Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

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 […]

THE Eastern Lawyers Association is calling for urgent action following the deaths of two attorneys. The association in a news release expressed its condolences to family and friends following “the tragic and untimely deaths” of attorney Kumari Baksh, whom it described as a respected member of the legal community, and her husband, Nasheed Baksh. The […]

THA SECRETARY of Tourism, Culture, Antiquities and Transportation Tashia Burris says the division is re-activating its visitor relations unit for tourists during the state of emergency (SoE). She spoke at a Tobago security council stakeholder meeting at the Hochoy Charles Administrative Complex, Calder Hall, on January 9. The meeting, chaired by Chief Secretary Farley Augustine, […]

JONES P MADEIRA, 80, is dead. The veteran journalist and former Newsday editor-in-chief died on January 10. Newsday understands that Madeira was admitted to Mt Hope Hospital on January 6, suffering from complications from dementia and Parkinson’s Disease. He had also been hospitalised last May after a fall caused bleeding in the brain. Madeira leaves […]

THE EDITOR: I have looked at the recent discussion surrounding gel blaster toy guns and I see a unique opportunity for the police to engage with the community in a positive and proactive manner. Rather than immediately adopting a purely punitive approach, I believe we should consider a strategy that prioritises education, community engagement, and […]

TWO FORMER students of St Mary’s College, Port of Spain, have, for very different reasons, been prominent in the news recently. The first is Stuart Young, 49, the government minister poised to ascend the highest echelons of power. The second is Randall Hector, 43, the special prosecutor who was gunned down in front of his […]

Dara E Healy “…in my journey I would realise why our Obeah is so strong, what was our Obeah – our mask and our masking. Masking as the implementing of self, and manifestations of self, masking as a stage of manifestations. How we see ourselves, what we communicate with, how we view our source, our […]