do not recall ever giving an interview on the courthouse steps about a case in which I had appeared before the court. Public interest in the Thema Williams matter did not permit my usual reticence. It has always been my position that my role …
Read More »Trinidad and Tobago’s populist moment: we need structural change; not a superman
Gary Griffith’s appointment as Commissioner of Police came with an eerie and uncanny realisation about the opaque and dysfunctional state of our institutions. Despite his political history, people were happy to embrace Griffith. And even though he has been on the job for only four months, are singing his praises. …
Read More »Crowne: Canada Supreme Court decision on Vice Media bears lessons for T&T’s press freedom
“[Canada Supreme Court Judge] Abella went to great lengths to emphasise the importance of press freedom in her concurring reasons. Her words are worth repeating: A strong, independent and responsible press ensures that the public’s opinions about its democratic choices are based on accurate and reliable information. This is not …
Read More »“I want to play for T&T like my dad and uncle!” One-on-one with Five Rivers’ Mia Mitchell
Standing at just 5 foot tall, Five Rivers Secondary striker Mia Mitchell has football in her blood, as she follows in the footsteps of her father, Devon Mitchell, and uncle, Carlyle Mitchell, who were both Trinidad and Tobago national players. Mia helped Five Rivers to the 2018 Girls East Zone …
Read More »What we resist, persists; we must dig deeper into gender relations: Letters on domestic violence in T&T
“The latest research shows that men trace their right to beat women to patriarchal power over women, which they say, comes from religion and culture… Billions of—paid and unpaid—hours of training and education against domestic violence have not produced practical change. “[…] Although individuals have transformed and there is less …
Read More »Dear Editor: Is ‘UNC corruption’ largely a PNM sales gimmick to derail debate?
“A prominent political scientist devoted newspaper and academic articles to illustrating the UNC as corrupt and also darkly suggested an ethnic propensity to white-collar crime. He wrote: ‘For the UNC, politics is relative; everything is for relatives.’ “The party of all-ah-we-t’ief, Johnny O’Halloran and which spawned corruption-buster Gene Miles, had taken …
Read More »Intercol 18: Marcelle fizzles in drab affair, as Naparima beat St Anthony’s to final spot
Naparima College will contest the 2018 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) National Intercol Finals after an untidy 2-0 semifinal victory over St Anthony’s College at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella this evening. Naparima will face San Juan North Secondary at a venue to be determined—although the Ato Boldon Stadium in …
Read More »Anger, anxiety, disbelief, acceptance, nostalgia… Petrotrin employee says ‘goodbye’ for two generations
“I have mixed feelings. Anger, anxiety, disbelief, and acceptance take turns alternating in my mind. Nostalgia. “[…] I remember my first day as a trainee […] being yelled at in front of the entire shop by an older man in my first year, ‘Allyuh ‘oman only trying to take man …
Read More »Intercol 18: San Juan North sail to third straight Intercol final, after spanking Signal Hill 5-0
San Juan North Secondary will contest their third straight National Intercol final next Tuesday, as they flattened Signal Hill Secondary 5-0 this evening in semifinal action at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar. A late double from captain Renaldo Boyce, two from free scoring flanker Isaiah Chase and a solitary …
Read More »Dear Abuser… if you love them, leave them alone: Letters on domestic violence in T&T
“Dear Abuser… I am asking you please, if you love them, leave them alone. Acknowledge that you are toxic. “Acknowledge that you have hurt and violated them in a way intimate partners never should, and leave them alone…” The following letter written by Rachael Amanda Espinet—who described herself as the …
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