Police recover stolen vehicle in La Romaine operation

Officers from the La Romaine Police Post and the San Fernando Crime Patrol Unit recovered a stolen vehicle during an Anti-Crime Stop and Search exercise in La Romaine on Monday. Around 11:00 p.m., PC Jugoon intercepted a silver Nissan AD Wagon along La Plaisance Road, La Romaine. The vehicle was driven by a 30-year-old man […]

Barbados selects its second president

Barbados is set to have a new head of state, as Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne today signed the official documents nominating former health minister and retired military officer, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic, to be the island’s second president. The agreement was reached yesterday and formalised this morning at Parliament, […]

Corporation clarifies Skinner Park school traffic plan

The San Fernando City Corporation has issued a clarification on its traffic control plan around the Skinner Park facility, following concerns from parents and guardians about school drop-off and pick-up procedures. The Corporation said the plan, originally developed over ten years ago under former Mayor Alderman Kazim Hosein and later implemented by former Mayor Alderman […]

World Cup permutations and combinations

In 2005, I was a FIFA Development Officer for CONCACAF. One morning in late March, the telephone rang. It was Jack Warner. He asked if I knew of Leo Beenhakker, to which I replied in the affirmative. I asked him, “You could get him?” He dropped a bombshell. “He coming tomorrow.” And so the die […]

Pierre gets maiden Test call up, Chanderpaul and Athanaze recalled for India tour

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Left-arm spinner Khary Pierre has been rewarded for his impressive performance in this year’s West Indies Championship by being named in a West Indies’ 15-man squad to tour India next month for a two-match Test series. The 33-year-old Pierre has received his maiden call-up, while opener Tagenarine Chanderpaul, along with Alick […]