The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team has withdrawn from the Cyprus Women’s Cup owing to financial issues, a move which is expected to be a blow to the team’s 2019 France World Cup preparations. The invitational international tournament, which kicks off on 28 February, was expected to provide …
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Dear Editor: What’s TTPS’ plan, Mr CoP, for pulling back runaway murder and crime?
“If the current average rate of about two per day is sustained, by the end of the year, we can expect there will be some 700 homicides (aka murders). (But) that sort of figure is plainly ridiculous, outrageous for a country with only some 1.3 million people.” The following Letter …
Read More »“It wasn’t about qualifying, it was about stability!” Shabazz shares vision for T&T’s women’s football
“For me it wasn’t about qualifying [when I accepted the job as women’s coach], it was about stability,” said Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-20 Team head coach Jamaal Shabazz. “It was about creating what we created back then, which was a framework for players to go on scholarship and …
Read More »Connection’s embarrassing Caribbean elimination deepens growing malaise in T&T football
The W Connection Football Club last night became the latest in a line of Trinidad and Tobago football representatives to be embarrassed in regional competition, being eliminated in the group stage of the Caribbean Club Championship at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Connection only needed a draw to advance …
Read More »Daly Bread: ‘Sweet type of love!’; groovy bards and Panorama shuffle offers hope amidst calypso gloom
What a great result from the Panorama semi-finals last Sunday. The two groovy “young boy” songs Year for Love and Hello—subject only to a tie for fourth place with Lightning Flash—ran first, second, third and fourth as played by Renegades, Despers, Phase II and Skiffle respectively. These songs create a …
Read More »Nathan, Theobald, Carlyle and Glen among 13 new short-term Central signings for Caribbean tourney
Central FC—now re-christened the ‘Hydrotech Central FC’—have undergone another revamp of their roster for the purpose of the Caribbean Club Championship. There are 13 new faces for the 2018 tournament, which serves as a qualifier for the CONCACAF Champions League and Second Tier League competitions. Former Trinidad and Tobago World …
Read More »Claude’s Comments: Out of Africa; Darwin, creationism and the truth about where we all came from
This week’s column is prompted by two reports last week that made global news. Although reproduced in local media, they would hardly have been expected to create waves within non-academic communities. One of these reports welcomed a new frontier of knowledge of human evolution: the CNN headline, “Modern fossil find …
Read More »‘Lobo’ double keeps Connection alive in Caribbean Championship; WCFC need result on Sunday
More from Wired868 Presentation’s Duhrell Young: “I’m really energetic and always positive!” “Put in the work when you train and even on your off days, put in the work!” Presentation College (San Read more “I fought for the red jersey!” Molino reviews time with each T&T coach “[…] Many times, …
Read More »Dear Editor: Twisted facts and excessive emotion; a rebuttal of racist view of Williams’ PNM
“In psychology, there is a concept called the Drama Triangle. It highlights three drama states an individual can traverse when emotions run high: The Persecutor, the Victim and the Rescuer. […] “It is my belief that the author wrote the article while in the Persecutor’s role. Proof of that is …
Read More »Hasely Crawford lights back for Commonwealth Games trials but concerns about Govt priorities
The lighting issues at the Hasely Crawford Stadium (HCS) country’s major stadium are expected to be resolved in time for the Carifta Games trials, scheduled to commence on 3 March. In fact, the country’s major stadium should be back to full functionality by the end of February. This is the …
Read More »Afryea’s Advice: Parents and guardians, caution! Carnival church camp can corrupt your child
Carnival, the Greatest Show on Earth, was one of my favourite times of the year. Apart from the extra holidays we all received, it was a time when the church would go out to camp somewhere in the countryside to get away from the noise and the confusion and the …
Read More »Farmer Dulalchan tries to be frank on crime prevention; NPTA official’s touching story about “sexy” teachers
Acting Deputy Police Commissioner Deodath Dulalchan gave a glimpse of his considerable talent and potential for greatness yesterday as he told a Joint Select Committee on National Security that “public trust” is key to combatting crime. Mr Live Wire understands that Dulalchan, who was allegedly found guilty of misbehaviour by …
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