JAVELIN THROW earned Trinidad and Tobago its first Paralympic gold in over three decades. The nation might not have to wait long for its next one.
GAMES
SIMMONS FIRED AS WEST INDIES CRICKET TEAM COACH
PHILIP “Phil” Simmons has been fired as coach of the West Indies team with immediate effect, ahead of the squad’s departure to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to face Pakistan in a two-monthlong tour, comprising of three T20 Internationals, three One- Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Test matches.
My Paralympic Blues
The woman to my left wants to know what happened to me.
PM Dr. Keith Rowley address to the Nation
2016, THE YEAR THAT WAS… AND THE ROAD AHEAD
Giselle wins kata bronze
Former Miss World, Giselle Laronde-West, won a bronze medal in Jakarta, Indonesia at the 12 Shoto-kan Karate International Federation (SKIF) world championships, held August 26–28, 2016. Forty-six countries participated, with approximately 900 competitors in 63 categories. Giselle competed against seven others in her kata division, placing third, behind two Italians.
Their Excellencies Host Reception in Honour Of The Athletic Team for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro
On June 29, 2016, Their Excellencies Anthony Thomas Aquinas Carmona ORTT, SC, President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and Mrs Reema Carmona, hosted a reception for the selected Athletic Team who will represent this country at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.