St Anthony’s College rained goals on the visiting Scarborough Secondary team, as they cruised to a 7-1 win at their Westmoorings school ground in Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division action today. A heavy downpour at halftime left several large puddles on the field. Undeterred, the “Westmoorings Tigers” produced …
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Dear Editor: Diversification, not the Dragon, is key for T&T’s economic survival—but here’s why it has eluded us
“[…] The Ministry of Finance website provides budget statements from 2002 onwards. Diversification is mentioned in each budget statement. All 23 years. Undoubtedly, diversification will feature in Budget 2026 when it is read in the coming weeks. “[…] This is not to say that there have been no changes since …
Read More »Eve names Cordner, Gosine, Martin and Pollard in 35-member T&T training squad
Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve named a 35-member training squad today as the Women Soca Warriors prepare for an international friendly against Jamaica later this month. The Jamaica outing will be the team’s sole warm-up match before next month’s opening Concacaf W Qualifiers, and …
Read More »SSFL 25: Herbert, Hackeemar shine, as Five Rivers turn away stubborn San Juan North
Five Rivers Secondary extended their lead in the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) East Zone Championship with a 3-0 statement win against their nearest challengers, San Juan North Secondary, in an entertaining top-of-the-table clash at West El Dorado Secondary School. The match was keenly contested with a combination of crunching …
Read More »SSFL 25: Henry stars again, as St Augustine and St Mary’s play to thrilling tie
Two unbeaten records remained intact today as St Augustine Secondary and St Mary’s College battled to an action packed 1-1 draw in a classic game of two halves. Third in the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division at kickoff, St Mary’s College needed three points at Warren Street to …
Read More »Edwards says Eve will “elevate” T&T women’s team; after leaving side inactive for 18 months
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Kieron Edwards trumpeted the appointment of Angus Eve as Women’s National Senior Team head coach today, after more than 18 months of inactivity for the programme. Eve, who was fired as Men’s National Senior Team head coach by the Edwards-led TTFA in July …
Read More »Dear Editor: How incompetence of T&TEC—and other essential services—impoverishes T&T
“[…] The frustration in Greenvale, however, runs deeper than a single Sunday blackout. The community already feels utterly abandoned. The general election, which promised so much, has long passed, leaving a vacuum where change was supposed to be. “[…] We need some level of professionalism, which starts not with a …
Read More »Vaneisa: Boo ourselves—dissecting the bitter cricket feud between Guyana and T&T
Boos, jeers, racist taunts, and insults are the most despicable traits of spectators at sporting events. Yet, universally they remain as prevalent as cheers and bonhomie. A charitable excuse would be that it expresses the passions stirred up by rivalries, or might be triggered by unsporting behaviour and reprehensible conduct …
Read More »SSFL 25: Moore keeps clean sheet as Holy Faith hang on for opening win over Chaguanas North
Holy Faith Convent (Couva) held their nerve to edge Chaguanas North Secondary 1–0 in a tense Girls Central Zone Championship showdown yesterday at Edinburgh 500 Recreation Park, Chaguanas. In the end, a first half goal from 12-year-old Holy Faith Convent midfielder Christa Joseph decided an otherwise evenly balanced match on …
Read More »SSFL 25: Signal Hill, St Anthony’s brace for fixture logjam due to repeat postponements
Five games into the 2025 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division, and the standings are already telling a story about early front-runners, widening gaps, and desperate chases. For most of the 16 teams in the league, the campaign has settled into a weekly grind: match on Saturday, recovery on …
Read More »MSJ: PM’s UN address puts T&T in Washington’s back pocket; and USA has no friends—only interests
“[…] By praising Donald Trump and stating that this country is proud to be aligned with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s call for an international coalition to fight narco-trafficking, this country’s Prime Minister has put our country in the pocket of the US…” The following is a press statement …
Read More »Daly Bread: Two Miles of ‘Roy’ Regis and DJ Pelau
Co-incidentally with the event described below, drawing talent from the diaspora has been in the news. The Government has passed legislation to allow persons to obtain Trinidad and Tobago citizenship through a grandparent who was a citizen at time of the applicant’s birth. The immediate benefit of this legislation is …
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