Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

CONSTITUENTS of Pointe-a-Pierre have said it makes absolutely no sense to them to change the name of the constituency to Claxton Bay. Regardless of what the constituency is named, constituents do not see the quality of their lives improving as a result of it. They also said changing the constituency’s name will not have any […]

FUN HOUSE MAS BAND creator Rochel Tronchin’s says the band allows her to “be able to create something extraordinary that would bring joy and happiness to all the kids that would take part in it.” In a news release on December 16, Tronchin said, “The core purpose of Fun House Mas Band is to give […]

CHERYL METIVIER CHEYENNE BASHAY recalls having two clear aspirations during his childhood – and being on the receiving end of discouraging comments from almost everyone around him. At about seven, he shared with friends and family his desire to become a helicopter pilot in the US army. Of course, he was reminded that he was […]

NAVYA LANKADASU’S first visit to the MV Doulos Hope cruise ship was surreal. She was a young girl at the time but the experience, she recalled, was unforgettable. “I expected a typical ship but instead I found a vibrant community buzzing with activity,” Lankadasu told WMN in an interview on December 21. “The book fair […]

Moruga “mom hacked to death,” screamed big front-page headlines. Hours after that, Michelle Benjamin (MP for Moruga/Tableland) cried, shedding tears, as she explained, not only for the murdered wife and judicial support officer, Stacy Gopaulsingh but “for all other murdered people in my constituency and the country.” Others – relatives and citizens – shed tears […]

At midnight on December 27, the Prime Minister made a statement on the official Office of the Prime Minister Facebook page expressing disappointment at the murder rate for 2024. The families of the 615 people slain to date are also disappointed, not least because of the continuing inability to bring killers to court, far less […]

We will soon say goodbye to a most unsettling year. Not necessarily personally but in the sense of the seismic shift in world affairs that has caused us all to question so much of what we took for granted in our lifetimes and the generally accepted value system. Truth be told, change has been gathering […]

We have a strange aversion to being grateful. Despite all the date books, calendars and daily inspirational messages about how thankful we should be for living. “I’m blessed,” people say when you ask how they are. Still, I get the feeling we have real trouble with “thank you” and “I really needed this” when it […]

The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) has congratulated Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) technical director Anton Corneal for graduating from the first edition of the FIFA technical leadership diploma. Corneal was one of a select group of technical leaders from across the globe to graduate from this course. The programme kicked off in May 2023 […]

WEST INDIES women’s head coach Shane Deitz believes his squad will have to work much harder in 2025 after their devastating 3-0 One-Day International series loss against India puts them out of contention for an automatic Women’s World Cup spot. Deitz confirmed batting inconsistencies from his top order played an important role in the team’s […]