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The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Appeals Committee reached a unanimous decision regarding St Benedict’s College’s registration of team captain and star forward Derrel “Zoom Zoom” Garcia. And it has found in favour of the Disciplinary Committee. “The Appeals Committee unanimously agrees that St Benedict’s College failed to present sufficient …

St Benedict’s College’s 2024 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division title chase—or, more accurately, the school’s use of form four student Derrel “Zoom Zoom” Garcia—now appears to be under probe by no less an authority than the Ministry of Education. And the implications can go far deeper than a …

The following is the final instalment in Dr Claudius Fergus’ three part series on African textured hair: a historical, cultural and legislative perspective: Unlike what obtains in many Caribbean Commonwealth states, Trinidad and Tobago’s Education Act does not define responsibilities of students or speak to the obligations of principals toward …

One does not have to be a legal expert to recognise that hair-shaming, such as reported in the St Stephen’s College incident, is a violation of our Constitution—‘the supreme law of Trinidad and Tobago’ (Article 2). I want to submit further that the incident is also a clear violation of …