“[…] The old Caribbean fowl thief occupied a strange cultural category. He (mainly men were the culprits) was a criminal, a nuisance, folk trickster, survivalist, but rarely an existential threat. He stole chickens, your pet birds, mangoes, goat, maybe coconuts. “[…] What many people mourn today is the transition from …
Read More »‘Rules must be applied with fairness and common sense!’ Crown Trace FC protest TTFA NYL disqualification
“[…] I fully understand and respect the rules concerning team sheets. However, rules must also be applied with fairness, common sense, and consideration of circumstances beyond the control of participating teams. The issue was not negligence on our part. “[…] Our players, coaches, and parents invested significant time, effort, and …
Read More »Warner: Mercedez joins T&T’s missing generation—our calypsonians have become prophets
“[…] I remember July 27, 1990—the fear, the uncertainty, the families gathered around radios and television sets. The attempted coup was not only violence against the state. It was also the eruption of tensions that had been gathering for years—exclusion, hardship, frustration, alienation and a widening distance between citizens and …
Read More »Central FC players still owed $308k from glory years; is Sancho partly responsible for T&T football’s slide?
“[…] This matter stems from the period during which Mr Brent Sancho served as owner/chairman of the Central FC club, prior to the reported transition of operations to Mr Kieron Edwards. “[…] These are not merely figures on paper. These are professional athletes and individuals whose careers, livelihoods, stability and …
Read More »Hatt: Why criticism from coaches is also important for developing athletes
“[…] Often, our instinct is to protect athletes. Making mistakes, losing races, or failing can be embarrassing, frustrating, and sometimes devastating. So, we try to make them feel better by saying things like: ‘It’s okay’, or ‘You’ll get them next time’. “While those statements may be true, they are incomplete. …
Read More »Warner: “Inequality in T&T is no longer subtle—we’re entering dangerous territory”
“[…] Trinidadians and Tobagonians are resilient people. But what citizens rarely tolerate for long is inconsistency. Once people begin believing that there are different rules for different classes of citizens, public trust begins to erode very quickly. “That erosion of trust is becoming one of the defining features of modern …
Read More »Dear Editor: The sell-out of Rocky Point; the problem with Aboud’s Tobago deal
“[…] (John Aboud’s Superior Hotels) consistently refused to adjust the project’s scale, design, or mitigation strategies, demonstrating a profound lack of understanding regarding the severity of the impacts on the sensitive marine environment. “[…] A development of this magnitude at this specific coastal location is fundamentally incompatible with the two …
Read More »Joevin: I was not charged with any offence; don’t judge me by social media speculation
“[…] I was not charged with any offence… I trust that people will allow the truth—not social media headlines or speculation—to be what they judge me by…” The following is a statement by Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team midfielder Joevin Jones, who was temporarily detained during a narcotics …
Read More »“Don’t rush to judgment!” Molino grateful for support through “difficult and emotional experience”
“[…] I cooperated fully with the authorities throughout the process and was released without charge. “[…] I understand that people will have questions, but I respectfully ask that persons avoid speculation or rushing to judgment based on incomplete information…” The following is a statement by former Trinidad and Tobago Men’s …
Read More »Dear Editor: Why T&T should aid WenTen’s support of UTT’s sport students
The following is a release from Dr Karen Lawrence-Ince, director of The WenTen Foundation and Assistant Professor of CfKPES, UTT: Each year, the Centre for Kinesiology Physical Education and Sport (CfKPES) at the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) graduates scores of students with Bachelor’s degrees, along with several more …
Read More »Latapy: The problem with T&T football—accountability is not just for players and coaches, it’s for administrators too!
“[…] At the heart of my concern are two critical areas that I believe continue to affect the progress of football in Trinidad and Tobago, leadership and administration of the game, and the development and support systems surrounding our football stakeholders. These are not easy conversations, but they are necessary …
Read More »Dear Editor: TTFA’s treatment of young female players in NYL is unacceptable
“[…] Even worse were the conditions under which these young women participated for the last few weeks. There were no tents, no substitute benches, no changing areas, and no toilet facilities available for the players on the training field. “Substitutes sat directly on the ground under the scorching sun, and …
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