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Donald Trump’s America was always there, just beneath the surface. You glimpsed it in the crowds, furious but patient, waiting to see him, no matter how long they had to stand in the sun. You heard it in the words of his admirers, who saw him not only as an improvement on our current leaders but as an antidote, a bend in history, an agent of revolution. In the final weeks, there were the accelerants to his fire—the intervention of the F.B.I. director, James Comey, in the Presidential race, a surge in health-plan prices under Obamacare—but none of them alone created his path. Only the people themselves could do that.

Due to the funeral service for Henson Oliver Grant, father of Rheeza Grant, TTOC (Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee) Project Officer-Athlete Services and Programmes, and national indoor and beach volleyball athlete, the TTOC Office at Olympic House 121 Abrecromby Street, Port of Spain will be closed on Friday 11th November 2016 between 12noon and 3pm.

Lewis pays courtesy call: Trinidad & Tobago’s Olympic Sailor, Andrew Lewis paid a courtesy call to Republic Bank’s Head Office, Port-of-Spain recently, where he presented to the Bank’s  management his official Olympic bib, worn earlier this year at the Rio Olympics held in Brazil.

NEWLY APPOINTED interim president of the Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committee (CANOC), Brian Lewis, is fully aware of the challenges which he would be facing over the next four months after he was unanimously elected to serve in that capacity, following the recent resignation of former president Steve Stoute.

Presenter and radio broadcaster Wendell Constantine has been appointed chief executive officer of State-owned CNMG on an acting basis, according to a release from the station.

The 35th Edition of the TT international Marathon will come off on the weekend of January 28 and 29 2017. To celebrate this 35 year milestone the Marathon Village will be revived with cultural entertainment to bring back the euphoria that was once known and connected with the national event.

Port of Spain, Trinidad, September 23 2016: Trinidad and Tobago’s Olympic athletes have received further financial assistance toward their training needs, thanks to Republic Bank Limited and VISA, worldwide sponsor of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

Barbados' Steve Stoute has been declared honorary life President of the Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC) after stepping-down as head of the body he has presided over since it was founded in 2003.

Stoute was replaced as President on an interim basis by Trinidad and Tobago's Brian Lewis during an Annual General Meeting in Guadeloupe last week after honouring a commitment to relinquish the role following Rio 2016.

Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) chief executive Chris Overholt has announced over CAD$132 million (£80 million/$98 million/€89 million) will be invested over the next four years to boost the country’s prospects at upcoming Olympic Games.