Rise of the schoolboys; De Leon, ‘Gally’, Archibald take the stage in ’70 WCQ
In the second instalment of a series on Trinidad and Tobago’s World Cup football adventures, adapted from articles published first in the Trinidad Express in 2006, Lasana Liburd talks to iconic playmaker Leroy De Leon:
The Trinidad and Tobago football team returned from Suriname on 15 March 1965 with red faces as the 1966 World Cup campaign ended with an embarrassing 6-1 defeat to its Dutch mainland rivals.
Photo: The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team prepare to kick off against Suriname in 1965.
Left to right (back row): Eric James, Conrad Brathwaite, Andy Aleong, Jeffery Gellineau, Alvin Corneal, Ken Galt, Sir Solomon Hochoy, Cyril Austin, Sedley Joseph, Pat Small, Clem Clarke and Sonny Thompson. Front row: Tyrone de la Bastide, Kenny Furlonge, Lincoln Phillips, Doyle Griffith and Aldwyn Ferguson.
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Waldo Executive Director Kate Fletcher at the door to the Theatre Feb. 10, 2021. Anna Finocchiaro photo
Waldo Theatre stage Feb. 2021. Anna Finocchiaro photo
Palaver Strings performing Nov. 12, 2020. Anna Finocchiaro photo
The Waldo Theatre, which has been closed since 2014 and under renovations and with new board leadership for the past three years, needed to raise $200,000 to complete its $700,000 “Open the Doors” capital campaign and reopen its doors. In February of 2020, an anonymous donor came forward and offered a challenging proposition: if The Waldo could raise $157,000 from community support, the donor would contribute the remaining $43,000. As of the Dec. 31 grant challenge deadline, The Waldo had not only met the required amount, but had in fact exceeded the goal, raising over $182,000 with which to complete renovations.
Lift Valentine s Day spirits with Sex Mawby s sparkling wine
Susan R. Pollack
There s no better way to lift your spirits and add some sizzle to Valentine s Day or any celebration in pandemic times than Sex.
Yes, Sex in this instance a sparkling dry rose – that can be delivered to your doorstep. It comes by way of a subscription service from Mawby Sparkling Wines, an award-winning winery on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula near Traverse City.
For $29 annually, the subscription offers locked-in, discounted pricing – and free shipping on unlimited bottles of Sex delivered in Michigan and 16 other states, including Ohio, Florida and Arizona. They’re sold in 6- and 12-packs for $99 and $169 plus tax, respectively.
A NEW mass vaccination centre could be ready to open in County Durham as early as next week. Health bosses for the region have previously raised the prospect of a site in the county to complement facilities currently up and running in Washington and Newcastle. And if a deal can be agreed on a new venue, it is hoped it could be ready to start dishing out jabs as early as Monday (February 15). “[We] put forward seven sites to the regional organisation as potential vaccination centres in County Durham,” said Michael Laing, director of integrated community services at the County Durham Care Partnership (CDPC).