Remembering Taspo 62 years later
DAVID CUFFYFriday, July 26, 2013Ellie Mannette was one of the ping pong players on the Taspo trip. Sixty-two years ago, on July 26, 1951, a significant aspect of steelband history was recorded with an...
View ArticleGinseng supplements linked to less cancer fatigue
Friday, July 26, 2013Cancer patients and survivors who felt tired or sluggish reported feeling noticeably better after taking ginseng supplements for two months, in a new study.
View ArticleTalent scouts to monitor Republic Cup
Andrew GioannettiFriday, July 26, 2013T&T Football Association (TTFA) media officer Shaun Fuentes, left, shares a word with group marketing and communications manager at Republic Bank, Anna-Maria...
View ArticleGreat rewards demand great responsibility
Asha De Freitas-MoseleyFriday, July 26, 2013Earlier this week, I sat in on a presentation held by officers of the World Anti-Doping Association, otherwise referred to as WADA.
View ArticleKnaggs nabs U-19 Squash crown
Friday, July 26, 2013Local Charlotte Knaggs claimed the Girls Under 19 crown in the Caribbean Squash Championships when she crushed Guyanese Victoria Arjoon in straight sets (13-11, 11-6, 11-2) at...
View ArticleU-15s on the verge of regional crown
Friday, July 26, 2013All-rounder Sachin Seecharan had a good performance yesterday for the national under-15 team, but the Jamaicans fought back to leave the match hanging in the balance in their final...
View ArticleLycamobile buys Red Steel
Friday, July 26, 2013Lycamobile, Europe’s largest Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO), has purchased the Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel franchise just days before the inaugural Limacol Caribbean...
View ArticleSolozano bangs century in massive T&T win
Friday, July 26, 2013Jeremy Solozano was in outstanding form for the national team striking an unbeaten 121.Opening batsman Jeremy Solozano batted for four and a half hours in his unbeaten second...
View ArticleSporTT hands over Knowles Street Rec today
Thursday, July 25, 2013The spanking new pavilion.The residents of the bustling community of Curepe will benefit from improved facilities at the Knowles Street Recreation Ground.
View ArticleRussell’s Worc edged out by Warwickshire
Saturday, July 27, 2013BIRMINGHAM—Varun Chopra and Darren Maddy tormented Worcestershire again by leading Warwickshire to an eight-wicket win in the Friends Life t20 West Midlands derby at Edgbaston,...
View ArticleScotiabank joins CPL
Saturday, July 27, 2013BRIDGETOWN—Scotiabank is extending its relationship with cricket by becoming an official partner for the first season of the Limacol Caribbean Premier League (LCPL).
View ArticleChanderpaul shines in Derbyshire loss
Saturday, July 27, 2013DERBY—An inspired spell of pace bowling by Anthony Ireland left Derbyshire’s quarterfinal hopes hanging by a thread when Leicestershire thrashed them by 79 runs in the Friends...
View ArticleBaptiste eyes 100m success in London today
Saturday, July 27, 2013T&T’s Kelly-Ann Baptiste will renew rivalry against the top sprinters in the world when she line-up in the women’s 100 metres today, on the second day at the Anniversary...
View ArticleCoup enquiry still to be wrapped up
Yvonne BaboolalSaturday, July 27, 2013The commission of enquiry established to inquire into the events surrounding the attempted overthrow of the National Alliance for Recons
View ArticleSimmons smashes unbeaten 96 in T&T win
Saturday, July 27, 2013Keagan Simmons hit an unbeaten 96 as T&T trounced Jamaica by seven wickets to secure the West Indies Cricket Board Regional Under 15 title at Manchester High in Jamaica...
View ArticleSammy promises a winning show as World Champions face Pakistan
Saturday, July 27, 2013Darren Sammy made a quick 29 off 18 balls against Pakistan in the fifth ODI in St Lucia, on Wednesday. West Indies have not lost a single Twenty20 since winning the World T20...
View ArticleSt Nicholas Abbey: Coronation Cup winner has ‘major setback’
Saturday, July 27, 2013Triple Coronation Cup winner St Nicholas Abbey has had a “major setback” in his recovery following a life-saving operation. The six-year-old was in intensive care following...
View ArticleTough battle for PNM candidate
Saturday, July 27, 2013Avinash SinghThe majority of people questioned in a poll in Chaguanas West do not favour People’s National Movement candidate Avinash Singh as their next candidate. When asked to ra
View ArticlePNM condemns race talk on ILP platform
Gail AlexanderSaturday, July 27, 2013The Opposition PNM has condemned what it describes as the “most unfortunate display of naked discrimination on Jack Warner’s Independent Liberal Party (ILP)...
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