Always Welcome at Wolver
Always Welcome at Wolverhampton, especially today when there is a 2-y-o Maiden Stakes over seven furlongs of the unique Tapeta surace and seven other competitive events; they comprise our last...
View ArticleFormer footballer Cust dies at 74
Selby Browne, vice-president of the Veteran Footballers Foundation of T&T (VFFOTT) confirmed sadness on receiving news of the passing of the organisation’s president Gwenwyn Cust, who was 74...
View ArticleLifetime of effort for moment of glory
How serious do we take the achievements of our Olympic athletes? Do the people of Trinidad and Tobago appreciate the effort that is required of our Olympians and those who aspire to be a champion?Can...
View ArticleWICB blanks Narine from Nagico series
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has rejected a request from the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (T&TCB), owners of the Red Force, to allow embattled off-spinner Sunil Narine to take part in...
View ArticleBANISHED
ZURICH—Banished from soccer’s ruling body for eight years for unethical conduct, Sepp Blatter won’t give up the presidency of his beloved FIFA without a fight. “I will fight. I will fight until the...
View ArticleDisquiet at Udecott as Chow is installed
A shake-up at state-run Urban Development Corporation (Udecott) is concerning staff as the new chairman, Noel Garcia, has brought in a crew of high-level staff without notice.The T&T Guardian has...
View ArticleFamilies fight over bodies of two dead men
In two incidents yesterday, two families had to be separated by police after scuffles took place over the bodies of their loved one at the Forensic Science Centre, St james.One of the two fights took...
View ArticleWoman gives birth in back of patrol car
Two security officers yesterday morning helped a 31-year-old woman give birth in the back of their car.The mother-to-be, Deton Assanah, safely delivered her baby in the patrol car with the help of the...
View ArticleSuspects in cop, student’s killing released
Three of the four people held in connection with the killing of constable Russell Ramnarine and engineering student Avery Keshwar were released yesterday afternoon after their attorneys threatened to...
View ArticleChief Medical Officer: Low chances of H1N1 deaths
Of the 29 lab-confirmed H1N1 patients in T&T, 25 have been treated by doctors and discharged.In a telephone interview yesterday, Chief Medical Officer Clive Tilluckdharry said the chances of a...
View ArticleMiss World T&T back home today
This country’s Miss World 2015 representative, Kimberly Farrah Singh, returns home today after getting last-minute funds to pay for her extra luggage in China.Singh was stranded in Guangzhou on Sunday...
View ArticlePhysical disability and employment
Tekiyah JorslingStudent, Hugh Wooding Law SchoolPeople with disabilities are often faced with difficulties in exercising their right to work due to discriminatory policies and lack of necessary...
View ArticleFather, sister, mother, brother Christmas
My name is Dave Ramlal and I design Christmas trees for important people in my life.I spent 18 years away from home. I lived abroad for a while and then bought a home in Glencoe but I recently moved...
View ArticleSchoolboy, 13, uncle shot
Embacadere residents believe a gang war has broken out in their community following the shooting of a 13-year-old and his uncle and another man over the weekend. Police believe the shooting of...
View ArticlePay hike for managers, none for employees
Postal workers were fuming yesterday after they were informed that managers and supervisors of TTPost got a wage hike but they did not.The workers, who are working on 2010 salaries, are now threatening...
View ArticleCariCRIS reaffirms Barbados rating
Port-of-Spain-based, regional credit rating agency, CariCRIS, yesterday reaffirmed the ratings of CariBBB+ (Foreign Currency Rating) and CariA- (Local Currency Rating) on its regional rating scale and...
View ArticleHow about selling bake and smoke herring in USA?
As we begin to collectively reel under the impact of drastically slashed national income streams and a most testing economic time, I would like to offer some thoughts on how we can best navigate...
View ArticleSavannah vendors caught in crossfire?
I am spurred to respond to the recent developments in the food vending issue around the Savannah, the latest being the complete cessation of the activity. I am of the opinion that more options could...
View ArticleJearlean starts legal action
Housing Development Corporation (HDC) managing director Jearlean John yesterday dramatically raised the stakes in her public fight with her new board against its decision to send her on administrative...
View ArticleMiss T&T World mum on troubled visit to China
T&T's Miss World 2015 representative, Kimberly Farrah Singh, who returned home yesterday, chose to avoid addressing the controversy surrounding her trip to the global pageant in China.When asked by...
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