Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

A 39-YEAR-OLD MAN from Pleasantville, San Fernando, appeared before a San Fernando magistrate on January 10, charged with animal cruelty after being allegedly caught on video beheading a dog on High Street, San Fernando. The disturbing video, which circulated widely on social media, showed a man sitting on the pavement with the severed head of […]

If a group of burly police officers in dark uniforms, brandishing guns, barged onto personal premises, even the oldest, least aggressive pothound would bark and most likely advance toward them. Dogs are naturally territorial, protective beings. Unless trained to be aggressive, the average dog (mainly domesticated and bred for companionship, work or service) will not […]

Beneath the political noise and PNM confusion over the Prime Minister’s proposed appointment of Stuart Young, SC, as PM, the question must be asked: Who really caused all this? It is political leader Dr Rowley’s miscalculation: he put the cart too far before the horse. Why doesn’t Dr Rowley actually step down as political leader […]

Jones P Madeira was the voice of calm the country needed on July 27, 1990. As TTT’s head of news, he announced a coup attempt was underway while surrounded by armed Muslimeen insurrectionists, sitting alongside their leader, Imam Yasin Abu Bakr. He gave no sign of panic as he spoke to citizens, relying on his […]

These days I make yoghurt. There is nothing demanding about it. It is the opposite of what I used to do when I wrote about extreme cooking challenges for Caribbean Beat in the early 2000s. Yoghurt-making is a quiet, easy time-filler that happens to produce something edible. I could ask for little more. But that […]

It may be January 12, but there’s no harm in making or renewing a wish for this bold new year we are embarking upon –not an empty wish such as “I wish I’d been born on Mars,” which is a hopeless wish. The act of wishing may appear flaky, but it is an expression of […]

Malvern Hockey Club, Queen’s Park Cricket Club (QPCC) and TT Police Service (TTPS) senior men’s teams all remained unbeaten up to press time on day three of the Ventures Invitational Indoor Hockey Tournament which continued at the Woodbrook Youth Facility on January 11. Malvern notched two wins with a heavy 10-1 victory over UWI Lions […]

Bess Motors Ltd reaffirmed its commitment to Marchin Patriots Cricket Club with another “significant sponsor deal” geared toward development. Ian Maharaj, owner of Bess Motors Ltd, presented the sponsorship cheque to the president of Bess Motors Marchin Patriots, Adrian Ali. The gesture, “symbolizes the enduring partnership between the company and the club, a bond that […]

DAVID SCARLETT THE Shahdon Winchester Foundation will host the fifth edition of its annual football competition in honour of the late Shahdon Winchester on January 11 at Skinner Park, San Fernando. Shahdon Winchester, a former Soca Warrior, passed away in a vehicular accident near Gasparillo in December 2019. He had a nomadic playing career, playing […]

PRESIDENT Christine Kangaloo, former Arima mayor Ashton Ford and the TT Publishers and Broadcasters Association (TTPBA) have expressed their sadness about the death of veteran journalist and former Newsday editor-in-chief Jones P Madeira. Madeira, 80, died on January 10. In a statement, Kangaloo said, “Mr Madeira had a distinguished career spanning six decades in the […]