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Sea the Stars wins the Epsom Derby

2009-06-06T13:18:00.002-04:00

Classic ride by Mick Kinane, but I don't know if the finish was quite strong enough for the Arc.

St Kitts Prime Minister wants to be Monica Lewinsky for President Obama

2009-04-29T08:56:00.003-04:00

"Obama is a very nice,loving, young man"
Denzil Douglas - St Kitts & Nevis PM

This is just ridiculous.
Prime Minister Manning says a lot of nonsense but even he, would never take it to this level.

Video: Hillary Clinton Wants to come for Carnival

2009-04-27T01:43:00.001-04:00

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton avoids the questions on Daniel Ortega by praising the Summit's cultural presentation and says she would love to get a taste of Carnival

Is Precioius the artiste whose pictures were leaked on Facebook?

2009-04-05T19:02:00.001-04:00

After news broke that a news presenter at a popular radio station in Port-of-Spain has been arrested by police, after allegedly distributed nvde pictures of a popular female soca artiste across the Internet; rumours abound that the artiste in question is Precious. (see picture)

The Law Association has it wrong.

2009-02-18T11:54:00.003-04:00

Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Carla Brown-Antoine is entitled to know why the Prime Minister has vetoed her appointment as acting DPP, the Law Association and it's President Martin Daly stated yesterday.

Of course neither the Prime Minister nor the JLSC have confirmed a veto. But assuming it is the case, why should Manning make public, his reservations.
We've already witnessed the Law Courts shoot down the Prime Minister's and the Service's Constitutional right to transfer employees and revoke appointments.

In the case of the Foreign Officer whose appointment was revoked on information 'vital' to national security, a court judgment said that was not enough.
With Ms Coudray the court appeared to agree with her case for victimisation.

In short, Manning receives no justice from the courts, regardless of his Constitutional powers.

So take it to the courts, but understand this; when the Prime Minister's concerns are aired, you may just be costing Miss Antoine her job.

Prime Minister Manning Cancer Surgery a Success

2008-12-17T18:44:00.004-04:00

Prime Minister Patrick Manning is resting comfortably after the successful removal of a tumour from his left kidney. Hurrah for that!

But amidst all the well-wishes and not so well-wishes from Trinbagonians, I'm totally shocked by the lack of support from regional leaders.
Manning has always presented himself as the Godfather of the Caribbean, doling out our monies with ease after the passing of every unfortunate event.
However, in his time of need, not one leader I know of has offered any public disply of support to our Prime Minister.

Let's hope Manning learns a lesson from this as his mashed potatoes are fed to him; that 'dey doh give ah dam bout yuh'

Fireball's 'What I Want' up to #14 on Billboard Dance Chart

2008-09-30T02:32:00.002-04:00

Soca star 'Fireball' continues to blaze a fire up the Billboard Dance Chart as his Caribbean and European #1 hit track 'What I Want' moved three spaces to #14
The track which adds an operatic flavour to a soca rhythm is three years old but seems to have an eternal flame.

Here's the remix version of the track for those yet to hear it.

Trinidad and Tobago murder count tops 400 for the first time

2008-09-28T02:23:00.004-04:00

Two murders in South Trinidad in the early hours of Saturday morning pushed the murder count to an unofficial 401 for 2008. Sadly, the dubious record is almost certainly to be added to.
Even sadder, 88% of those murders remain 'undetected'; an astonishing statistic!

The excuses ring hollower than ever, and no longer do we buy any of them... not that you can afford to buy anything in a nation where inflation rates are almost comical.

The Government has failed us! It has failed us not only because of incompetence, but moreso because of selfishness.
That the Prime Minister persists with entrusting Minister Martin Joseph to chart a course and steer us out of this morass reveals him to be a pitifully and dangerously self-absorbed individual.

The Prime Minister would rather have this country citizens sink hundreds at a time into 6 feet holes of earth than admit failure. It is more important that he not accept he has got it wrong than to try to do what is right.
Fix me first my fucking ass, Mr Manning; go fix yuh fucking self.

Trini red girl at the Jazz Festival

2008-07-25T20:32:00.002-04:00

Picture of a Trinidad red girl, who was an official at the recent Tobago Jazz Festival.
I haven't put up a Trini girl for a while, so why not.

Marc Burns runs 9.97 at London Grand Prix

2008-07-25T20:17:00.003-04:00

With the Olympic Games just two weeks away, Trinidad and Tobago's best hope for a medal now lies with Marc Burns and the 4x100 men's relay team.

Burns ascension to T&T's #1 sprinter was confirmed in London, today when he ran a year's best time of 9.97 to finish second to Jamaica's Asafa Powell in the 100 metres Final at the Aviva London Grand Prix.

Powell surged ahead in the final 10 metres in a time of 9.94 to comfortably hold off a fast surging Marc Burns.

Trinidad and Tobago's Richard Thompson, who earlier this week singed a contract with Nike Sports; finished fourth in 10.01.
Add the inconsistent Darrel Brown to the mix and T&T has three sub-10 runners to form a powerful relay unit.

But the question some are left to ask is, why has Burns never tried the 200m.
We'll never know.

Google launches rival to Wikipedia

2008-07-24T09:36:00.002-04:00

Trinidad and Tobago students can now access material from a rival to Wwikipedia; not that you were supposed to use Wikipedia anyway.
Well yesterday Google launched 'knol'.

Knols are articles on specific topics written by qualified academics with proven expertise on that subject.

Google has also partnered with the now controversial New Yorker magazine to allow any author to add a cartoon from the magazine to their knol.

What is in it for the authors/academics?
Well money of course.
The Knol authors can run ads with their articles and receive a cut of the revenue from Google.

Hyperthymestic Syndrome

2008-05-17T00:43:00.004-04:00

Brad Williams can tell you what he was doing on any given day for almost every day of his life. He can also tell you what world events happened that day.
How can he do that you ask? Well Brad Williams is one of only three people in the world identified with this off-the-charts autobiographical memory known as hyperthymestic syndrome.

The name was given by researchers at the University of California-Irvine, derived from the Greek words for excessive (hyper) and remembering (thymesis).

Unlike most people whose memories fade with time, much of Williams' life is etched indelibly in his mind.

"It's just there," said Williams, 51, who reports the news for a family of radio stations in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
California researchers are now studying Williams and the two others with hyperthymestic Syndrome - a man in Ohio and woman in California - hoping to gain new insights into how a superior memory works.

In this age of instant information, what can you do with phenomenal recall?

"I don't really know. I've thought about it for years," said Williams, the 1969 Wisconsin Spelling Bee champion. Williams appeared on "Jeopardy!" but finished second.
Go figure!

Michael Annisette must be fired for wajank behaviour

2008-05-14T18:34:00.003-04:00

Anyone who saw today's Udecott press conference live on television, or listened on the radio; must now be clear of one thing...this country is in serious trouble.
If you did not know it before, it was shoved down our ears and eyes, today.

How utterly embarrassing, that this group of loathsome incompetents could be charged with the responsibility for billions of dollars of our money.

But, what makes it absolutely indigestible, was listening to the Honourable Senator -and oh how it pains to say that- Michael Annisette.
His behaviour wasn't rumshop behaviour; it was not the worst I've seen in my life; but it was definitely shameless.

If Rowley was dismissed for wajank behaviour, then he must have jumped on tables, thrown cushions, cursed, and pulled down his pants. Because it would take that and more to top the finger-pointing, shoulder-throwing mindless, irrelevant rant that Senator Annisette displayed today.

What a day!
What a day!

Mr. Manning, it's up to you now; you know what to do... fire Mr Michael Annisette from the Board of Udecott.

Beautiful Trinidad Girl

2008-05-11T18:54:00.003-04:00

Browsing the web I found these pictures of a Trini-girl. From the background I would guess she's from Arima, and more specifically, Maloney.

Kenwyne Jones is not for sale at any price

2008-05-08T22:12:00.004-04:00

Sunderland manager Roy Keane, yesterday, described Trinidad and Tobago' Kenwyne Jones as an 'untouchable"; and said he will not be sold for any price.

Jones has been recently touted as a potential replacement for Chelsea's Didier Drogba who is almost certain to play his last match for the 'Blues' in the Champion Leagues Final.

But Jones shot-down any thoughts of his being ready to move to a bigger Club, saying, "Hopefully I'll be here for a long time," said the 23-year-old. "You don't want to be a gypsy type player where you're moving from one place to another and not settling. It's flattering that clubs are interested in me but at the moment I'm focused on my job that I have to do here."

That's a top decision in my opinion because Jones needs playing time, and playing under Keane will do nothing but develop him further.
At 23, Jones has enough time ahead of him to secure a big-money move to a larger Club.

Machel Montano to be charged for assault

2007-05-23T17:08:00.000-04:00

Local sources say soca superstar Machel Montano will be charged with four-counts including assault and occasioning bodily harm.

The charges stem from an incident outside the Zen nightclub in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad when party-goers were allegedly assaulted by well-known entertainers that included Machel Montano, Zan, Benjai and Shal Marshall

Government Minister robbed by French police impersonators

2007-05-22T02:19:00.000-04:00

Trinidad and Tobago has to be the most exciting place on earth without a war.

With all the attention focused on Minister of Planning and Development, Camille Robinson-Regis' admitted inappropriate use of a First Citizen's Bank state funded credit card, the spotlight has now turned to her opposition equivalent.

It was revealed in Parliament yesterday, by Dr. Keith Rowley; that the former Attorney General, Kamla Persad Bissessar, was robbed of ₣30,000 by two men impersonating members of the French Police.

This begs the question, in fact it begs many questions; one of which is, why would a Minister walk around with that sort of cash, on her own?

At this stage you have to wonder if Trinidadians and Tobagonians deserve an opposition so deeply mired in suspicion and corruption.

The Leader of the Opposition cannot represent his constituency in Parliament because of a matter before the Court. And almost half of the Opposition members have defected de facto and in fact to the newest political entity, The Congress of the People (CoP)

And now this sordid affair that reads like an episode of 'Allo Allo'

Without making any allegations, this tale seems completely bogus. It almost sounds like an attempt to rob the nation's purse with a false claim of robbery.

I really hope this is a case of truth being stranger than fiction because if it isn't, the UNC parliamentarians ought to leave this nation's politics for good.

Danah Alleyne savaged on TMZ.com

2007-05-12T13:24:00.000-04:00

It's the story that won't go away.
Weeks after the incident where Trinidadian teenager Danah Alleyne was throw around like a rag-doll whilst under the gyrating pop-star Akon, the condemnation of her continues to boil.

As a Trini I have no problem with Danah being told of her responsibility in the affair but it's gone overboard. And it has gone overboard at the same time blame attached to Akon is softened.

The genesis for this is the fact that she is a 15 yr old girl who not only looks older than her birth-age but acts that way as well. It is also true that had Zen nightclub done what they ought to she should not have been at the night-club at all.
But that in no way excuses or lessens the real culprit in the matter; Akon.

Akon should never have mistreated any concert-goer in the contemptuous way he did Danah Alleyne, and that's the crux of the matter.
He disrespected a woman, on stage, in our country and now he's paying for it.

Mind you, he is not the first artiste to have done so, and locals are serial offenders at this behaviour; but he did what he did and he is paying for his mistake.
Her being under-aged was the catalyst for the negative reaction but, that's the way things go at times.
At the end of the day this incident might warn all artistes that they are the act and we are paying to watch them perform not to perform ourselves; or to be abused.

That said, Danah continues to be savaged and it's really time for her to remove those provocative pictures from her MySpace account; because she is simply giving ammunition to those who want to attack her

Why has Machel Montano not been arrested?

2007-05-12T13:14:00.000-04:00

It seems simple enough to me; there was a fracas at Club Zen where witnesses identify and implicate Machel Montano, Benjai, Zan and others including Shall Marshall; allegedly.
Why then have no arrests been made or even contemplated?

What more evidence is needed?
It would be an arrest only, not a decision; yet no step has been taken to seek the Public's interest in the matter.

It appears the prevailing authorities are afraid to arrest or charge Machel; or perhaps they are giving him all the time he needs to settle out of court.
That's Trinidad for you; corrupt tot he core.

The law is a Chief Justice hole

2006-07-28T18:20:00.000-04:00

I haven't had the time to post because I am still recovering from the World Cup experience but as you know the country and it's virtues are being battered daily by a selfish, alleged criminal of a Chief Justice.

Having steadfastly refused to step down he made the magnanimous gesture of relinquishing his judicial responsibilities until the matter is resolved or he is jailed which ever comes last.

What I want to know is who gave him the right to do less than half the job and receive full pay. These big-shots always believe they can do crap like that as if they own the Judiciary. You are being paid to do 100% of your job, not 25%.

If you can't do it all then why are we paying all of his tax-free salary?

The reason why Zidane head-butted Materazzi

2006-07-10T12:42:00.000-04:00

I haven't posted in a long long time but after seeing a post from my ex schoolmate I had to link it here.
According to the Zidane head-butt video on "Arsenal wtf"; the French Captain head-butted the Italian defender because he lingered on his breasts a little too long for comfort.

However, Zidane's agent said that Materazzi said something very very bad to him and that provoked the reaction. I don't know about that because the video doesn't show him saying much of anything.
Maybe he said Zidane was gay or a terrorist, I don't know.

England vs Trinidad tactical breakdown

2006-06-14T13:37:00.000-04:00

Graham Taylor, the former England and Aston Villa coach who brought Trinidad and Tobago captain, Dwight Yorke to England; has a wonderful tactical breakdown of the match on the BBC today.
I have it here for you:

England's tempo: If England have learned anything from their game against Paraguay it's that they must move the ball quicker.
As soon as anyone has a third touch on the ball, you slow a passing movement down.

Joe Cole is a very talented player but he has improved because he has learned how to play the game more simply. He now knows when to get it, give it and then move on. That is what England need to do. They must keep the tempo high by moving the ball around quickly.

It is important to emphasise that the tempo of the game is not judged by how quickly you run but how quickly you move the ball.
So can we play at a fast tempo for 90 minutes? Australia managed it against Japan and a lot of their players play in Europe.

International tournaments are played in the summer. It is not as if our players have not played in the heat before in these competitions. Our problems in the opening game came from three or four England players not getting their passing right.

England's defensive line: In effect England need to play like a Premiership club side against Trinidad & Tobago.
Part of that is closing people down and bringing the back line further up the field which we did not do against Paraguay.

But it is difficult to do this against teams who have possession for long periods.
We have got to press when we have not got the ball and when we do have it, we have got to hold it up so our back four can push forward.

Sven's subs: Sven-Goran Eriksson has been criticised for making like-for-like substitutions in the past. At least when he took off Michael Owen he was trying to change the format.
But the result was that Peter Crouch was isolated and it became harder for England to hold onto the ball.

Crouch has not got the pace to run into the channels like Owen. You have to play it into him. I see no reason why we will need to supplement our midfield on Thursday. If Eriksson wants to make a change maybe we will see Theo Walcott. If not, why did we bring him?

Trinidad's danger man: England's midfield need to pressurise Dwight Yorke, who had a great game against Sweden.
The deeper Dwight goes, the better for England. They should try to press him so that he's picking the ball up from his centre backs.

If he gets space around the halfway line, he will hurt you. And if he has a chance in the box, he will finish. Trinidad & Tobago made an excellent effort against Sweden and if they prevent England from winning it will be unbelievable

Man beheaded in Laventille, Trinidad

2006-06-12T23:13:00.000-04:00

Well if the rumours are true, then the local newspapers will tomorrow bring citizens the news that a man was beheaded in Laventille yesterday afternoon. Sources tell me the Police have decided to keep it a secret until a lead had been investigated but that proved useless and the information was released to the media late yesterday.

If I know the local newspapers and I think I do, you will most likely find the picture in the Newsday and later on in the TNT Mirror.

Will it ever stop.

Trinidad & Tobago earn a massive point, Sweden loses two valuable points

2006-06-10T14:05:00.000-04:00

Superb coaching, good goalkeeping, resolute defending, poor play by Sweden and luck, earned the Soca Warriors a memorable point in this Nation's first effort at the World Cup.
Now I know fans are excited and probably creating fantasy scenarios of qualifying for the second round but we need to temper that with reality. The truth is Trinidad and Tobago had very few attacking opportunities with only one brilliant effort from distance by Cornell Glen and a fierce drive by Edwards that flew straight to the Swedish goalkeeper.

The victory, oops, draw, was won by a determined defensive structure that re-proves what a coaching miracle Beenhakker has provided. We first saw the signs of a proper defensive unit in the away match against Mexico when Trinidad and Tobago battled for near 80 mins before an error spoilt the result.
Here, in Germany, the structure was evident, although Sweden had clearly learnt from the mistakes against Czech Republic to attack our left-back. They targeted Avery John at every opportunity and in the end it paid off for them as the left-back became the first player sent off at the World Cup Finals 2006.
Some may dispute the referee's decision but the second yellow card was for intent, because he clearly got the ball.

Sweden had massive amounts of possession but few genuine opportunities to score, the best of which were a wonderful volley from Ibrahimovich which struck Hislop rather that him saving it; and a close range shot from Allback that was brilliantly saved by Shaka.

So a point then, and a crucial one at that because it gives the Soca Warriors a real chance at the second round. I don't expect our boys to beat England or even earn a draw, but a victory against Paraguay seems more and more possible.
I'll appreciate your comments.

Cayman Islands revisited

2006-06-09T16:28:00.000-04:00

Yeah yeah, I know I just posted a few pictures of Cayman Islands girls but I forgot this picture I just had to post. Ignore the two men in the picture -although the girls tell me they are goodlooking- and feast your eyes on the resplendent thickness to the left.
Is there anything better than a thick girl? My friend just shouted out to me "a thick girl with money". That's a good answer, lol.