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Caribbean activists step up fight to end homophobic laws that ‘breach fundamental rights’

Movement gathers pace after a ‘disheartening’ and regressive ruling by Trinidad’s supreme court last month

The Guardian - US

Activist takes case over Trinidad’s homophobic laws to UK’s privy council

Legislation was repealed in 2018 but Caribbean country’s supreme court last week recriminalised the act after appeal

The Guardian - UK

Trinidad and Tobago calls new UK visa requirement ‘disproportionate move’

Travellers from country now need visas with decision reportedly made in response to rising asylum claims

The Guardian - UK

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‘We are one people’: Soca stars including Machel Montano highlight Caribbean’s connection to Africa

Trinidad and Tobago and its neighbors mix music genres in a fast-growing transatlantic artistic exchange

The Guardian - US

The Long Wave: Trinidad and Tobago carnival celebrates African roots

Soca veterans join forces with Afrobeats stars as the diaspora strengthens ties with the motherland. Plus, Angela Davis heads to London

The Guardian - UK

‘Power of music’: steel pan bands foster joy and resilience at Trinidad and Tobago carnival

Caribbean country’s steel band competition, held this year amid escalating violence, celebrates an instrument born out of colonial resistance

The Guardian - US

John Lyons: ‘Painting is an adventure in creative uncertainty’

For decades, the Trinidadian artist has used the folkloric imagery of his homeland to examine notions of identity. As a new exhibition of his work opens, the 91-year-old says he is too busy moving forward to look back

The Guardian - UK

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Trinidad and Tobago’s streets are a bloodbath. Yet all our politicians offer are platitudes

A state of emergency has been declared amid unprecedented gun violence, but no one in our stagnating government is taking responsibility

The Guardian - UK

Trinidad and Tobago enact a state of emergency in the face of gang violence

A spike in deadly gang violence has prompted the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago to implement a country-wide state of emergency

The Independent UK

Trinidad and Tobago declares state of emergency after weekend of violence

A spate of murders has taken the Caribbean nation’s total to 623 in 2024, of which nearly half were gang related and almost all linked to organised crime, say police

The Guardian - UK

The Lost Love Songs of Boysie Singh by Ingrid Persaud audiobook review – portrait of a dangerous charmer

The charisma and brutality of the real-life Trinidadian gangster is seen through the eyes of four women who knew him

The Guardian - UK

Former Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke named Trinidad and Tobago head coach

The 52-year-old was captain of Soca Warriors at 2006 World Cup and takes reins after being sacked from only other manager role in Australia

The Guardian - AU

Dwight Yorke to manage Trinidad after Macarthur sacking

Man Utd great Dwight Yorke has landed his first coaching job since his controversial sacking by Macarthur FC, overseeing his national Trinidad and Tobago team.

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"Belly Full": Cooking Caribbean cuisine

The author of "Belly Full" on the 11 most impactful ingredients in Caribbean cultures and cuisines

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The Guardian - UK

How we met: ‘She was confident, popular – and gorgeous’

Wayne, 60, and Louris, 47, met in 1997 when they were rehearsing for a play. They fell in love years later and now live together in Trinidad

The Times of India

Robin Singh: The West Indies-born cricketer who became Team India legend

NEW DELHI: Robin Singh, born in Princes Town, Trinidad and Tobago, became an influential figure in Indian cricket despite having a brief Test career. As the first West Indies-born player to represent India in Test cricket, Robin's journey was marked by determination and resilience.

The Guardian - UK

Etienne Charles: Creole Orchestra review – jazz trumpeter’s big band dream come true

The Trinidad-born musician and his 22-piece ensemble excel in all styles, from Benny Goodman and Eartha Kitt to Charles’s own Carib-flavoured compositions

International Business Times

Intruders Try To Board Trinidad And Tobago Mystery Tanker

Coast guard officers in Trinidad and Tobago have fired on intruders who attempted to board the wreck of a mysterious oil tanker that capsized off the Caribbean country months ago, its energy ministry said Saturday.

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Historian hails Trinidad plan to remove Columbus ships from coat of arms

PM’s proposal to replace ships with steelpan wins applause from his party but some in capital voice opposing views

The Independent UK

Trinidad is redrawing its coat of arms to remove Columbus' three famous ships

Officials in Trinidad and Tobago are redrawing the island’s coat of arms for the first time since its creation in 1962 to remove references to European colonization in a move that many are celebrating

The Guardian - UK

Berwyn: Who Am I review – should be on the national curriculum

With devastating directness, the Trinidad-born London artist depicts his struggles with UK immigration, fusing visceral poetry, dark humour and a crackling R&B croon

AAP

NBA draft prospect Malique Lewis joins NBL's Phoenix

Trinidad and Tobago forward Malique Lewis has joined South East Melbourne under the NBL's Next Stars program in an attempt to boost his NBA draft stock.

The Guardian - UK

‘Theresa May made the whole country rally against migrants’: UK rapper Berwyn on poverty, perseverance and hostile politics

He moved from Trinidad to Romford and was almost lost in the drug trade. Now Mercury-nominated and on a major label, the musician explains the trauma of those years – and his anger at being demonised by the Tories

The Times of India

What's the latest weather in Guyana ahead of India vs England T20 World Cup semifinal

After South Africa ended Afghanistan's fairytale run in the T20 World Cup with a nine-wicket hammering in the semifinal at Trinidad, all eyes are on the skies in Guyana where rain threatens to play spoilsport in the second semi-final between India and defending champions England.

The Times of India

T20 World Cup: South Africa banish semifinal jinx with 9-wicket win over Afghanistan

NEW DELHI: South Africa defeated an emotionally spent Afghanistan by nine wickets at Tarouba, Trinidad, to advance to their first-ever T20 World Cup final. They did this by casting aside their agonizing semifinal jinx with a masterful display of pace bowling.

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