San Juan Jabloteh head coach Keith Jeffrey is abroad at present and his assistant, Marvin Gordon, was in charge as the ‘San Juan Kings’ faced Prison Service FC at Bourg Mulatresse yesterday afternoon. Perhaps someone should have informed versatile ex-National Under-17 Team midfielder Jodel Brown of such. By the final …

The much anticipated Ascension Invitational Tournament encounter between pre-tournament favourites Defence Force and Terminix La Horquetta Rangers (LHR) ended in somewhat anticlimactic fashion last night, with the teams playing to a goalless stalemate at the Phase Two La Horquetta Recreation Ground. Last night’s tussle was a stark contrast to LHR’s …

The ‘Marlene Affair’ raises important issues about the fate of our women. Progress, as measured by the number of women in leadership, does not tell the whole story. Last week, three women—Marlene McDonald, Christine ‘Twiggy’ Livia and Joan Yuille-Williams—were in the courthouse precincts, a place where many mothers frequent because …

Events that rock us into further consternation about the state of our country and whether ‘we gone through’ are occurring with increasing frequency. Sadly, the responses of our rulers are superficial. The event that dominated the news cycle last week was the arrest of Marlene McDonald on significant fraud charges …

Commission member and Central FC managing director Brent Sancho has reiterated that the proposed ‘T-League’ competition—the much-touted Trinidad and Tobago Football Association-run domestic competition that seeks to unify the Pro League and Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) competitions—will not clash with the ongoing Ascension Invitational Tournament. The Ascension Invitational …

“I spare no disdain for whatever incompetent city administrator, whose responsibility it is to procure, maintain and provide green space to the inner city and its children, offers us Mandela Play Park. […] And I feel so very angry that city administrators believe that this is all our children are …

Terminix La Horquetta Rangers welcome Matura ReUnited to the TT$5.3 million christening of their Phase Two ground, only to maul their guests 10-2; plus Police FC keep their momentum as they outgun FC Santa Rosa’s ‘Big Cannons’ 4-1. Will Rangers and Police still be smiling by the end of Round …

“[Trinidad and Tobago Boys National Under-15 head coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier] has spoken now about things that need to change but those things should have been changed two years ago. That means they didn’t have the required experience or weren’t sure about what is supposed to happen at that age group. …

“Last time I checked, all your teams are losing—from male to female. Is it that all your coaches on the selected national teams are no good? [My] advice [is] look for the solution elsewhere…” The following Letter to the Editor by St Vincent and the Grenadines coach Dale Mercury was …

Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has stripped Marlene McDonald of her position as Deputy Political Leader of the People’s National Movement (PNM), after a statement to that effect was posted on his Facebook page. The brief statement read: “As the Political Leader of the People’s National Movement, I have today …

The following release was submitted to Wired8868 on behalf of Senator Garvin Simonette: A letter of resignation has been offered to the Prime Minister with immediate effect by Mr Garvin Simonette. The decision comes following the release of records indicating an arrest due to driving under the influence in the …

“If the Chief Justice must accept defeat gracefully, it should have been done long ago. Grace is impossible at this point, and the judiciary is already far more impugned by the Chief Justice than merely his latest exchange with Justice Gobin. “The latter is merely a symptom of a far …