Trinidad and Tobago, with a population of 1.4 million, has been promised enough vaccines for between 50,000 to 60,000 persons this March, according to Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh. Deyalsingh made the announcement yesterday during the 2021 Trinidad and Tobago Medical Association (TTMA) Virtual Presidential Inauguration and Conferring of Honours ceremony. The …
Read More »Fenwick: ‘I want big focus!’ T&T vs USA to be aired live on WESN, as Warriors return to action
The Soca Warriors’ friendly international match against the United States tomorrow—on Sunday 31 January—will be broadcast live on WESN, within Trinidad and Tobago’s borders, in a welcome fillip for local football fans. Warriors supporters were routinely unable to catch sight of their team during the David John-Williams-led administration as no …
Read More »CWI announces five year ESPN+ deal, as West Indies games head to US viewers
Cricket West Indies (CWI) president Ricky Skerritt announced a five year deal today with ESPN+ that will take West Indies cricket to ‘millions of households and viewers across the United States’ through the sports network’s streaming service. The ESPN+ partnership, which starts with the all-format Sri Lanka cricket tour of …
Read More »Dr Gadsby-Dolly reveals new ‘hybrid system’ as forms four to six students return to school on 8 February
Secondary school students from forms four to six will return to physical classrooms on 8 February, in a new ‘hybrid system’ that will involve a combination of online and in-person learning. Minister of Education Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly provided details on the re-opening of schools at a press conference today, as …
Read More »Berhalter picks Altidore and Arriola in 25-man USA squad to face Soca Warriors
United States Men’s National Senior Team football coach Gregg Berhalter, as expected, named a young, largely inexperienced 25-man roster to face Trinidad and Tobago in a friendly international at the Exploria Stadium, Orlando on 31 January. The outing, which will be Terry Fenwick’s first international as Soca Warriors head coach, …
Read More »TTFA: USA game still on, despite Biden’s executive order; no response to Lawrence debt
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) assured stakeholders today that an international friendly between the Soca Warriors and the United States Men’s National Senior Team will go ahead in Orlando on 31 January 2021, despite an executive order by new US president Joe Biden regarding travel into their country. …
Read More »2021 Carifta Games in Bermuda postponed to July due to Covid-19
The 2021 Carifta Games will not be staged on the traditional Easter weekend. Instead, the regional junior track and field championships will take place between July 2 and 4 in Bermuda. The North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) made the decision at a council meeting on Thursday …
Read More »Soca Warriors land US friendly in Orlando, Fenwick: ‘a big step forward!’
Soca Warriors head coach Terry Fenwick hailed ‘a big step forward’ for his tenure today, as the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) confirmed a friendly international against the United States on 31 January at the Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The game falls outside the Fifa international match window …
Read More »Cyrus, ‘Lobo’, Gomez and Griffith III named in 23-man Soca Warriors training squad
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Terry Fenwick restarted training today with arguably his most seasoned group of players yet, as the Soca Warriors continue preparation for the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying series. Twelve from his 23 players were already capped at senior international level, while …
Read More »Covid counter: Six new cases; T&T now averaging 18 positives per day
The Ministry of Health reported six new Covid-19 cases and no fatalities today. Trinidad and Tobago’s death toll is 132 at present, after two deaths over the weekend and four in the past six days. Both victims were men and, according to the MoH, elderly with co-morbidities. Confirmed cases have …
Read More »Covid counter: 193 new cases and 3 deaths in first 2 weeks of 2021
The first two weeks of 2021 saw three deaths and 193 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in T&T. That is one more death and nearly 17% fewer cases than the 233 new cases reported in the last two weeks of December 2020. The seven-day rolling average is now about 18 …
Read More »T&T target, Dayne St Clair, commits to Canada for Qatar 2022 W/Cup campaign
Minnesota United goalkeeper Dayne St Clair looks set to represent the Canada Men’s National Senior Team, rather than the Soca Warriors, for the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying series. St Clair was born in Pickering, Ontario but his father, Fabian St Clair, hails from Sangre Grande—so he could represent either …
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