Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

Die-hard soca fans are upset about a planned concert featuring Jamaican dancehall singer Vybz Kartel (Adidja Palmer) on Carnival Friday in 2025. Protesting soca artiste Kevon “Yankey Boy” Heath argues that the event is taking bread out of the mouths of soca and calypso performers at the peak of their earning ability. But this isn’t […]

THE world can end Aids – if everyone’s rights are protected. With human rights at the centre, with communities in the lead, the world can end Aids as a public health threat by 2030. The substantial progress that has been made in the HIV response is directly linked to progress in protecting human rights. In […]

I walked into my brother’s New York apartment after midnight. It was deliciously warm, although nobody had been staying in it for many weeks. The temperature outside was below seven degrees Celsius. I had been silently dreading entering an icebox, which is what would have greeted me if it were London or most places in […]

On November 23, through a TV broadcast, I heard Nizam Mohammed, a member of the Constitution Advisory Committee and former speaker, strongly objecting to the “recolonising” of the society by “the number of elitist, foreign, voluntary organisations across the country.” We should no longer be copycats, he asserted. More passionately, he advocated constitution reform with […]

Gateway Athletics International has issued a statement alluding to the innocence of its managing director Shem Alexander after he was arrested in Jamaica for allegedly trafficking guns and ammunition from the US to Trinidad and Tobago. Alexander, who also has coaching experience in the TT Premier Football League (TTPFL) with MIC Matura ReUnited, was arrested […]

ST JOHN’S: Cricket West Indies (CWI) will convene a pivotal meeting with its Full Member shareholders on December 6 to vote on implementing the governance reforms recommended by the Wehby Report. The development marks a critical juncture in CWI’s ongoing efforts to strengthen its governance structure and position West Indies cricket for future success. In […]

THE Patriotic Front has announced a new campaign to spread hope, change and unity over the next 24 days. The party is led by Mickela Panday, daughter of former prime minister Basdeo Panday. In a statement on November 30, the political party said it was excited to launch a heart-warming Christmas initiative: Time For Change: […]

A shooting on Independence Square in Port of Spain on November 29, has left one man dead and three others wounded. The incident occurred around 8.24 pm near Royal Castle outlet. The dead man has been identified as 52-year-old Aziz White. The injured are Carlton Balfour, 59, Curtis Frederick, 56, and Kimroy Edmundson, 53. Videos […]

Police are investigating the shooting of 38-year-old Gwen Boodhan, of Dow Village, California, after police found him slumped over in the driver’s seat of his white wagon along Gloster Lodge Road, near Gonzales, on November 29. The discovery was made by officers responding to reports of a suspicious vehicle parked in the area. According to […]

ST JOHN’S: Barbados Pride captain Raymon Reifer and skipper of the Jamaica Scorpions John Campbell, could be facing lengthy suspensions for their roles after their teams failed to take the field in the Regional Super50 final on November 23. Reifer and Campbell could possibly be suspended for up to eight months after they failed to […]