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GALLY Cummings described his former TT football teammate Leroy De Leon as a gifted player, and a person who would always stay positive despite any disappointments during his career. De Leon, who was from Pt Fortin, died on January 28 after ailing. He was 76. De Leon, who made his national senior team debut at […]

LEGENDARY Trinidad and Tobago footballer Leroy De Leon died on January 28 after ailing. He was 76. De Leon, who made his national team debut at16, is reported to have worn 17 official caps for TT at the senior level. A media release from the TT Football Association said, “We are deeply saddened to learn […]

Heritage Petroleum is continuing to support Well Services Petroleum Company Ltd in its salvage and recovery operations surrounding the partial collapse of Rig 110 in December. A Heritage release on January 24 said it welcomed news from Well Services that it has enlisted the help of a third-party company to provide the specialised equipment necessary […]

Two first-year pupils of La Horquetta South Government Primary School have earned the respect of staff and pupils for their role in keeping the school clean. Khaleesi Rambarran and Destiny Serrette, both aged five, remove trash during their lunch and snack breaks. Their actions have spurred other pupils to keep a clean scene. Destiny said, […]

MULTAN, Pakistan : Gudakesh Motie and Jomel Warrican’s brilliant all-round performances earned West Indies a nine-run, first-innings lead against Pakistan as 20 wickets fell on the opening day of the second Test on January 25. Motie scored 55 and his first Test half century lifted the tourists from a precarious 54-8 to 163 all out. […]

Two men were arrested and a revolver seized in separate incidents in the Southern Division during state of emergency exercises on January 24. A police release said PC Jugmohan was on duty at Fonrose Street, San Fernando around 3.35 pm when he saw a man sitting at the side of the road who begun acting […]

DUBAI: West Indies players Sherfane Rutherford and Hayley Matthews have been named in the International Cricket Council (ICC) One-Day International (ODI) men’s and women’s teams of the year respectively, following the announcement here on January 24. Rutherford, who is also nominated for the ODI Player of the Year, got the nod in the Team of […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Captain Samara Ramnath captured four wickets to propel the West Indies Under-19 Women to their first win and into the Super Six round of the ICC Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup via a 53-run victory over Malaysia Under-19 Women in their final Group A match on Thursday. In a must-win contest for […]

THE Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd (TSTT) has said it will submit the final report on the investigation into the 2023 cybersecurity breach and the circumstances surrounding the incident to the Minister of Public Utilities, Marvin Gonzales, on January 23. In a release on January 23, TSTT said it received the report on […]

DAVID SCARLETT TT Football Association (TTFA)’s Director of Women’s Football Jinelle James strongly believes clubs in the nation’s top-flight women’s league must do more to create paths of succession for aspiring girls who seek to have a career in football. Speaking at the TT Women’s League Football (WoLF) launch at the TTFA Technical Centre, Couva, […]