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
Andrew Yang, the former Democratic presidential candidate and founder of a dubious centrist third party called the Forward Party, has been criticizing the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago. Over several tweets in the past couple of days, he has said the search of the former president’s residence likely “activated extremism” and implied that the country would
This week, in addition to having his private residence searched by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, former President Donald Trump was deposed in an investigation by the New York Attorney General’s office. There he apparently didn’t say much other than that he was asserting his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. And here is what you
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The impossible is happening. Serena Williams, quite possibly the greatest athlete to ever live, has said she will retire from tennis after playing the U.S. Open, which begins Aug. 29. She announced the stunning news in a personal essay published Tuesday in Vogue. “I’m here to tell you that I’m evolving away from tennis, toward
Sports Jelani Beckles 3 Hrs Ago In this screengrab from a video posted to TT track and field athlete Jereem Richards' Facebook page, Richards poses with the commemorative timepiece and certificate he received for breaking the men’s 200-metre games record at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. Trinidad and Tobago track and field athlete Jereem Richards
News Nicholas Bayley 3 Hrs Ago File photo - People served by the Maraval water treatment plant will have their service restored at 4pm on August 11. In a press release issued on Wednesday, the Water and Sewerage Authority said the current disruption of service is caused by a mechanical issue at the plant, which
News Sean Douglas 3 Hrs Ago Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley. - Photo courtesy Office of the Prime Minister In a Facebook statement on Tuesday the Prime Minister saluted the performance of the National Investment Fund (NIF) for having made $897.6 million in payouts to bond bonders since its launch in 2018. He also chided
Features Grevic Alvarado 4 Hrs Ago Geremias Mai Marcano - ANGELO MARCELLE Venezuelan oboist Geremias Mai Marcano will be in concert on August 12 at the Central Bank Auditorium, Port of Spain. The show has been organised by the Palm Foundation to mark the 60th anniversary of Trinidad and Tobago's Independence. Other performers include Derrianne
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
