“[…] From the moment the chief servant [Makandal Daaga] announced the ‘March to Caroni’, it sent shock waves through the corridors of power. This march challenged one of the pillars of domination, control and oppression of our people, which was laid down by our past colonial ‘masters’—the creation and maintenance …
Read More »‘We shall not stand in your way’ Wallace and VPs skip TTFA EGM—but have not resigned
“[…] We remain convinced that the right to make our case, to let our voices be heard, is a basic human right. “[…] We are acutely aware that tomorrow is promised to no one of us and that it is the membership’s right to decide on the tomorrow they desire …
Read More »Dear Editor: Imbert sees unions in disarray, now he’s going for the jugular of the working class
“[…] The media cites Minister of Finance Colm Imbert as saying that public sector trade unions won’t be able to meet with the government around the bargaining table because of the state of the economy. No time frame is given. “This immediately affects those public sector workers who are near …
Read More »Dear Wallace: ‘Why should we keep you as president?’ 19 questions from TTFA board member
“[…] Please explain why the TTFA membership should retain you as president when you admitted freely in the press that you signed multi-million dollar contracts in excess of amounts approved by the board of directors; and you also admitted to signing contracts that you specifically hid from the TTFA Board …
Read More »NJAC Rededication: Daaga goes from student guild to movement leader
“[…] Makandal Daaga placed great emphasis on people and the indispensable need for the participation of the population in the building of any new society. “[…] It was on this premise that he mobilised the nation, not just to change social, political and economic conditions, but above all to enlighten, …
Read More »NJAC: Budget shows Dr Rowley has abdicated responsibility for citizens to ‘rich elites’
“[…] Lacking in creative ideas or solutions, the government has decided to accelerate the process of privatisation and free itself of responsibility for the people’s welfare, wherever it can. “In NJAC’s estimation, what needs to be understood is that with privatisation, there are certain core concepts such as trimming the …
Read More »Dear Editor: Let’s dare to aim high; Wallace’s courage should be applauded
The following Letter to the Editor on the William Wallace-led TTFA administration was submitted to Wired868 by Patrick Raymond: The recently and newly elected Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president William Wallace and his administration, following its removal and the installation of a Fifa ‘normalisation committee’, and its recent …
Read More »Dear Editor: Five reasons Christopher Columbus is no hero
“[…] the way this history is taught and culturally remembered casts a shadow over our collective consciousness, reifying imperialism and white supremacy … the idealisation of Columbus’ so-called discovery means romanticising oppression, corruption, mass murder and rape…” The following is a joint submission from the Warrao Nation, Partners for First …
Read More »Dear Editor: Dr Rowley must not put Fifa above our laws—even if it is foreign, white, powerful and rich
“[…] I note that in response to Mr [William] Wallace’s indication that Parliament can change our law if it wants, the prime minister responded by saying that he is willing to help wherever he can. “I trust that that help will not include an official, parliamentary setting aside of our …
Read More »‘Spectacularly disingenuous and misleading!’ DPP response to Chief Justice’s criticisms
“[…] The Judiciary’s decision [concerning the filing of indictments by the Office of the DPP], taken unilaterally and without any prior warning or timely communication, to renege on the agreement which had been arrived at in good faith and which it was sought to maintain equity and fairness in the …
Read More »‘I have run my race; let the TTFA membership decide now’ Look Loy resigns all football posts
“[…] Football has been my lifelong love and labour. I participated in and represented Trinidad and Tobago football, on and off the field, for more than 50 years. “Never did I think the day would come when a foreign entity would attempt to seize control of our football. To see …
Read More »Gender-based violence ‘increased by 500%’ during Covid lockdown, but the T&T public can help…
“[…] In all the instances that we have dealt with as an organisation, they go back home to the situation. It is a cycle. It goes round and round…” In the following guest column, Groots T&T founder Delores Robinson speaks to journalist Robert Clarke: Delores Robinson took a late-night call. …
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