The Trinidad and Tobago Boys National Under-14 Team tasted defeat for the first time tonight and it would have been a humbling experience. The final score read 2-0 to Jamaica, but that did not tell the whole story. The young Soca Warriors were second best throughout at the Dwight Yorke …

The Cricket West Indies (CWI) has formally declared its vice-president position as “vacant”, two weeks after the Guyana High Court ruled that Azim Bassarath was elected via a flawed process. Bassarath, the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) president, was elected unopposed at the CWI’s 24th AGM in Antigua on …

Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica both tallied emphatic wins on the second match day of the CFU Boys Under-14 Series today, to set up a cracking group finale tomorrow at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet, Tobago. Jamaica crushed Aruba 6-0 in the first game of a double header. Trinidad …

Cricket West Indies (CWI) selectors offered a recall to 29-year-old allrounder Fabian Allen and rare opportunities to 25-year-old batsman Alick Athanaze and 22-year-old pacer Matthew Forde, as the West Indies 15-man T20 International squad was announced today to face South Africa. West Indies face the Proteas in three T20Is on …

Pan Trinbago has been basking in a new dawn of support for pan in its birthplace. But for some of us there are still clouds hovering over the financing and sustainability of the steelpan, our national instrument. Political grandstanding will not dissipate those clouds. Primarily, we left a significant part …

“[…] What is this claim that human people have been thrown overboard? This is a case of chattels or goods. Blacks are goods and property; it is madness to accuse these well-serving, honourable men of murder. “They acted out of necessity and in the most appropriate manner for the cause. …

Trinidad and Tobago opened their CFU U-14 Boys Series campaign on a winning note tonight, as they downed Aruba 3-1 in Group A action at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet, Tobago. The host nation were on the front foot for most of the 70-minute contest and went ahead after …

On Tuesday, Rob Stevens, writing for BBC Sport Africa, presented a comprehensive look at the overall performances at the Paris Olympics by Africans, as he explored what could be done to ­improve them in 2028. I was happy to see it because I had been looking unsuccessfully to find an …

“[…] Imagine a system where those who have received fines for minor offenses, such as traffic violations or littering, or who have been convicted of petty crimes, are given the opportunity to contribute positively to their communities through community service. “This initiative would not only alleviate the financial burden on …

Former West Indies white ball captains Kieron Pollard and Nicholas Pooran showed off their power-hitting to excellent effect in The Hundred in England. But good tings, as another former West Indies captain might say, come in trees.  So is it too much to expect current West Indies white ball captain Rovman …

Trinidad and Tobago Boys National Under-14 coach Densill Theobald selected a 20-member squad today which will represent the two-island republic at the CFU U-14 Boys Series from 15 to 25 August. The Boys competition, like the Concacaf Girls Under-15 Championship League B, will be staged in Trinidad and Tobago. Theobald’s …

“What is truth?” retorted Pilate at Jesus’ trial (Luke 18:36). The Greek word for truth is aletheia, which literally means unconcealed and implies sincerity and factuality couched in reality. Mrs Karen Nunez-Tesheira submitted that my column on campaign financing was based on innuendo. Nunez-Tesheira indicated I painted “Johnny O’Halloran, presumably …