Works and Infrastructure Minister and ex-FIFA Vice President, Jack Warner, has apparently broken the terms of his FIFA exit and exposed the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) to more sanctions from the world governing body by meddling in regional football matters. Warner, according to a letter that was leaked …
Read More »Silent PM/Sport Minister betray W/Cup footballers
I’m extremely disappointed that, for the second occasion, a letter that we spent a lot of thought and time on seems to have been ignored by Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar. Twelve other 2006 World Cup players and myself—who are involved in this litigation against the Trinidad and …
Read More »High Court gives Warner and TTFF more time
Justice Devindra Rampersad’s agenda was disturbed again today at the Port of Spain High Court as the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) once more disobeyed a court order and failed to take legal action against its former Special Advisor and Works Minister Jack Warner. The TTFF’s decision again raised …
Read More »Examining the TTFF’s empire
Sorry for my prolonged absence. As you can imagine, a lot has happened since my last blog; most of which contributed to my literal silence. So let me and try to get you up to speed. There was a levy, a movie, carnival, a death, a birthday and, somewhere in …
Read More »Answers needed on State appointments and SOE
… Fixin’ T&T: Good governance is also a private sector issue Fixin’ T&T, a local non-profit organisation, has called on the business community to accept its role in the governance of Trinidad and Tobago, particularly as much of the commerce enjoyed by the private sector comes from the Government and …
Read More »PURE bliss for Jack
The UNC, according to re-elected chairman Jack Warner, is revitalised, re-energised and getting stronger every day; or maybe Warner was just talking about himself. The “Can Do” Minister—his full name is “Can Do Anything But Provide Transparent Accounts”—is back in the saddle and set to regain the lucrative PURE program …
Read More »Warner accused of collecting Bin Hammam bribe
Add fraud to the numerous allegations—many of them substantiated—made against Jack Warner, Minister of Works and Infrastructure and ex-FIFA Vice President, over the years. Accusations of corruption against Warner are nothing new. But the identity of Warner’s latest accuser might raise fresh questions about the Chaguanas West MP’s behavior during …
Read More »Warner subjects German TV crew to horror show
Works Minister Jack Warner yesterday threatened to embarrass a German television crew that questioned him on his ongoing court matter with 13 World Cup 2006 players and other FIFA-related scandals. The ZDF TV crew didn’t ask any further questions but Warner subjected them to a humiliating experience anyway; as they …
Read More »Camps and Groden served for contempt
Richard Groden and Oliver Camps, the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) general secretary and former president respectively, have been served for contempt of court after failing to sue former TTFF Special Advisor and Minister of Works and Infrastructure Jack Warner. Groden and Camps must respond in writing to the …
Read More »No Confidence Motion: Amery takes aim
Amery Browne delivers some short pitched ones as he accuses government of shielding drug dealers and makes reference of a Minister who defies a High Court order and carries on his business as usual. Browne isn’t one for the dramatics but, in his own way, he is starting to dish …
Read More »No Confidence Motion: Jack stands for integrity
Opposition Leader alleged that Works Minister Jack Warner lost his Transport portfolio after questioning a conflict of interest involving CAL Chairman George Nicholas. Wired868 believes it is the first time that Warner was on the right side of a conflict of interest charge. Keith Rowley called Nicholas’ stewardship the second …
Read More »Jack’s Haiti aid defence
Works Minister and ex-FIFA Vice President Jack Warner has submitted a tsunami of documentation to FIFA, which aims to prove the whereabouts of emergency aid funds that was wired to Trinidad and Tobago, two years ago, for disbursement to Haiti. However, there is no chance that FIFA or anyone else …
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