Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

There is no clear count of the TT women and children who have been living in camps in Syria over the last five years. In July 2023, Repatriation Committee chairman Nizam Mohammed estimated the number at 100; 70 per cent are believed to be children. Human Rights Watch representatives supported the claim of 100 TT […]

Trinidad and Tobago men’s football team captain Aubrey David said all players within the Soca Warriors camp have to prove themselves again as the team looks to play its first official match since Dwight Yorke was appointed as coach on November 1. A 23-man TT team is currently in Riyadh as they prepare for a […]

Trinidad and Tobago swimmer Zuri Ferguson smashed more records as she brought down the curtain in this country’s participation at the World Aquatics Short Course Championships in Hungary on December 15. Competing in heat two of the women’s 200-metre backstroke event, Ferguson clocked a winning time of two minutes, 10.62 seconds (2:10.62). Ferguson beat Cuba’s […]

Central FC got their second win from as many matches to start the 2024/25 Trinidad and Tobago Premier Football League (TTPFL) season on December 14 when they defeated Eagles FC by a 2-0 margin at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva in the second game of a doubleheader. After their 3-1 victory over San Juan Jabloteh […]

Debbie Jacob SOMETIMES we recognise the moments in time that changed our lives long after they happen. I realised this last week when pan historian and filmwriter Kim Johnson and I watched his documentary Wishing for Wings with Maple Leaf International School students and teachers. In the documentary – and the book it was based […]

The Maloney Indoor Sporting Arena was the venue for the Island Prospects College and University Basketball Showcase on Wednesday, with 52 young players getting the opportunity to hone their skills before scouts, coaches and basketball enthusiasts. Held in collaboration with the Anthony Roy Student Athlete Scholarship Academy, Next Level Performance Trinidad and Tobago and Royal […]

A 600-plus crowd came out at the Rabz6 kickboxing event, on December 13 at the Sound Forge, St James. The night’s main event, a five-round heavyweight clash between Kenneth “Ironman” Bishop and Jeremy “Rampage” Rodulfo lived up to the billing. The fight got off to a chippy start, as the fighters often had to be […]

Half-centuries from Jemimah Rodrigues (73 off 35 balls) and opener Smriti Mandhana (54 off 33) powered India to a comprehensive 49-run win in their first Twenty/20 international versus the West Indies women at the Dr DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai, Navi Mumbai on December 15. Mandhana and Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) women’s star Rodrigues shared […]

The murder of a 39-year-old man in Laventille on Thursday and the killing of a pensioner in Maraval on Saturday have brought the toll closer to 600. Police said around 11.40 am on December 12 they received a report of gunshots at Picton Road near the WASA tanks. They arrived and saw a man in […]

A 23-year-old Venezuelan woman who was allegedly lured by a job advertisement on Facebook and was taken to Penal sought refuge in a stranger’s home after escaping captivity. According to initial police reports, the woman, of Cunupia, managed to escape three men who demanded $10,000 from her relatives for her release. She was assisted by […]