India fans want decent send off for Chanderpaul
In my travels in India for the holidays, a cricket crazed nation, fans queried of me why Shivnarine Chanderpaul had been treated so badly by West Indies management and selection committee. They love...
View ArticleMeeting the needs of children in a recession
Services for the benefit of children should always be given priority regardless of the economic climate of a country. The prime minister in his address to the nation stated that vulnerable families and...
View ArticlePostponing Carnival back on the cards?
The recent mutated H1N1 virus and the deaths associated with it is very worrying. Some doctors pronounce that it is worse than Ebola because the H1N1 can be spread with very simple interaction, like...
View ArticlePatients scorn hospital conditions
Doctors and nurses are forced to work under deplorable and unsanitary conditions at the nation’s hospitals and Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh blames the last administration for the...
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Fighting off the resistance
Finally, words are beginning to appear on this blank sheet of paper. It appears that the tide has turned and I am now starting to win this battle. I have been embroiled in an epic struggle against a...
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Mother to critics of murdered six-year-old: Don’t judge my son
The mother of a six-year-old boy who was shot dead during New Year’s Day celebrations in Beetham Gardens, Port-of-Spain, yesterday lashed out social media critics after photos with her son wearing gold...
View ArticleMurder suspect shot dead in bed
A Fyzabad man suspected to be involved in last week’s murder of Victor Welch, which took place in the same district, was himself gunned down while sleeping with his girlfriend yesterday.David Richards,...
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Cedenio: TTOC award is my best Christmas gift
Quartermiler Machel Cedenio has expressed shock having been named as the T&T Olympic Committee’s (TTOC) choice for Sportsman of the Year 2015. The honour was bestowed upon the 20-year-old at the...
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Protest in La Brea over poor road, jobs
Hundreds of school children and workers were left stranded yesterday as residents used piles of fiery debris to block several roads leading out of La Brea in protest against poor road conditions and...
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Truck driver charged with 3-year-old child’s death
Two days after the family of accident victim Ravindra Gattoo marked the first anniversary of his death, Southern Division police arrested and charged truck driver Reynold Boodlal with causing the...
View ArticleGroom-to-be shot dead in Arima
A 31-year-old Arima businessman who going to be married next month was murdered at his business place yesterday.According to police reports, around 5.30 pm Ricardo Boodan, was at his cyber cafe and DVD...
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CIBC FirstCaribbean gets new CEO
CIBC FirstCaribbean yesterday welcomed its new CEO, Gary Brown, for his first official day in office, following his appointment with effect from January 1, 2016.Prior to this role, he was Global Head...
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Cummings shows true warriors spirit at practice
As this country’s Senior National men’s footballers approached the final days of their live-in training camp at home, they received a surprised but welcomed visit from teammate Keron Cummings at the...
View ArticlePlans for T&T Olympic Games Park shelved
Plans for T&T’s first ever Olympic Park during the Rio Summer Olympic Games has been shelved due to the economic downturn. The plan was announced on August 5 last year at a media conference held at...
View ArticleWedding invitation to the PM
PS: Mr Prime Minister, though the invitation is late, we know of your fondness for weddings. We are also aware that you could put off debate on the Finance Bill once more just to attend a wedding. We...
View ArticleSpecial year for TTOC
Academics, economists and public policy technocrats and theorists need to be more open-minded and less dismissive regarding sport in T&T and the social and economic benefits and opportunities that...
View ArticleNot enough time to cleanse atmosphere
With regard to the climate change conference that took place in Paris, I must remind the representatives of each country that the sun, the earth and the moon together, transform energy into matter and...
View ArticleStopping bus route access makes no sense
One is left to assume that the only reason for cancelling this initiative is to worsen the peak time highway traffic nightmare for commuters so as to force a justification for a mass transit system, as...
View ArticleAnalogue vs Digital
One thing I love about reading BC Pires, aka Y’Boy, is that his voice is authentic Trini, de conscious yout’ man limin’ on de block. His article “New Year’s dazed and confused”, published January 1,...
View ArticleChallenges for the PM and Government in 2016
Happy New Year to all. Stability and growth of the economy at a time of depressed energy prices, crime, poor health care, traffic, labour relations and inspiring a feeling of togetherness are some of...
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