Why West Indies trio pulled out of England tour? Concerns about their families are understood to be the primary reason behind Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer and Keemo Paul declining to be part of the West Indies Test squad for the England tour. Both the prospect of leaving their families for seven weeks and concerns about how quickly they would be […More]
Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar Rants Are Signs Of Desperation For Relevance Prime Minister Dr Rowley Says: Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar Rants Are Not New, But Are Signs of Desperation For Relevance Prime Minister Responds to Opposition Leader’s Allegations Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s rant is not new. As a desperate and failing Opposition Leader it has become abundantly clear that it is the […More]
By Dr. Kwame Nantambu As the Trinidad/Tobago United Calypsonians Association (TUCO) is currently celebrating “Calypso History Month”, it became supremely imperative for this writer, albeit lover of the calypso art form, to pen a few thoughts about the need to take the art form of calypso to the next ultimate international level. Now, for the past umpteen decades and counting, […More]
Cuba Develops Vaccine to Combat COVID-19: Now In Clinical Trials On The Island Dr. Gerardo Guillen, the director of research at the Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in Cuba said during a recent television and radio interview, that clinical trials are being held for a vaccine aimed at activating the immune system to combat COVID-19. In the interview Dr. […More]
Cultural Heroes And Legends To Be Honored Proposals for a National Cultural Recognition Policy (NCRP) to support cultural artists and entrepreneurs include issuing lifetime diplomatic passports to people who are cultural legends in addition to $250,000 in cash benefits and other perks. Culture Minister Nyan Gadsby-Dolly detailed the plan in Parliament yesterday when she spoke about a White Paper on […More]
Gov’t Spending $1.9B To Establish Goat Islands Wildlife Sanctuary The Government will be spending $1.9 billion to establish the Goat Islands wildlife sanctuary, just off Jamaica’s south coast. Parliamentary Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Robert Morgan, who made the announcement, said this forms part of measures to safeguard Jamaica’s biodiversity and natural history. He was speaking […More]
Trini Wins Canadian Lit Award Trinidadian born poet and author, Ian Williams has won Canada’s richest literary award for fiction, for his novel Reproduction. Williams was named as the 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize, in a ceremony on Monday night, beating out five other authors for the prize. The first time novelist, who is an assistant professor of poetry in the […More]
SOCIAL MEDIA: Cybercrime is biggest threat to global democracy according to Young National Security Minister Stuart Young said cybercrimes are the biggest threat to Trinidad and Tobago’s democracy. He made the comment while speaking at the opening of the regional workshop on Cybersecurity and Strengthening Democratic Processes at the Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain. Addressing participants, Minister young said the workshop […More]
Dr. Keith Rowley Highlights T&T’s Foreign Policy In First UNGA Speech In his first address at the 74th United Nations General Assembly, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley made clear this country’s foreign policy stance on several matters and joined the chorus of Caribbean voices advocating on issues such as financial blacklisting. Delivering the address on Friday evening, the Prime Minister […More]
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