Tag Archives: Letter to the Editor

“[…] The TTFA could work with clubs, academies, parents and relevant child-protection stakeholders to review its youth-team travel standards and safeguarding communication procedures. “Such a review could examine whether existing requirements adequately address travel authorisation, accommodation, supervision, emergency arrangements, parental communication and responsibility for children when travel plans change…” The …

“[…] A new coach may bring fresh ideas, different tactics, and renewed motivation—but if the underlying problems remain, how much can realistically change? “[…] We must honestly assess our programmes, identify what is working, correct what is failing, and ensure that resources are being used effectively to improve our football. …

“[…] Mr St Gary Rose speaks extensively about what complainants are not entitled to demand. Yet he provides considerably less clarity about the mechanisms through which his own department can be independently examined when its decisions or procedures are challenged. “Who determines whether a safeguarding officer has properly assessed a …

“[…] Our responsibility is not to respond to the loudest voice, but to protect every child according to their individual needs and the risks identified. We will neither minimise genuine safeguarding concerns nor artificially elevate the assessed urgency of a matter in response to external pressure. “The Department will continue …

“[…] In April 2025, Wired868 reported that TTFA safeguarding manager Gary St Rose said his department had handled 561 reported concerns over three years. “According to his account, 23 progressed beyond counselling, 15 were settled through mediation and eight involved formal correspondence. He said formal action had been taken on …

“[…] There are also concerns about statements reportedly made to players and/or during discussions with members of the football community, which may give the impression that football is not a priority for St Anthony’s College. “[…] The concern is therefore not simply about winning football matches. These are young students …

“[…] The safeguarding process belongs to the protection of the child and the proper management of risk—it does not belong to the person who happens to report the concern. “[…] A safeguarding department cannot determine its processes based upon the timeline demanded by a complainant… Once a matter enters a …

“[…] A Trinidad and Tobago National U-14 player was reportedly left at Piarco International Airport at approximately 3am, after the group had already spent the better part of the previous day travelling. “It was further reported that the Team Manager departed while the minor remained alone at the airport, with …

“[…] It’s not necessarily that I don’t like you—it’s just immensely discomforting to be up close and personal. “It feels almost painful making eye contact…” The following Letter to the Editor, which gives a first-hand account of living with autism, was submitted to Wired868 by an autistic teenager: They say …

“[…] Safeguarding is often discussed primarily in terms of protecting children and athletes from abuse, neglect, exploitation, harassment and other forms of harm. Those responsibilities remain fundamental. “However, safeguarding should not stop at preventing harm. It should also help create the conditions in which athletes can develop safely, confidently and …

“[…] Never mind the ‘media specialists’, apologists and enablers (paid and unpaid by TTFA) who seek to convince us otherwise. They could spin it however they wish. The world, including our opponents, sees we are in terminal decline. “The Soca Warriors have become a ‘small island’ team…” In the following …

I am not a politician. I’m certainly not a senator. I am just a citizen who pays attention. So, when the Prime Minister called independent senators “Satan’s helpers” for voting against the Special Operations Bill, I did not just feel peeved. I felt like something important was being hidden. Not …