In T&T, all lives matter
Once again, or is it yet again, Laventille is to be heavily policed in the wake of the lives of two school boys being snuffed out. The new government has been criticised for not doing enough to quell...
View ArticleVeteran boxing coach wants more sponsorship
jelani.beckles@guardian.co.tt Following the conclusion of the Tuesday Night Boxing Series at the residence of West Indies batting legend Brian Lara, veteran boxing coach Winston Cox is hoping more...
View ArticleInnovation our passport to sustainable development
In these troubling times, innovation is seen as integral to resolving the crisis generated by our deteriorating economic circumstances. We are urged to focus on the new and the next: to take a leap...
View ArticleSave our children
I came into this worldA little helpless soul.Naked and lonelyExisted just me.Lost without a thoughtA warm embrace I sought.A loving wordThat’s what I heard.I began this journeyAn unknown destiny.I need...
View ArticleSorrillo opens with a 6.61 run
Rachael KingRachael.king@guardian.co.ttT&T sprinter Rondell Sorrillo will be pleased with his start to this season, placing third in the men’s 60 metres event in the Rod McCravy Memorial at Nutter...
View ArticleCrime out of control, Mr Commissioner
My head hurts and my heart aches, literally, school boys Deneilson Smith and Mark Richards could have been my sons, my brothers or yours, respectful, productive, all rounded, well-nurtured and well...
View ArticleA positive start by the new TTFA
No one can accuse David John-Williams when it comes to getting started with their journey to a progressive term of office from the very beginning.Despite the fact that the decline in our economy has...
View ArticleRecession hits Jump Rope teams
WALTER ALIBEYwalter.alibey@guardian.co.ttThe sport of jump rope has been hard-hit by the current recession brought about by the fall in oil and gas prices globally. Vice president of the T&T Jump...
View ArticleAlexander looks for second Road Race title
jelani.beckles@guardian.co.ttNational endurance cyclist Adam Alexander will aim to continue his top form on the road this year when the second leg of the 2016 T&T Cycling Federation Road Series...
View ArticleTough underfoot conditions for final stages of NAGICO 2016 Tournament!
Whichever team, the defending 2015 champions T&T’s Red Force or always determined opponents Barbados Pride, would have won yesterday’s WICB NAGICO Super-50 2016 Tournament final, that team would...
View ArticleBlake, Francois fire T&T beach vballers to Olympic qualifying final
nigel.simon@guardian.co.ttThe second ranked pair of Simon Blake and Christian Francois came up trumps for pre-tournament favourites, T&T as they won both their matches against Curacao to secure a...
View ArticleBravo entertains in Carnival style
Stylish T&T Red Force middle-order batsman Darren Bravo came up three runs short of his century, but nevertheless he smashed a brilliant 97 in front of over 300 cheering fans to lead the host to...
View ArticleBatsman Chanderpaul finally calls his career
ST JOHN’S, Antigua—Veteran left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul has called time on his illustrious 22-year international career, eight months after being axed from the Test squad. In an email to the West...
View ArticleNarine to play for T&T Knight Riders in the CPL
Cricket fans in T&T will be happy with the news that mystery spinner Sunil Narine will be coming home for the Caribbean Premier League T20 tournament this year.Narine who has been playing for the...
View ArticleTTFA faces $3.5m lawsuit from Corneal
WALTER ALIBEY The T&T Football Association (TTFA) is on the verge of another lawsuit if monies owed to former national coach, assistant coach, youth development officer and technical director Anton...
View ArticleMayor says Laventille has become Hell on Earth
Port-of-Spain Mayor Raymond Tim Kee says Laventille has become “hell on earth” following last Thursday’s shooting deaths of two school boys on Picton Road.Tim Kee and other officials from the...
View ArticleMan shot dead at lover’s home
Police are investigating the murder of a La Horquetta man who was shot dead at his girlfriend’s Tacarigua home on Saturday night.Investigators said Stefan Noray, 28, was at his girlfriend’s home at...
View ArticleSmall bands sizzle savannah at pan semis
Godwin Bowen’s 1993 composition Raising Dust opened yesterday’s semi-final of the 2016 National Panorama competition at the Queen’s Park Savannah in Port-of-Spain.Under a lively arrangement by Kion...
View ArticleSection 34 today from Privy Council
The Privy Council will this morning deliver its judgment on whether the repeal of the controversial Administration of Justice (Indictable Offences) Act was lawful or not.The decision of the five...
View ArticleMP: Murders over rank, turf and stupidity
Laventille West Fitzgerald Hinds said yesterday the killings taking place in his constituency was all about “rank, stupidity and borderlines.” In response to questions from the T&T Guardian on...
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