Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve waded into his perceived critics—and, in particular, a former football administrator, the parent of a national player and a 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup player—in the build-up to Sunday’s decisive group match against the United States. The Soca Warriors, who …
Read More »Write Start: Allen-Agostini calls on young essay writers to develop writing muscle
The following is the full text of the brief address delivered by Lisa Allen-Agostini, chief judge for the 11-15 panel in the Write Start National Essay Writing Contest, at the prize-giving ceremony, held at the bMobile box at the Queen’s Park Oval on Thursday 16 December 2021. Also in attendance …
Read More »‘My story came to life!’ Wired868 Write Start winner, Shara Balkaran, blown away by Brian Lara
There was an unexpected touch of royalty at the inaugural Wired868 Write Start national essay writing prize-giving ceremony yesterday evening at the bmobile suite at the Queen’s Park Oval in St Clair. Parvati Girls’ Hindu College student Shara Balkan won the 11-15 category with a fictional story about how her …
Read More »Massy Stores, IMax and RBC join bmobile, as Wired868 Write Start gathers more prizes
There will be at least 20 winners in the inaugural Write Start essay writing competition, as RBC, Massy Stores and CinemaONE Ltd joined bmobile in bolstering the prizes at stake for young writers. Write Start challenges Trinidad and Tobago-based students aged between 11 and 18 to show off their ideas …
Read More »TV6 ME: Making the Write Start; on Wired868’s $26,000 essay writing contest
Patron Sean Powder and Wired868 copy editor Earl Best talk to the TV6 Morning Edition show about the Wired868 Write Start, which offers TT$26,000 in cash prizes to students aged between 11 and 18. Click HERE to find out how to enter the Write Start contest. More from Wired868 Noble: …
Read More »$26,000 at stake in Wired868’s new Write Start contest for secondary school students
Got a teenager at home? Think (s)he has a novel or a short story nestling at the back of his/her head just waiting to get out? And what of teenagers in general? Agree that they have lost a lot of the skills that adolescents in your time had, including critical …
Read More »B&B Ep 5: Martin and Powder discuss Road to Qatar, Terry’s tactics and Puerto Rican whispers
Fatima College technical director and KNVB coaching instructor Hayden Martin and former Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) TIPP scout director Sean Powder discuss the road to Qatar 2022, coach Terry Fenwick’s tactical approach and Puerto Rican whispers. Subscribe for free to to the Burdie and Barney Show for access …
Read More »Mediocre in Mayaguez: Muckette, Wilfredo and T&T’s missing jockey shorts
I arrived 20 minutes prior to kick off at the Estadio Centroamericano in Mayaguez to a populated parking lot with a surprising stream of fans in red, white and blue. The Puerto Rican Football Federation president Ivan Rivera stated on 15 March that the game would be played behind closed …
Read More »While Terry roared, Guyana’s toothless Jaguars could barely scratch the Warriors
“[…] Jaguars are also known as roaring cats, but the only roars in San Cristobal last night came from Trinidad and Tobago head coach Terry Fenwick and captain Khaleem Hyland. “[…] I am sure attacker Levi Garcia could still imagine himself hearing the Englishman’s voice in his hotel room last …
Read More »Fenwick, Look Loy and La Foucade have heated exchange over roles in TTFA meeting
Soca Warriors head coach Terry Fenwick, Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) technical director Dion La Foucade and technical committee chairman Keith Look Loy clashed this morning in a heated discussion at the TTFA’s headquarters in the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva. And, when it was over, La Foucade allegedly accepted …
Read More »Hood’s challenge: U-20 Women’s coach must turn Caribbean also-rans into Concacaf quarterfinalists
Tomorrow morning, just 10 days before Trinidad and Tobago’s opening 2020 Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship match against St Kitts and Nevis on 22 February, head coach Richard Hood will meet nine players from his 20-member squad for the first time. Hood has less than two weeks to get the balance …
Read More »Eve, Vranes, Jack, Cooper among TTFA applicants; over 500 coaches to know fate by 10 January
Former World Cup 2006 goalkeepers Kelvin Jack and Clayton Ince, 2009 Under-20 World Cup coach Zoran Vranes, Trinidad and Tobago’s most capped outfield player and serial SSFL champion coach Angus Eve, former national youth team coach Dion La Foucade and current National Intercol winner Shawn Cooper are apparently among a …
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