“[…] What do the employers and the one percent want? The objective is to maximise their profits by minimising their labour costs; by demoralising their workforce through retrenchment, wage suppression and the cutting back of hard-won benefits. “[…] Ninety percent or more of the matters that are decided in the Industrial …
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SSFL 23: School football games get later kick-offs to combat humidity
From this afternoon, Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) matches in the Premier and Championship Divisions will kick off at 4pm—outside of a few exceptions—as the organising committee tries to blunt the impact of the ongoing hot spell. “Because of the directive from the Ministry of the Education, of which the …
Read More »Remembering Shirvan Pragg: “one of the best all-rounders West Indies never had”
It’s coming up to 41 years since Shirvan Pragg left us. The car accident that took his life in November 1982 will never be forgotten by so many of us. I was on the other side of the universe, in southern France, when news of Shirvan’s fatal accident reached me. …
Read More »Noble: Water woes: from Wrightson to Marvin
“Our mission of ‘water for all’ is the assertion of a basic human right as enshrined in the constitution of Trinidad and Tobago, namely – the right of the individual to life… Providing water for all our people provides for equality and equal opportunity…” Ganga Singh, July 2000. Our first …
Read More »Dear Editor: Nothing personal, Coachman Eve; we just want to win games
“[…] Angus Eve, you signed up for this wuk. We critics aren’t here to wine up on you and like you, we want you to get this team winning football games. “[…] So, the criticism is nothing personal, or about liking Angus Eve…” The following Letter to the Editor on …
Read More »Daly Bread: Mamaguy in reflection season—TTPS, Gov’t and Business community must improve
There is a discernible season, which commences on Independence Day on 31 August and ends when the annual National Awards Ceremony takes place on the evening of Republic Day on 24 September, which falls next Sunday. That period may be categorised as a season because it characterized by certain events …
Read More »SSFL 23: “Naps” wary of overconfidence after edging St Mary’s
Naparima College, with all their firepower, had to scrape past newly-promoted St Mary’s College 3-2 today in an entertaining but scrappy affair at Serpentine Road in St Clair. The win saw “Naps” join three other teams with a maximum of six points after two rounds of Secondary Schools Football League …
Read More »Najjar: Not so, Eve; possession is very important for success
Great and much needed results for Trinidad and Tobago after a scolding from previous captain and marquee player Kevin Molino, who walked away from the team because of his assessed view that he could no longer play for a ‘self-serving and clueless strategist, Angus Eve’. Now, the team has surfaced …
Read More »SSFL 23: Sween screamer helps San Juan to 4-3 upset over St Benedict’s
A spirited performance from coach Jerry Moe’s San Juan North Secondary ended with a deserved 4-3 victory over the reigning champions, St Benedict’s College, in a nail-biting first round Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premiership Division encounter at Bourg Mulatresse this afternoon. St Benedict’s College had just come off a …
Read More »SSFL 23: Benedict’s, “Pres” and “Naps” eye glory; Chaguanas want survival
St Benedict’s College are aiming to do the double in the 2023 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season. St Benedict’s, the 2022 SSFL Premier Division champions, downed reigning National Intercol kings Fatima College 4-3 in the NGC SSFL Super Cup at the Hasely Crawford Stadium on Saturday. And the La …
Read More »SSFL 23: North teams cautiously optimistic, acknowledge threats from south
Hutson “Baba” Charles, head coach of Fatima College, doesn’t anticipate an easier going this season as he hopes to retain the North Zone and National Intercol titles. In fact, he said he’s well aware that the going is going to get much tougher as his team targets the Secondary Schools …
Read More »“Possession doesn’t win matches!” Eve explains philosophy as T&T lead Group A
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve doubled down on his self-described pragmatic style of play, as the Soca Warriors celebrated a vital 3-2 win away to El Salvador. The result meant the Soca Warriors close their September match window with a maximum of six points …
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