On a sunny afternoon the light blue sky accessorised the navy blue ocean. Later, at sunset, the crests of the waves on the east coast were pink. The sky to the north was also pink. The pink was oddly situated given the sun was, of course, setting in the west; …
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EFATT: ‘A Wallace no-show for TTFA EGM would be slap in face of membership’
“[…] Most members that I have spoken to today on the matter of the meeting are expressing concern that Mr Keith Look Loy said that he as well as persons affiliated to him will not be attending the EGM. “We are hoping that Mr [William] Wallace and his team would …
Read More »Covid-19 counter: 88 more positives—MoH revealed 190 positives today with two deaths
The Ministry of Health confirmed 88 new positive cases this evening with an additional Covid-19 related death, who was described as an elderly male with no co-morbidities. It means that there were 190 positives revealed today with two deaths. At least 32 of those positives were police recruits, according to …
Read More »Dear editor: Fifa is bluffing; if it could suspend the TTFA, it would have done so already!
“[…] Normalisation committee chairman Robert Hadad is being coached by Fifa, and his game is to get the the members of the TTFA into a meeting to justify his vote before the Fifa Congress (as part of the illusion), to suspend his fellow Trinidadians from the football at the behest …
Read More »34 police recruits test positive for Covid-19, TTPS confirms 32 new cases today
“[…] Tests were conducted on the [police] 42 recruits, with 32 returning positive and the other ten, negative. As a result, the 32 who tested positive have been removed to another part of the UWI campus, while the other ten remain in quarantine…” The following is a press statement from …
Read More »Demming: Isn’t it time to move past PH-taxis and create comprehensive transit system?
Every time I board a ‘PH’ taxi, my heart races because I am not sure I can trust the driver not to harm me. This experience is not unique to me. Several women and girls have the same experience but are faced with no alternative because we have a dangerous, unregulated, …
Read More »Young explains ‘liberalised exemption policy’ for returning nationals; MoH reveals 102 more positives and additional death
Minister of National Security Stuart Young said today that the government is ready to roll out its ‘liberalised exemption policy’, to allow nationals ‘stranded’ abroad to return home. Thus far, the government has offered travel exemptions for 3,563 persons, while there are still another 2,500-odd requests to return—with 1,702 applications …
Read More »Christine Rose: ‘The entire WoLF executive voted against Fifa ban…’
“[…] It was stated in the allegations that I failed to consult with my colleagues before signing on behalf of the body, and further, the matter was not discussed at membership or executive level. “[…] This matter was in fact discussed with the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s League Football (TT …
Read More »TTFA members call EGM to ‘withdraw’ Fifa case; Look Loy vows to boycott ‘illegal event’
Fifa-appointed normalisation committee chairman Robert Hadad has scheduled an extraordinary general meeting on 15 September for the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s (TTFA) 47 member delegates, in the first significant response by local stakeholders to the impasse between the TTFA’s elected officers and Fifa. Fifa secretary general Fatma Samoura vowed, …
Read More »CPL 20: Can Zouks deny fans batting fireworks on offer in Thursday’s Tarouba final?
Lightning, we are told, does not often strike in the same place twice. In August 2018, the Jamaican Tallawahs’ Andre Russell blasted an unbeaten 121 off only 40 balls to stun the Queen’s Park Oval home crowd into silence. But weather-wise, this has proven to be an extraordinary year so …
Read More »Warner: The treatment is great… not so much the food; ex-Fifa VP breaks silence in Couva
Former Fifa vice-president and ex-Minister of National Security Jack Warner said he is on the mend and hopeful of a quick discharge, after being diagnosed with Covid-19 earlier this week. Warner, who is 77, said he is hospitalised at the Couva Hospital and offered a brief statement on his current …
Read More »Covid-19 counter: Adult male with no co-morbidities is 15th death in eight days
Last Thursday, on 27 August, Trinidad and Tobago tallied 15 deaths in total since the onset of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Eight days later, the figure has doubled to 30. This morning, the Ministry of Health revealed that the last Covid-19 related fatality was ‘an adult male’. The deceased patient …
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