Central Bank Governor’s disclosure reckless
It is with alarm I have noted the arguments put forward by certain people and groups in defense of the decision of the Governor of the Central Bank to disclose the confidential business of certain...
View ArticleReduce crime, repair harm with restorative practices
Last Sunday I was fortunate to be around for an informative television interview with noted child’s rights advocate and attorney Hazel Thompson-Ahye. She spoke convincingly in her capacity as a senior...
View ArticleWith confidentiality comes culpability, Jearlean John
The taste of the grapes on her lips must be sour indeed. Ms Jearlean John would have us today believe that the public will think any kinder of her if she can point to mismanagement in the HDC occurring...
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Denyse Plummer tells of her crossover: From revelry to righteousness
Former National Calypso Monarch Denyse Plummer launched her autobiographical book, The Crossover at The Normandie in St Ann’s on Friday.Summarised with the phrase “from revelry to righteousness,” the...
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Designer Delia Alleyne pops up at the Shop
Delia Alleyne was one of the first graduates of the University of T&T’s now seven-year-old fashion school. A first of its kind in the region, the school now churns out on average 37 graduates a...
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Called to the religious life
Sister Annetta Alexander is a nun with the Sisters of St Joseph of Cluny, whose headquarters are at The Provincialate at St Joseph’s Convent in Port-of-Spain. She has been the Provincial Leader since...
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Central Zone teams told to take charge
Discipline will be the watchword for the upcoming season of the Central Zone of the T&T Cricket Board (TTCB) as its interim management committee seeks to improve on administrative successes of the...
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‘Australia v West Indies at MCG being best for the Boxing Day Test!’
Despite that 1st Test featuring West Indies and Australia, “Happy Christmas 2015 everyone!” I am not being facetious, as, all things considered, situations could have been much worse generally. Even...
View ArticleThomas puts Police on top
Police FC heads into the Christmas break on a three-game winning streak after defeating cellar-positioned Club Sando 2-0 in the first game of a double-header at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva of the...
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Is it fair to stop playing for your country?
The answer to that question is Yes. It is fair to stop playing if you get injured, or too old to compete or if you wish to change your profession. But the reason for refusing to play for the national...
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Emrit axed as Red Force skipper
WALTER ALIBEYAll rounder Jason Mohammed’s name is being tipped as the man to take over as captain of the T&T team for the coming Nagico Super50 Cricket Tournament which begins on January 7. He is...
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Brathwaite, Blackwood knock up half-centuries
GEELONG—Opener Kraigg Brathwaite and Jermaine Blackwood both gathered half-centuries as West Indies survived a day of extreme temperatures to flourish on the opening day of their two-day tour fixture...
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Police probe launched into Windies Sri Lanka Test
SRI LANKA LOGOCOLOMBO—The Sri Lankan government says it has launched a probe into a bid to bribe members of the national cricket team to under-perform in a recent Test match against West Indies.The...
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Waugh calls out Samuels
MELBOURNE—Australia Australian selector Mark Waugh has launched a scathing attack on the West Indies cricket team ahead of the second Test match scheduled to start on Boxing Day in Melbourne. Waugh has...
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Mom who had contracted swine flu dies at Mt Hope
More than two weeks after being admitted to the Eric Williams Sciences Complex in Mt Hope for pains related to her pregnancy, 28-year-old Stacy Ramkissoon has died. Ramkissoon had contracted the H1N1...
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Imbert urges cautious spending as Rowley to give nation ‘reality check’
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley is expected to present a reality check to citizens when he addresses the nation on Tuesday. That is according to Finance Minister Colm Imbert.Rowley told a function...
View ArticlePM slams ‘rumourmongering’ over Barbados trip
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has denied that he snuck off to Barbados for medical reasons. In response to texts from the T&T Guardian, Rowley said he was in Barbados over the weekend to attend...
View ArticleMan killed by police after robbing bar in Chaguanas
One of two bandits who robbed a Chaguanas bar yesterday was killed during gunfight with police before they’d even got away. Police have not yet said who the dead man is, and they are searching Central...
View ArticleLuggage woes threaten return from China
Up to press time last night it was unclear whether Trinidad and Tobago’s representative at Miss World in China had caught her plane to London, to catch her connecting flight back to T&T on...
View ArticleFood vendors, customers avoid Savannah
Friday and Saturday saw a decrease in the numbers of both vendors and customers at the Queen’s Park Savannah, following Port-of-Spain Mayor Raymond Tim Kee’s revelation of a major rat infestation in...
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