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The Tobago House of Assembly (THA) formally expressed concern at the format change of the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division competition yesterday, while Signal Hill Secondary principal Arianne D’Abreau-Forde slammed the lack of “transparency, fairness and meaningful consultation” by the governing football body over the controversial change. Yesterday, …

The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) is set for a sensational departure from its top flight schedule in 2026, after the general membership voted to run the Premier Division competition without Tobago schools—for the first time since 2014. As it stands, 17 schools, rather than the usual 16, are due …

“[…] Neither African nor Indian communities benefit from this… In cases where division arises unintentionally, accountability must fall on leaders, organizers, media voices and political parties to clarify intent, calm tensions and redirect focus to the real issues. “But if division is deliberately stoked, then consequences must follow. Heads should …

Racial tensions are running high in Trinidad and Tobago at the moment. It is sad—heart-breaking really. Our “leaders” have descended into the language of c-words, n-words and percentages. But what about the T-word? Tolerance: that powerful watch word handed to us by our nation’s founders. Or togetherness: “together we aspire, …

Waaaay sah… Allyuh couldn’t just wrap allyuh head in African cloth, take a little chip down the road, pose for photos, and leave people to enjoy Emancipation Day? By the time you read this, who knows what the Prime Minister would have just posted, the Opposition Leader retorted, and anyone …

My bossy back demands an extreme degree of planning if I am to venture out. Sitting or standing for an hour or so is about as much as it can take without making the following days painfully unpleasant. But when Jackie Hinkson sent me an invitation to the QRC Art …