Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

PEEL THE layers of the squatting problem and you’ll find several issues. There’s the need to uphold the rule of law. And to be compassionate to people in illegal settlements. And what about the demand for affordable housing? And the deficiencies of the Land Settlement Agency (LSA), which should prevent squatting in the first place, […]

THERE IS no doubt that the task of parenting can be a very challenging one, especially so in this digital age where children can be easily influenced by forces external to the home owing to the amount of time children spend on social media. Very often parents seek the advice and guidance of teachers in […]

NIGEL CAMPBELL Etienne Charles continued his high-quality concert presentations for local audiences, this time allowing patrons to understand the popular Carnival song, the road march, as more than entertainment, but as the tool of the calypsonian and the soca artist to move feet and bodies. Our physical response, our celebration, at Carnival time and year-round, […]

ST AUGUSTINE Girls’ High School’s Samantha Dolly and UTT’s Tyrese Gill walked away with the top honours when the TT Chess Association’s (TTCA) National Junior Chess Championships concluded at the ASJA Boys’ College in San Fernando on February 2. In the girls’ category, Dolly amassed six points and defeated her St Stephen’s College challenger Adelia […]

THE EDITOR: Is former commissioner of police and political leader of the National Transformation Alliance (NTA) for real? I am reading on social media and listening to him on various networks claiming that he represents the members of the Congress of the People (COP). Although Winston Dookeran is now out of the politics, I am […]

THE EDITOR: I went Tobago for a recent weekend, carried the family, decided against the boat because of the time, rented a car, and it was great. Hopped on the plane, an ATR BW1500, left at 5.45 am, just like the boarding pass said, and touched down 20 minutes later in Tobago. I returned the […]

SINGING SONIA captured the hearts of the audience and judges with her song The Weaker Sex, earning her a standing ovation and the coveted National Calypso Queen title. The competition hosted by the National Women’s Action Committee, took place at Queen’s Hall, Port of Spain on February 9. The second-place spot went to Kerine “Tiny” […]

REIGNING Calypso Monarch and seven-time Soca Monarch (power and groovy) Machel Montano will headline the list of contenders for the Chutney Soca title to be held at Skinner Park on March 1. The announcement was made on Monday by Southex CEO George Singh, promoter of the of bmobile’s CSM 30th Anniversary Show. Singh said due […]

CRICKET West Indies (CWI) has introduced term limits for the top positions of president and vice-president after a Special Meeting of members of CWI was held in Trinidad on February 9. A CWI media release on February 10 said that “its full member shareholders have officially approved a historic set of governance reforms.” “At the […]

BURLY Jamaican-based central defender Josiah Trimmingham went from hero to zero for the Soca Warriors as they played to a 1-1 draw with Jamaica in a friendly at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex, Kingston on February 9. Trimmingham, who represents Montego Bay United in the Jamaican Premier League, gave Trinidad and Tobago the lead with […]