The Archbishop and the Rose
Posted: Thursday, February 12, 2026

The Archbishop and the Rose: Is women's private self-pleasure contributing to T&T's social decline?
But in Trinidad and Tobago, that European framework evolved into something far more layered, as formerly enslaved Africans who were closer to their sex-positive and gender-equal African spirituality and Indians who came with Divine Feminine Worship already in-tact, reshaped Carnival into a vibrant cultural expression of liberation, identity, and, most of all, resistance.

Bishop warns against normalising of sex symbolism in Carnival

Colm questions if minors got Tribe toys

Blue Wave Harmony returning to service today

Flava-full Carnival
NCC reports bumper crowds for new free village; says over 300,000 have patronised events

London wins extempo; Preedy retains freestyle crown
A lyrical showdown between cousins for the 2026 National Extempo Monarch title ended with Brian London victorious on Tuesday night, while extempo veteran Winston "Gypsy" Peters had to ­settle for second place.

Alexander urges migrants to register: End your slavery
The minister emphasised the importance of the exercise, noting that the body of what appeared to be a Venezuelan woman was found yesterday in La Romaine and remains unidentified.

In response to questions from the Express, Alexander said that as of yesterday there were 16,126 submitted applications and 20,407 incomplete submitted applications.

Activist threatens legal action over CoP's 'Punisher' emblem
Attorneys representing activist Umar Abdullah have threatened to take legal action against the Police Service Commission (PolSC) if it fails to respond within 14 days, to issues arising from its inaction on disciplinary proceedings against Commissioner of Police (CoP) Allister Guevarro for wearing the Punisher emblem on his uniform.

Poor support frustrates group protesting police killing

Fishing couple found after 3 days at sea

Police SUV torched during gun search in Lower Santa Cruz
A marked police vehicle was destroyed by fire while officers were searching a house nearby for firearms and ammunition in Lower Santa Cruz on Wednesday.

24 years after arrests, 2 men sentenced to total of 43 years for ganja
The case dates back to December 7, 2002, when police conducted an operation based on information they received and found the drugs in a vehicle in which the two men were occupants.

Curepe man shot dead outside home


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