Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley called a state of emergency yesterday afternoon based on the health catastrophe that is the Covid-19 pandemic. The people who were not at his side to explain how we arrived at that momentous decision and what comes next were: the chief medical officer, the attorney …
Read More »Flashback: Mystical Marvin; when Caledonia’s dreadlocked genius confused Wim
The following column, written by Lasana Liburd, was first published in the Trinidad Express Sport Magazine on 4 October 2007: His long spindly legs give him the look of a basketballer. His long mane is more the rave at dancehall concerts than in sporting arenas. He wears the number 10, …
Read More »From T&T to Taiwan: Sheppard on quarantine, certification and Mandarin—after moving to Taoyuan FC
Domestic sport in Trinidad and Tobago is on pause at present; and has been for much of the past 13 months, since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Arima North Secondary football team technical director and former Trinidad and Tobago Boys’ National Under-15 Team and QPCC FC assistant coach Wayne …
Read More »George: NC vowed to pay coaches and training stipends; but no word on TTFA members’ concerns
The Fifa-appointed normalisation committee will settle outstanding payments for all technical staff members appointed by former Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president William Wallace, inclusive of Soca Warriors head coach Terry Fenwick and his support staff. And it will also pay a training stipend to the Men’s National Senior …
Read More »Dr Hinds compares Covid crisis to raging fire, as Dr Rowley announces new restrictions
Principal medical officer Dr Maryam Abdool-Richards today pointed to the stark data from Trinidad and Tobago’s current grapple with the novel coronavirus, as the government announced its third set of restrictions since the Easter weekend. Two hospitals, the Couva Hospital and Augustus Long Facility, were at 98% and 100% capacity …
Read More »CMO vetoes West Indies series against S/Africa due to spike; T&T suffers two more deaths and 291 infections
The Ministry of Health has vetoed the West Indies Cricket Board’s attempt to host South Africa in Trinidad next month, with chief medical officer Dr Roshan Parasram credited with the final word. The two cricket nations are scheduled to face each other in two Tests and five Twenty20 internationals and …
Read More »Konstin hails ‘amazing’ accomplishment of T&T Futsal Team, despite four defeats in as many games
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Futsal Team head coach Constantine Konstin credited his outfit for an ‘amazing’ showing after their feisty clash with hosts Guatemala last night, which the twin island republic lost 4-3. The defeat meant the Soca Warriors were eliminated after just two matches, as they lost their …
Read More »Ché screamer temporarily stuns hosts before Guatemala quell T&T’s futsal revolution
Trinidad and Tobago were eliminated from the 2021 Concacaf Futsal Championship last night after two successive group stage defeats against the Dominican Republic (6-2) and Guatemala (4-3) respectively. But the Soca Warriors can claim to have left their mark in the confederation’s showcase tournament regardless, after an extraordinary goal from …
Read More »Truce! Hadad skips coaches meeting but NC members promise response in four days
Normalisation committee chairman and de facto Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) boss Robert Hadad was a no-show yesterday as the Fifa-appointed body hosted officials from the National Football Coaches of Trinidad and Tobago (NFCTT), in a crucial virtual meeting. NFCTT interim president Jefferson George and executive member Angus Eve …
Read More »Hospitals just 10 days from being overrun; street food and non-essential retail face imminent shutdown
“We want you not to come out if it isn’t absolutely essential,” said Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, “because then you become a part of the problem… Stay at home!” Trinidad and Tobago are set for another series of measures meant to keep citizens at home, in an effort to …
Read More »‘A breeding ground for mismanagement and fraud!’ TTFA Members report Hadad-led NC to Fifa
Eight of the 16 bodies that comprise the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) have accused Fifa-appointed normalisation committee chairman Robert Hadad and his colleagues of ‘weak management’, poor communication, ‘glaring errors regarding […] proper corporate governance’ and ‘creating a breeding ground for mismanagement and fraud’. The accusations, supported by …
Read More »Think you have a gambling problem? NLCB and Eye on Dependency offer a solution
“Gambling is supposed to be fun,” said Eye on Dependency co-founder Garth St Clair, “but when it becomes a compulsive problem you need help.” The National Lotteries Control Board (NLCB) agreed with St Clair’s premise. And, today, the two entities officially joined forces with the virtual launch of the NLCB’s …
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