Trinidad & Tobago Newspapers

Ace TT swimmer Dylan Carter had a rough outing at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on July 31 as he was unable to progress to the semifinals – bringing up the rear in heat 12 of the 50-metre freestyle in 22.51 seconds. Swimming out of lane nine, the 29-year-old Carter didn't trouble the leaders and hit the wall a disappointing tenth […]

West Indies painfully continued their losing streak as they fell to a 14-run defeat to Pakistan in the first T20 in their three-match series at the Central Broward Regional Park in Lauderhill, Florida, on July 31. After succumbing to a 5-0 loss to Australia in their preceding T20 series, it was a sixth straight loss in the format for the regional […]

THREE TT nationals – Shana Thomas, Clayanne Knott and Shawn Melville – have been awarded fully funded scholarships to pursue their master’s degrees in the UK. The announcement of the 2025 Chevening Scholars was made by the British High Commission in a news release on July 31. Speaking with Newsday, Thomas, the lone Tobagonian, said she is […]

THE Port of Spain City Council has decided to remove the bronze statue of Christopher Columbus from the nation's capital and rename Columbus Square. The council plans to build a new monument to honour the victims of the subsequent genocide that the navigator's so-called "discovery" brought. Speaking during the Kambule Street procession on August 1 […]

THE EDITOR: As TT pauses once again to honour African Emancipation Day, we do so not just in reflection but with a sense of urgent responsibility. Emancipation must not be treated as a ceremonial event. Instead, it is in fact a living, breathing demand for cultural dignity, psychological repair, and structural inclusion. The Emancipation Support […]

Trinidad and Tobago’s diving ambitions have taken a major leap forward with the launch of a ground-breaking two-week dive clinic at the National Aquatic Centre in Couva, aimed at introducing the sport to local coaches and athletes for the first time. Hosted by the Aquatics Sports Association of Trinidad and Tobago (ASATT) in collaboration with […]

The TT Cricket Board (TTCB) has announced a 14-member TT squad for the Cricket West Inides Rising Stars Under-17 tournament, which will be played in Trinidad from August 10-September 2. "The squad comprises a talented group of young cricketers identified through performances in regional tournaments, trials and development programmes," a TTCB media […]

In a landmark initiative aimed at reforming Trinidad and Tobago’s Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL), Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs parliamentary secretary David Nakhid, held strategic talks with SSFL president Merere Gonzales and assistant secretary of administration Laurence Seepersad, earlier this week. The meeting, described as […]

THE EDITOR: The potential turnaround with the Donald Trump administration’s approach could indeed reopen discussions around the Dragon gas project, offering a faster and more cost-effective pathway compared to alternatives like pipelines from Guyana or ongoing negotiations with Exxon. Given Dragon’s significant progress and its relatively […]

African Emancipation Day message from Donna Prowell-Raphael, Chairman of the Equal Opportunity Tribunal AFRICAN Emancipation Day is far more than a commemoration of the legal abolition of African slavery in British colonies in 1833. It can be regarded as a plea for ongoing liberation from the enduring shadows of colonialism. On African […]