Seventeen-year-old Arima North Secondary form five student Zwade Alleyne died at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Mount Hope, today. Alleyne did not recover from his injuries after being shot in the head outside of his apartment in Building 12, Maloney, by an unidentified gunman last Saturday. The gunman remains …
Read More »MoE offers support to Zwade’s schoolmates; Arima North student still critical
The Ministry of Education has taken the initiative of re-registering form five Arima North Secondary student Zwade Alleyne to complete his Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations in May/ June 2026, at no additional cost to his family. The 17-year-old Alleyne was shot in his head while he limed with …
Read More »Arima North student and footballer, Zwade Alleyne, shot in head—family ask for prayers
Arima North Secondary student and footballer Zwade Alleyne is in critical condition after being shot in the head outside of his home in Maloney last night. Alleyne, who helped Maloney Real Footballers Academy into the Trinidad quarterfinal round of the 2025 Republic Bank National Youth Football League (RBNYFL) East Under-17 …
Read More »RBNYFL 25: Zaa’van, Micha’el lead Pro Series triple threat; but Premier, Hawks and QPCC pose strong challenges
At this rate, the 2025 Republic Bank National Youth Football League (RBNYFL) season is in danger of going down as the Year of the Pros. With one match day left in the Trinidad leg of the domestic youth competition, Pro Series are in the three of the RBNYFL’s four finals—having …
Read More »Five for Fun: Bassarath praises Republic Bank-funded cricket initiative for children
Up to 640 boys and girls between the ages of eight and 12, from 80 different primary schools, could get their first taste of competitive cricket in 2025, as the Republic Bank Five for Fun Cricket programme makes its bow in Trinidad and Tobago. The competition features eight-member mixed sex …
Read More »“Ridiculous to say we’re weaponising safeguarding!” St Rose on Cooper, NLCL suspensions
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) Safeguarding manager Gary St Rose has defended the integrity of the local body’s operation and denied that the function designed for the welfare of minors has been weaponised. The Safeguarding unit was criticised last November for its decision to suspend the NLCL Under-19 Community …
Read More »“I’d run through a wall for Don Leo!” T&T players and staff remember Leo Beenhakker
Dutch coach Leo Beenhakker passed away today at the age of 82. Beenhakker won three titles at the helm of Real Madrid, lifted silverware with arch-rivals Ajax and Feyenoord, led Holland to the 1990 World Cup and steered Poland to their first ever European finals, the UEFA Euro 2008. However, …
Read More »Sealy strikes, but T&T U17 Women close tourney with 2-1 loss to feisty Honduras
The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-17 Team closed off their 2025 Concacaf Championship campaign with their third straight loss at this stage and their fourth consecutive defeat in total, as the young Women Soca Warriors fell 2-1 to Honduras at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. There was only …
Read More »“We never found our rhythm!” T&T U17 Women concede W/Cup dream after 4-0 loss to El Salvador
Trinidad and Tobago’s dream of qualifying for the Morocco 2025 Fifa Women’s U-17 World Cup always seemed far-fetched, considering the state of the local game. A more realistic hope might have been that the young Women Soca Warriors show they can match-up with the likes of El Salvador and Honduras. …
Read More »RBNYFL 25: QPCC, Club Sando snare zonal titles, 7 KO spots up for grabs
There will be a final push for places in the 2025 Republic Bank National Youth Football League (RBNYFL) quarterfinal round as zonal action continues this weekend, with seven of 24 knockout berths still up for grabs. The East Zone U-20 and South Zone U-17 and U-20 divisions are completed, though. …
Read More »T&T U-17 Women defy USA for 62 minutes, before falling 3-0 in Concacaf clash
The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-17 team left the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva to a rapturous applause last night, as they defied the United States for just over an hour before succumbing to a 3-0 defeat in their opening Concacaf Women’s U-17 Championship Group C fixture. The result …
Read More »Spicer, Lee produce encore, as T&T clout Cuba 4-0 to book G/Cup spot
“We doh beat gyul,” sang Wadicks, in the post-game entertainment at the Ato Boldon Stadium tonight, “but we beat rum bad!” Trinidad and Tobago beat Cuba pretty badly too, as it turned out. And, as far as homecomings go, Dwight Yorke could not ask for much better than that. The …
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