“The truth does not care about our governments, ideologies, religions. It will lie in wait… I once would fear the cost of truth. Now I only ask, what is the cost of lies? “[…] Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later, that debt is …
Read More »Demming: Social unrest will continue without ‘solution-focused dialogue’
The location of the points of the civil disruption have one thing in common. They have voted solidly for the PNM for the past 29 years but they continue to be socially and economically under-served. The seeds of the discontent were fertilised by the alleged police killing of three men …
Read More »SSFL 18: Malick down Speyside to eye promotion, aim to bring back love in community
“Move over Bago, and let Malick pass!” The chant streamed out from the dressing room at Serpentine Road, St Clair yesterday afternoon, as the schoolboys from Malick Secondary celebrated a deserved 2-nil victory over Speyside High School in Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Shell/FCB Big 5 action. The victory took …
Read More »Jabloteh clobber Morv’t Caledonia: Plaza steals show as P/League makes impressive Morvant debut
The Morvant Recreation Ground opened its doors to the Trinidad and Tobago Pro League yesterday evening with pomp, noise and fervour. But, as it turned out, it wasn’t the visitors who could have done with extra security in the so-called “hot spot”. Yesterday, the baddest gun slinger in Morvant was …
Read More »Understanding The Thing: Daly muses over T&T’s curious self-esteem
As mentioned in this column recently we are a society pock-marked by destructive shade preference practiced by citizens of all descents, even within ethnically kindred groups. I had intended to return to the subject because in my view there is an inextricable link between the violent crime that is again …
Read More »Rowley vs Rowley; Live Wire eavesdrops as PM draws up new crime plan
Scene: Office of the Prime Minister. Dr Keithos convenes an urgent meeting to tackle the murder rate, which has climbed, risen and worsened but not spiked. Keithos: (Speaking softly to Energy Minister Nicole Ollivierre) So, Nicole, how is it going so far? Nikki: (Beaming) Good day, Prime Minister. It is …
Read More »Caledonia hungry for Marathon snack
Neal & Massy Caledonia AIA will hope for a timely resumption of eating habits this week as the Trinidad and Tobago Pro League club aims to follow Eid ul-Fitr with a football feast on Wednesday night. The “Eastern Stallions” host Honduran outfit, CD Marathón, from 8 pm at the Ato …
Read More »Caledonia AIA defies soldiers and stereotypes
On Friday 27 April 2012, over a dozen Caledonia young men faced a combined army/coast guard battalion near Movie Towne in Port of Spain and whipped the soldiers in front of a few hundred witnesses. They then sauntered into the night with new silverware and $36,000 in prize money. The …
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