Author: Newsday Reporter

LIMA: Cricket West Indies (CWI) president Dr Kishore Shallow, along with president of the Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC) Keith Joseph recently paid a visit to Peru to discuss and promote international collaboration for cricket ahead of the highly anticipated 2027 Pan American Games. During the three-day visit from February 21 to 23, […]

THE Kings and Queens of Carnival delighted the Dimanche Gras crowd as they paraded in their colourful, spectacular costumes at the Grand Stand, Queen’s Park Savannah in Port of Spain on March 2. Curtis Eustace’s Spirit of ‘D’ Gaspree Cave and Roxanne Omalo’s Sirena – Mistress of the Seas captured the hearts of the audience […]

UNDER the Clock had Machel Montano, Grammy award-winning Nigerian Afrobeat artist Davido and top musician Etienne Charles as the headline acts at Queen’s Royal College, Maraval Road, St Clair, on February 28. The event also featured Shal Marshall, Drupatee, Farmer Nappy, Lyrikal and other artistes who delighted patrons with their performances. Here are some snapshots […]

YOUNG masqueraders took over the streets of Port of Spain at the Junior Parade of the Bands on March 1 at the Queen’s Park Savannah. Children came out in their thousands, eager to take part in the Carnival festivities. Newsday photographer Angelo Marcelle captured these images of the spectacular parade.   The post Kids take […]

CARICOM is calling on Venezuela to remove its military vessel from Guyana’s maritime territory and to refrain from interacting with any Floating Production Storage and Offloading platform located there. In a statement, Caricom said the incident happened on March 1. It said acts of aggression and provocation were contrary to international law and the 2023 […]

THE kings and queens of Carnival put on a majestic display of colour and craftsmanship at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain, on February 26. The Junior Kings and Queens competed in the finals of their division, while the seniors participated in the semifinals of their respective class. Antonio Rampersad was crowned the junior […]

THE re-enactment of the 1881 Canboulay Riots took place on Piccadilly Street in East Port of Spain on February 28. Kambule, the Eintou Springer play was performed by members of the Idakeda Group. Newsday’s photographer Ayanna Kinsale captured these highlights.   The post Canboulay Riots appeared first on Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.

The National Carnival Commission (NCC) said it the John Cupid Carnival Village evening concert series will have a finale on March 5, from 7 pm. There are no scheduled evening concerts until Ash Wednesday but the village will remain open to the public with a variety of vendors and goods on display and after-work entertainment […]

JASON CLIFTON PUNTERS will be salivating over a thrilling ten-race card when racing action continues March 1 at Garrison Savannah, Barbados. The feature contest will be the 42nd running of The Sandy Lane Gold Cup in which eight top-class runners will face starter Mark Batson at approximately 5.40pm. Of the eight thoroughbreds, four are American-bred […]

ACTING Prime Minister Stuart Young has rejected claims by Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar about former state oil company Petrotrin making a profit in 2018. He gave his rebuttal in a Facebook post on February 28. The company was restructured in November that year to Trinidad Petroleum Holdings Ltd (TPHL). In a newspaper report, Persad-Bissessar said […]