Antoine, new North basketball chairman
WALTER ALIBEYThe North Zone of the National Basketball Federation of T&T has appointed Kwesi Antoine as its new chairman. The appointment came following the zone’s Annual General Meeting in April...
View ArticleT&T governments dont know what they’re doing
What is it about tourism that has spawned this ridiculously high turnover of Tourism Ministers and TDC chairman, 5 of each in as many years.And now here we go again with the dismissal of Chairman...
View ArticleConsultations are a waste of time
While the idea of consultations is a good one, consultations are not supposed to be an end in themselves. It’s what happens after the consultation. As far as we can see, from a historical perspective...
View ArticleShot put rivals join forces to promote women in sport
While they may be fierce rivals in the event of shot put, Cleopatra Borel and USA’s Michelle Carter are united in their promotion of women in sport. The shot put event, with its reputation of muscle...
View ArticleMersi, Kamal
The late Kamaluddin Muhammad was very fond of quoting from two very famous poets of the Muslim world, both Iranian, and who both wrote their poetry in the Farsi language. Kamaluddin knew the language...
View ArticleTobago to dethrone PoS at Primary School Champs
Bouyed by their win at the National Secondary School Track and Field Championship, last month, Tobago is expected to dethrone perennial champions Port-of-Spain and Environs at the Hasely Crawford...
View ArticleStewart bangs 77 for T&T in Florida League
All rounder Navin Stewart warmed-up for the upcoming Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 tournament by hitting 77 for a representative T&T team against India, in the South Florida cricket...
View ArticleT&T boxers head to Cuba need corporate help
National boxers including Nigel Paul will now focus their energy on a training camp in Cuba, as the Tuesday Night Boxing at the Castle (TNBC) event scheduled for tonight at the residence of former West...
View ArticleKantasingh, Crandon destroy Tableland
National spin bowler Kavesh Kantasingh and Guyanese cricketer Royston Crandon grabbed five wickets apiece to put PowerGen in command against Jenexcon Tableland at the end of day one in the penultimate...
View ArticleT&T’s Roberts reigns as heptathlon queen in US
T&T’s Khemani Roberts of Coppin State University put together a spectacular couple of days to cop the women’s heptathlon at the 2016 ECAC/IC4A Track and Field Championships at Weaver Stadium in...
View ArticleAthletes—our priority
Athletes sacrifice years of their lives striving to compete at the very highest level. They dream of taking part in the Olympic Games and World Championships. When sport administrators and coaches put...
View ArticleDefinitely not one to ‘Pass’ over!
Raven’s Corner has plenty in hand of eight rivals in an ‘aged’ Maiden Stakes over a mile of Lingfield polytrack today; trained by John Gosden, ridden by James Doyle, carrying colours of Godolphin and,...
View ArticleT&T fans to see South Africa
T&T fans will not see any of the matches in the Tri-nation series involving the West Indies, Australia and South Africa but local fans will still get an opportunity to see the South Africans before...
View ArticleGayle finally finds form as RCB dominate
KOLKATA—Chris Gayle finally broke out of his wretched batting slump as Royal Challengers Bangalore won their second straight game in three days, with a near effortless nine-wicket victory over Kolkata...
View ArticleWarriors begin prep for upcoming friendlies
T&T’s Soca Warriors started preparations at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva on Sunday evening ahead of it three upcoming International Friendlies with Uruguay, Peru and China.Head Coach Stephen...
View Article'I never saw axe coming' says shocked Sir Curtly Ambrose
ST JOHN’S—Bowling legend Sir Curtly Ambrose says he is shocked by his sacking as West Indies bowling consultant, and also claimed he was blind sighted by the decision.The 52-year-old, who has served in...
View ArticleTeacher dies on way to pick up children
Before being involved in an accident that took her life yesterday, Candian Boisson’s kindergarten class was told she was not going to see them next week. Someone then jokingly asked if she was going to...
View ArticleI tried my best to live with him
Krishna Ramlal’s biggest regret in raising his son, Sham, was leaving him when he was just a boy in Trinidad and journeying to New York in search of a better life for his family.Ramlal now believes...
View ArticleRoget to former NP manager: I’m not apologising
Ten days after the president general of the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU), Ancel Roget, was offered a 50 per cent discount in exemplary damages if he apologised to the former manager of the...
View ArticleLife Sport audit completed—AG
Possible arrests stemming from the controversial Life Sport programme can soon materalise following a completed audit.So said Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi, who was fielding questions from members of...
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