In Wired868’s final chat with Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) coaches before the 2018 season gets underway, the attention shifts to the East Zone and the lone Tobago representative. And like their counterparts in the north, they hope to remove the southern schools’ firm grip on the Premier Division trophy. …
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Board split over DJW and Quan Chan’s attempt to appoint women’s coach without meeting
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s (TTFA) board of directors is split down the middle over the body’s attempt to appoint Shawn Cooper as head coach of the Women’s National Senior Team without a board meeting. At present, there are 12 active board members—inclusive of TTFA president and board chairman …
Read More »Calcutta, Cookies and Cyats: Kamla’s “Oreo” jibe is part of bigger problem in multicultural T&T
“For all our multiculturalism, we really have succumbed to the danger of our group-think single stories. For all our racial harmony and ‘diversity-in-fete’, we exist in single-story social silos which are almost always at breaking point with one myth of the other: de UNC and Kamla tief; de PNM and …
Read More »PNM condemns “racist” Kamla jibe, after Opposition Leader calls Rowley an “oreo”
The Trinidad and Tobago government has condemned Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar for a “racist attack” on Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, after she referred to the prime minister as an “oreo” during a public event on Monday. Persad-Bissessar made the remark while suggesting that Rowley was owned and controlled by …
Read More »Guyana’s Warriors triumph again; TKR face Eliminator on Friday after dramatic loss in Providence
For the third time in the last four Caribbean Premier League (CPL) seasons, the Trinbago Knight Riders will be forced to take the long way to the finals after tonight’s dramatic loss to the Guyana Amazon Warriors at Providence Stadium in Georgetown forced them into a do-or-die eliminator contest on …
Read More »Demming: Why Petrotrin is a socio-cultural fiasco that will darken at least 35 communities
I’m a “glass half-full” kind of person, which is why I see the Petrotrin closure as an opportunity for inspired leadership on one hand, and the transformation of our people on the other. Leadership and transformation both require a willingness to change the way we see things. The behaviourists talk …
Read More »CPL 18: Did Lara put ‘goatmouth’ on TKR or were Bravo’s men playing dead to ketch Amazon cobo alive?
One day fuh police, the old people tell us, and one day fuh tief. With Trinbago Knight Riders now carded to take on—for the third time in the space of a week—the Guyana Amazon Warriors in tomorrow’s first qualifier in Providence, what I think interests the fans is whose way …
Read More »DJW and Corneal still at loggerheads, TTFA hits snag in bid to appoint Cooper as women’s coach
Twenty six days before their opening 2018 Concacaf Championship fixture against Panama in North Carolina, USA, the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team are still without a head coach. And there is still little sign of warming relations between Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams and …
Read More »Cover Drive (Video): “Were you entertained?” Lara discusses his unique style and legacy
Were you entertained?! Brian Lara, West Indies cricket legend and multiple record holder, shares how he developed his unique batting style, the legacy he hopes to have left, and the influence of his Trinbagonian heritage, in the seventh episode of Wired868 cricket series, Cover Drive: More from Wired868 Defiant NAAATT …
Read More »Dr Farrell: Taking Responsibility; why the Petrotrin disaster is a very Trini malaise that may be repeated
“So the logical question is: why don’t our governments fix the state enterprise governance system? The answer is partly because it sustains political patronage and corruption, partly because it buys off the trade unions, and partly because of inertia—fixing things that don’t appear to be broken simply isn’t worth the …
Read More »CPL 18: Hetmyer and Rutherford pull off stunning comeback, as TKR lose in Guyana
The Trinbago Knight Riders finished their regular season campaign on a losing note tonight, as they lost by six wickets to the Guyana Amazon Warriors in Georgetown. The Warriors elected to field after winning the toss, and might have felt reasonably pleased with that decision, as the Knight Riders posted …
Read More »TTSL Cup: Parkites blitz RSSR, Cunupia edge Police FC, PVDMU’s fairytale run continues
Petit Valley/Diego Martin United’s fairytale Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) League Cup run continued today, as they edged San Fernando Giants on kicks from the penalty mark to advance to the semifinal round. PVDMU are second from bottom in the TTSL standings with one win from 12 matches but …
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