NEWS

JANAE De Gannes continued her stellar form of late claiming TT’s first medal in athletics when she copped a silver medal in the women’s long jump when the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games continued on Monday. Sanaa Frederick added a bronze medal in the women’s 100m final at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain…

ALLOWING students to have access to their marked examination scripts is, or at least should be, a basic part of any system of education. Not only do the principles of openness and fairness demand such access, but students stand to benefit greatly from the process of feedback. They can gauge their strengths. They can identify…

Nikoli Blackman opened Trinidad and Tobago’s medal count at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games as he splashed to a golden finish in the men’s 200m freestyle at the National Aquatic Centre in Balmain, Couva, on Sunday. In the final, Blackman, 18, had a powerful start and led all swimmers over three of the four 50m…

THE Trinidad and Tobago Under-15 football team lost their opening match to Honduras 2-1 at the 2023 Concacaf Boys Under-15 Championships at the Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium in Dominican Republic on Sunday. Osmel Medina gave Honduras the lead in the 35th minute with a header, before Michael Chavez doubled his team’s advantage with a 49th…

AS TOLD TO BC PIRES My name is Sara Maynard and I try to make the lives of animals better. I never liked the term “animal activist.” I’m the first Trinidadian in our family. My dad was from England and my mum grew up in India. My parents met in England. My dad came out here to…

BUILDING a culture of accreditation for local labs was the hallmark of a three-day workshop hosted by the TT Bureau of Standards (TTBS) in collaboration with its TT Laboratory Accreditation Service. The workshop, which began on Wednesday, emphasised the importance of quality control and assurance and inspection and certification of products offered for sale locally…

West Indies defeated India in another close contest, by two wickets, to go 2-0 up in the five-match T20 International series at the National Stadium in Providence, Guyana, on Sunday. After winning the toss and choosing to bat, India were restricted to 152/7 in their 20 overs, which the hosts successfully chased down, despite a…

AN undertaking has been given to hold off on deporting 64 Venezuelan nationals currently detained at the Chaguaramas heliport until Tuesday. The assurance was given on Friday, by attorney Gregory Delzin who represents the Minister of National Security in a lawsuit filed on behalf of the 64 who are seeking their release from the immigration…

The businesswoman who was ambushed and gunned down outside her home in San Fernando, early Saturday, stood no chance of escaping her killers. Allison De Leon, 43, was the co-owner of De Leon’s Banana Ltd – a company that buys and sells bananas to supermarkets and other businesses. The mother of four died in the…

THE Police Complaints Authority (PCA) has launched an investigation into allegations of misconduct by officers relating to conspiracy allegations made by THA Chief Secretary Farley Augustine. Farley made a formal complaint to the PCA in late July, and an investigation began last week, PCA director David West told Newsday. During a special sitting in July,…