News Stephon Nicholas 7 Hrs Ago Anderson Peters Reigning World javelin champion Anderson Peters was beaten and thrown overboard from the Harbour Master during a boatride in Grenada on Wednesday night. The Grenadian recently returned home to a grand welcome after also claiming silver at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Grenada is also celebrating
Business vishannap 14 Hrs Ago Christian Young Sing alongside basil and mint plant at his hydroponic facility in Cascade. - Photo by Sureash Cholai VISHANNA PHAGOO The Young Sing family is known for the mass manufacturing of fixtures for every room of people's homes and have been in that business since 1973. Christian Young Sing
Business Yvonne Webb 14 Hrs Ago A field of pimento peppers in Wallerfield. PHOTO BY ROGER JACOB - ROGER JACOB AS food and food security become the centre of global deliberations, local entrepreneurs interested in agriculture are being encouraged to tap into the opportunities now. Extending the invitation, Southex Promotions CEO George Singh sold the
Business Yvonne Webb 14 Hrs Ago A healthy crop of plantains at Clatroo Trace, Plum Mitan. - File photo TT Chamber of Industry and Commerce president Charles Pashley has embraced the push for a regional approach to agriculture with a plea to TT to protect the land space set aside for this purpose. He observed
Sports Jelani Beckles 14 Hrs Ago File photo by Sureash Cholai. A FOUR-WICKET haul by Nick Ramlal gave Trinidad and Tobago the edge against Guyana at the end of day one in their three-day first round match, in the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Rising Stars Under-19 tournament at Park Hill, St Vincent, on Wednesday. Guyana
One Dublin councillor says something needs to be done about seagulls, after a woman had to leave her home. The birds are being seen more around the city as a result of more rubbish in the streets. Councillor Keith Connolly told The Hard Shoulder things are getting worse. "This issues around litter, picking at bags
HARI SREENIVASAN: Sessions has recused himself from the Justice Department's investigation into Russia's election meddling.President Trump had new criticism today for former FBI Director James Comey over the Hillary Clinton e-mail probe. He complained again that Comey decided to clear Clinton before she was even interviewed. That's based on newly released draft statements by Comey
HARI SREENIVASAN: Let's turn to the continuing fallout and reaction to the Harvey Weinstein story.Yesterday, Weinstein resigned from the board of his production company following numerous revelations of sexual harassment and several allegations of assault.More than three dozen women have said Weinstein harassed them. While Weinstein has admitted to behaving inappropriately, he has said he
NFL players will be encouraged to stand for the national anthem at the start of the football games, the league’s chief told reporters today. After two days of meeting with owners of each NFL team, representatives for the players’ union and players themselves, the NFL has reiterated its decision to keep its existing policy of
In America, there’s a significant kind of public insistence that one’s “freedom” is fundamentally tied to one’s wealth. Much of the country views America through an aspirational and transformative lens, a colorblind and bias-free utopia, wherein wealth conveys equality and acts as a panacea for social and racial ills. Once an individual achieves massive financial
What would it take to turn Texas, a Republican stronghold, into a blue state? According to data from SurveyMonkey, just remove all the gun owners from the Lone Star State and it would have gone to Hillary Clinton in 2016. You can do the same thing in liberal California. Remove all the non-gun owners and
One Dublin councillor says something needs to be done about seagulls, after a woman had to leave her home. The birds are being seen more around the city as a result of more rubbish in the streets. Councillor Keith Connolly told The Hard Shoulder things are getting worse. "This issues around litter, picking at bags
The number of monkeypox cases in Ireland has passed 100. Latest data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) show it has been notified of 101 confirmed cases here. It says the vast majority of these are not linked to travel to a country where the virus is endemic. Many countries have also reported the
One psychiatrist says he is 'shocked' that the HSE is to keep sending Irish children to the Tavistock clinic in the UK. The facility provides psychological assessment and support for children with gender identity issues. This comes despite a UK review finding the clinic was leaving young people 'at considerable risk', while the British health
The ESRI says electricity generators that were ordered simply haven't shown up. Muireann Lynch, senior research officer, was speaking after Eirgrid issued a system alert. It says while there is enough electricity to meet demand, there's possibly not enough in reserve if something goes wrong. It says the buffer between demand and supply is currently
Self-proclaimed psychic Uri Geller has warned Vladimir Putin that he will use his Mind Power to send his missiles right back to him if Russia tries to nuke Scotland. Speaking to Stefanie Preissner on Moncrieff this afternoon, the Israeli illusionist said he was concerned that Putin would launch a nuclear attack on Scotland because it
Just hours after the FBI executed a search warrant at Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump not only presented himself as a victim, he expected other Republicans to follow his lead. As quickly became obvious, much — though not all — of the GOP toed the former president’s line, denouncing federal law enforcement.Whether Republicans were aware of this
Nicki Minaj is back for the VMAs! On August 28, she will both receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award and perform live at the 2022 show for the first time in four years.The award is presented to artists for their outstanding contributions and profound impact on music video and popular culture. Unlike other trophies
The crowd roars as J-Hope, with his rugged dark clothes and wavy mullet-styled hair falling in his face, springs up onto Chicago’s Lollapalooza stage on July 31. With a focused gaze, he looks out into the sea of lightsticks and anticipatory faces waiting for him with cheers. Everyone present is here to witness history, whether
We've got another baby situation: Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino and wife Lauren are expecting their second child. Baby Sitch Romeo is going to be a big brother!"We have an amazing announcement!! We're a growing family! Baby on the way 🤰🏼 January 2023 🤍God is Good 🙏🏼," Mike captioned the announcement photograph above of the soon-to-be
Nicki Minaj is back for the VMAs! On August 28, she will both receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award and perform live at the 2022 show for the first time in four years.The award is presented to artists for their outstanding contributions and profound impact on music video and popular culture. Unlike other trophies
The crowd roars as J-Hope, with his rugged dark clothes and wavy mullet-styled hair falling in his face, springs up onto Chicago’s Lollapalooza stage on July 31. With a focused gaze, he looks out into the sea of lightsticks and anticipatory faces waiting for him with cheers. Everyone present is here to witness history, whether
We've got another baby situation: Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino and wife Lauren are expecting their second child. Baby Sitch Romeo is going to be a big brother!"We have an amazing announcement!! We're a growing family! Baby on the way 🤰🏼 January 2023 🤍God is Good 🙏🏼," Mike captioned the announcement photograph above of the soon-to-be
