“[…] We are so thankful to end 2020 and to enter into 2021 with the TTFA, as a functioning member of Fifa and Concacaf. “[…] Our tasks of addressing the current debt, running the daily affairs of the TTFA, reviewing and amending the statutes, and generally charting a better way forward …

“[…] It’s difficult for me to understand, much less find justification, for why Jamaica, the sitting chair of the OAS Permanent Council at the time, failed to rule on whether to allow Guaidó’s agent to level unfounded charges directly accusing the T&T government of culpability in the Venezuelan tragedy.  “[…] …

“[…] It is Maduro and his backers—not sanctions—who are to blame for the Venezuelan people suffering dire economic, political, and human rights conditions, and have caused millions to flee their homes since he assumed power.  “The Venezuela sanctions program is designed to limit the Maduro regime’s sources of revenue and …

The following press statement was submitted to Wired868 by Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) president Clayton ‘JB’ Morris: It’s with great anticipation and great hope that I express ‘get well greetings’ on behalf of the Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) members to Marabella Family Crisis Centre [coach] Mr …

“[…] Notwithstanding the atrocious working conditions and other obstacles, our public healthcare workers have done yeoman’s service in T&T’s greatest time of medical need. They are not to be blamed for the badly broken public health system in which they work… “[…] for T&T, [the Covid-19 vaccine] also gives the …

The following is a press statement from the National Joint Action Committee (NJAC) on the passing of NJAC activist Thuku Moheni: The National Joint Action Committee (NJAC) is saddened by the passing of one of its Tobago veterans of the Trinidad & Tobago Revolution of 1970, Brother Thuku Moheni. Brother …

“[…] We advise all, including local do-gooders and the international press and agencies, to cease and desist from encouraging and exposing ordinary Venezuelans to risk their lives in the waters between our two nations. “It might appear to some to be a short journey but these waters are very dangerous…” …

“[…] The PNM administration seems allergic to institutions which are independent within the executive and run by unelected persons.  “It is clearly one of the reasons for the pre-emptive assault on the Office of the Procurement Regulator rendering it a eunuch, so that the hands of elected ministers will not …

“[…] While we recognise the gains made with amendments to The Domestic Violence Act and the establishment of a Gender-based Violence Unit in the TTPS, the continuing scourge of violence against women and children requires a more aggressive and holistic approach from those in authority. “We are reminded that the …

“[…] Most of all, the movement of 1970 gave the population a new sense of ownership of their land. This also meant acceptance of direct responsibility for their nation’s affairs…” The following is the 12th and final column in an NJAC series on their contribution to Trinidad and Tobago society …

Dr Stefan Keller: “There are clear indications of criminal behaviour on the part of the Fifa president…” Fifa press office: “Fifa and the Fifa president are shocked by the statement issued today by ‘special prosecutor’ Stefan Keller. This statement is both malicious and defamatory in nature and demonstrates his extreme …

“[…] The role of the masses is also seen in their response to NJAC’s call for the transformation of the Trinidad and Tobago economy […] where for the first time Africans and Indians began to set up businesses right across the nation, which they also supported to guarantee their success. …