Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

Just one walk around Madena Ashley Donald-Baird’s yard will have her proudly pointing out things she created. From bird cages made of mesh wire and aluminium to dog kennels made of wooden pallets and purlin, and even concrete walls – she does it all. But she is not just a handywoman, she is also a […]

REPUBLICAN presidential candidate Donald Trump was dead serious, yet he brought out the biggest laugh on the debate stage with Democratic contender Kamala Harris. During the 90-minute-or-so debate on September 10, Trump confidently declared, after bitterly complaining about illegal immigrants at the borders: “They are invading our country. In Springfied, Ohio, they are eating dogs, […]

THE life of Sir Shridath Ramphal, GCMG, AC, ONZ, OE, OCC, NIIV, OM, KC, FRSA, who gently passed away on August 30, aged 95, in Barbados, cannot go unremarked by this column. His was an extraordinary public life by anyone’s account. In 1990, Nelson Mandela said this of him, “He is one of those men […]

TIM MCGRAW. Tim McGraw. How Tim McGraw? Why Tim McGraw? However well-known this apparent treasure of a musician might be, he is a country singer, and country music and I just don’t saddle. My interest in country music extends as far as Gary Hector wants to take it. If one of my sisters took it […]

TT’s Calypso Stickmen qualified for next year’s Pan American Cup in Uruguay after downing hosts Peru 6-0 in the final of the Pan American Men’s Hockey Challenge on September 14. Three goals from captain Jordan Vieira, two from tournament top scorer Teague Marcano and one from Nicholas Grant were more than enough to see TT […]

LEFT-ARM orthodox spinner Akeal Hosein has called for “all hands on deck” as Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) gain momentum ahead of their 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 home leg in Trinidad. Fresh off a nerve-wracking two-wicket victory over hosts Barbados Royals at Kensington Oval on September 13, TKR seek to maintain their […]

PRESENTATION College San Fernando eclipsed Queen’s Royal College (QRC) 2-1 to stay perfect after round two of the Secondary Schools’ Football League (SSFL) premier division on September 14. Goals from Isaiah Jacob and Caleb Boyce in each half gave the Pres Lions a fair 2-0 lead before QRC’s Micah Nelson netted a long-range free kick […]

IN a two-minute-eight-second video posted to Facebook on September 14, former Miss Universe Trinidad and Tobago and government senator Nicole Dyer-Griffith announced that she has been diagnosed with stage three breast cancer. “I’m currently on my sixth round of chemotherapy, I have two more rounds to go, followed by surgery. If all goes well, we […]

POLICE are investigating the death of prison officer Kerry Sherwood, who was found with a gunshot wound to his right temple at MH Tactical Shooting Range on Mt St Catherine Road, Chaguaramas ,on September 13. Reports say around 2 pm, staff there discovered the 35-year-old Sherwood lying in a pool of blood, and called the […]

THIRTY-FOUR farmers on September 14 received over $3.1 million in grants as part of the Agriculture Ministry’s Agricultural Finance Support Programme. The Cycle 7 Batch 2 distribution of Agro-Incentive Grants took place at the ministry in Chaguanas “amidst the lively atmosphere of the Namdevco farmers’ market,” the ministry said in a news release. It said […]