“[The TTFA’s] associate members also need structural reform, especially for youth development. Every group does whatever it wants. Under-8s may play in 7v7 competitions in south Trinidad, but play 5v5 in the east, and something completely different in the north—each with different sized goalposts or field dimensions. There is no …
Read More »Guyana women footballers: We’re fed up of systemic bias; why are our dreams less valuable than the men’s?
“[…] We feel the impact of years of systemic bias. We have been relegated to second-class citizens because of our gender even though our records and accomplishments are amongst the best across the Caribbean region. “[…] Imagine how disheartening it is to hear the men get paid for matches in …
Read More »Dear Editor: The lessons of Easter—redemption and renewal in a pandemic
“[…] The Easter message says ‘Yes we Can!’ There can be redemption and renewal! We can find our way out of the pandemic, though it will take time and patience. “The more troubling problem is not the medical challenge of keeping people safe and alive; it is how do we …
Read More »Dear Editor: Malls packed, beaches crowded, new movies in cinema; yet they pick on sports
“[…] Last Saturday, the malls were jam-packed with juveniles and police had to be called in to disperse the crowd. Beaches remain open and quite obviously will be crowded this weekend, just as they were reported to be last weekend, while there are sure to be new movies released in the cinema. …
Read More »Dear Editor: Time for safe reopening of all organised outdoor sports
‘[…] Organised outdoor sports leagues, professional and amateur, have been reopened all around the world, and I would love for someone to show where it has resulted in the kind of spread associated with bars, gyms, or even churches and religious gatherings … ‘[…] Our players, coaches, administrators, facility managers, …
Read More »Camille: All mechanisms in Parliamentary Standing Orders remain intact, despite Opposition complaints
“[…] Let me also point out that even though because of the Covid-19 restrictions the speaking time has been reduced, we have not removed any of the mechanisms provided in the Parliamentary Standing Orders—whether it be Questions, Motions, Privileges and the Standing Orders themselves—that regulate the operation of the Parliament. …
Read More »Dear Editor: New NCRHA tents prevent the mixing of Covid and non-Covid patients
“[…] Our objective was to effectively set up an alternative system where we would be able to assure patient and staff safety in light of Covid-19 and also assure consistent service …” The following was submitted to Wired868 by the North Central Regional Health Authority (NCRHA): According to the chief …
Read More »Dear Editor: We must all applaud the members of the Spiritual Baptist faith!
‘[…] Today, all the citizens of Trinidad and Tobago need to applaud the members of the Spiritual Baptist community—for their struggles and the achievement of their liberation is, in fact, an achievement that we all benefit from …’ The following Letter to the Editor commemorating Spiritual Baptist Liberation Day was …
Read More »Dear Editor: Arimians Maxie and Mary were ‘sterling examples of human decency’
“[…] The deaths of Maxie Assee and Mary Trotman saw an outpouring of love and appreciation to two outstanding Arimians who dedicated their lives to the promotion and development of young people, and to the entire community of Arima. “These unlettered heroes were sterling examples of human decency, working for …
Read More »Look Loy: Thank God for Frenderup; T&T need multiple improvements—plus ‘Froggy’ and Rampersad
“[…] Is the selection [of defenders] based on a physical prototype preferred by coach Terry Fenwick—tall, big and strong? I ask because for the third match now we saw Neveal Hackshaw, who is known as a defensive midfielder and now plays central defence for his club, appearing as the left …
Read More »St Lucia gov’t demands ‘clarification’ on withdrawal from 2022 W/Cup qualifiers
“[…] The government can confirm that we have no record of a request being made by the SLFA to have a team train for World Cup qualifiers. Neither the Ministry of Youth Development and Sports or the Office of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) has received such a request…” The …
Read More »Look Loy: Phillips and Judah shone, but TT should be wary of defensive lapses
“[…] We were decent in attack in patches, especially after the introduction of the incisive Judah Garcia, who looked (to me) the most technically gifted and tactically effective attacker. “[…] However, the wing backs barely made it into the opponent’s half [and] there was a permanently available space behind Neveal …
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