Tag Archives: Trinidad Guardian

“[…] National budgets are critical moments for shaping a country’s future. Instead of addressing the actual content of the budget, this article reduces the coverage to petty complaints about time. “CNC3 should aim to deliver coverage that explains how budgetary measures will affect the economy, jobs, healthcare, education, and more…” …

“[…] In less than five years, former Minister of Sport Darryl Smith moved from being fired for interfering in the public service while still being actively investigated for sexual harassment to being proclaimed among the recognized fathers of our land. “[…] What is the message being sent to men in …

Having admitted that he hardly knows anything about ‘sub-continental Indian/Hindi naming conventions’, Winford James proceeded to write a column in last Sunday’s Guardian that revealed that he did not even bother to inform himself before presenting readers with an interpretation that was breathtakingly appalling. Declaring that he is ‘a big, …

Keith Smith left us in early February. I know that but I still don’t remember the precise date. And one February afternoon this year, a phone call from a former colleague brought back a fond memory of him. A timely one. “Covid’s over,” she complained, “but I still cyar see …

“[…] Kamla Persad-Bissessar gleefully opines that T&T faces immense embarrassment and scrutiny from news media and international agencies over the horrific death of a migrant baby… How pathetic!  “[…] The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago and the editor of the Express can defend themselves from the false narratives proffered …

Trinidad Express editorial writer: I’m so bad-arse that despite criticism from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Chinese embassy, Sinopharm Beijing and thousands of readers over a ‘scientific experiment’ so weak that any five-year-old familiar with the works of Dr Heinz Doofenshmirtz would roll their eyes, I just wrote …

“[…] As any seasoned attorney would know, however, this is of the nature of errors for which provision is made in the rules for simple correction by the Registrar. This was done. “[…] To suggest any nefarious intent or conspiracy is to seek to undermine the independence of the judiciary …

Soca artiste Marvin ‘Swappi’ Davis and dancehall singer Kern ‘Trinidad Killa’ Joseph emphatically distanced themselves and their proposed boxing bout from promoter Randy Glasgow today and criticised Glasgow for ‘false, deceptive and misleading’ utterances. Glasgow had been pushing for a pay-per-view market for the fight in the United States as …

The following is a press statement from outgoing Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) president Dr Sheila Rampersad: Nikki Minaj’s celebrity gangsterism towards Guardian Media Ltd’s (GML) reporter, Sharlene Rampersad is textbook cyberbullying and intimidation of a free press in a young democracy.  While Ms Minaj may be justified …

The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team players are still owed match fees and bonuses for their Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying games in June, despite a promise by the Robert Hadad-led normalisation committee to clear the overdue debt last Friday. And the mood of the Soca Warriors was …

Trinidad and Tobago Hall of Fame sprinter Ato Boldon, a four-time Olympic medallist, track coach and NBC analyst, reveals the impact of a dismissive Trinidad Guardian headline when he was just 18-year-old—and explains how initial ‘failure’ at the Olympics spurred him and Jamaican legend Usain Bolt to new heights. Look …

Which bowler has captured 355 wickets in 111 Tests and 400 more in his 322 ODIs in 15 years spent in the international arena on both sides of the watershed year 2000? Here’s a helpful clue: he is a vassly experienced former Sri Lankan fass bowler, who has just opted …