Clico policyholders to meet with Finance Minister after Carnival
Last Sunday’s Guardian Editorial headlined, Time for action on Clico, must indeed be commended as the Clico Policyholders Group believes it represents fair and balanced commentary and sound advice to...
View ArticleProper economic planning will ensure our future
There is some fundamental planning that’s necessary for a nation to progress. These long-term strategies must incorporate infrastructure development, maintenance and economic planning. Over the years...
View ArticleGuardian Neediest Cases thanks donors
As the Guardian Neediest Cases Fund continues to make a difference, the trustees would like to thank all the donors for making this possible. A total of $296,550 was distributed in Christmas Grant...
View ArticleCongratulations, Gypsy!
As a friend and former parliamentary colleague of Mr Winston “Gypsy” Peters, I wholeheartedly congratulate him on his ninth victory as the National Xtempo Monarch of T&T, and I wish him similar...
View ArticleAutomated customer service frustrating
It seems that the more advanced the technology, the more difficult it is to get proper service. I want to discontinue my telephone landline and in attempting to call and speak to a “human being,” I am...
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Recession tips for wedding catering
It’s no secret that whenever Trinis go to any type of event, the main conversation topic afterwards (and during) will be about food. The same rings true at weddings. The variety, quantity, taste, and...
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Grappling with school violence
Indiscipline among students is one of the issues on the front burner when the Ministry of Education holds two national consultations this month—one in Trinidad on February 15 and the other in Tobago on...
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Meditations on a Minshall mas
Members of the arts and letters community reflect on the Minshall-designed 2016 Carnival king The Dying Swan: Ras Nijinsky in drag as Pavlova.“T&T mas has played The Glory that was Greece, Imperial...
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Mac Farlane retrospective continues
Celebrated Carnival and stage designer Brian Mac Farlane’s retrospective exhibit titled Brian Mac Farlane: Through the years, continues at the Art Society until February 16. Mac Farlane is one of three...
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Chacachacare: Cotton and Revolutionaries
The ghostly ruins of an abandoned leper colony, the spirits of rebels, and the hint of the first peoples all reside on the island called Chacachacare today. The place is mainly a haunt for yachties and...
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Sir Garry lauds young painter for ‘amazing’ portrait
BRIDGETOWN—Cricket legend Sir Garfield Sobers has described as “simply amazing” a painting of him which was sold on auction and now being displayed at the Cricket Legends of Barbados headquarters, just...
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Holder to replace McCoy at ICC U-19 WCup
ST JOHN’S, Antigua— Fast bowler Chemar Holder has replaced the injured Obed McCoy in the West Indies team at the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh.Holder, 17, arrived in Bangladesh ahead of...
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Brathwaite lands big payday with Daredevils
BENGALURU, India—Rising West Indies star Carlos Brathwaite made headlines at the Indian Premier League auction yesterday when he was snapped up by Delhi Daredevils for US$626 000.The 27-year-old, who...
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Cameron and Nanton spoke without approval
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) report of the findings from the alleged interference in the selection process for the West Indies team is in and it reveals that president Dave Cameron and vice...
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‘Different Me’ snatches $1million prize
Desperadoes Steel Orchestra ended a 15-year drought of Panorama wins on Saturday night when it captured the 2016 National Steelband Panorama title and $1million prize at the Queen’s Park Savannah in...
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Troubled Laventille basks in glory of Despers, Sound Specialists
The victory of Desperadoes Steel Orchestra in this year's National Panorama finals comes as a shining light for the people of Laventille, especially given the recent upsurge in crime where two school...
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Zika alert: Dr Tim tells pregnant women with flu-like symptoms, Get tested now
Pregnant women in T&T who are experiencing flu-like symptoms and numbness in the legs are being advised to consult their respective gynaecologists urgently to have Zika and Guillain-Barrê syndrome...
View ArticleOpposition MP calls for sex registry
In light of the death of alleged child molester Chea Callender, Princes Town MP Barry Padarath joins the chorus of activists to lobby Government for the establishment of a sex offender’s registry.In a...
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Cops keep close eye on junior masqueraders
Hundreds of children had their second day of fun in the sun with another day of Kiddies Carnival in Downtown Port-of-Spain yesterday. From toddlers to babies in strollers to teens they all came out,...
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Kiddies in Nostalgia
Traditional mas came to life as a host of Carnival characters took part in the Nostalgia Parade, which started at the Piccadilly Greens, Port-of-Spain and made its way uptown to the Adam Smith Square...
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