“Lo and behold, the TTFA elections are due in less than two weeks and out of the blue we read of the FIFA President and the Prime Minister of T&T will attend the gala opening. “This to me has nothing to do with football, but is a politically motivated move …
Read More »Dear Editor: The unfinished business of sexual harassment
The following Letter to the Editor calling for stand-alone sexual harassment legislation was submitted to Wired868 by the Alliance for Sexual Harassment Law. The Alliance includes organisations: CAISO, Coalition against Domestic Violence (CADV), Hindu Women’s Association, (ILSCA), Network of NGOs of Trinidad and Tobago for the Advancement of Women, WOMANTRA, Fire Circle …
Read More »Wallace, John-Williams clash on Lawrence and finances, as DJW issues first release from ‘Team Impactors’
United TTFA: “United TTFA believes that as TTFA President, i.e. Chairman of the TTFA Board, [David] John-Williams must accept institutional responsibility for having extended the contract of a coach who has proven to be entirely inadequate to the task, but who undeservedly continues to enjoy the benefits of being the …
Read More »‘My work cannot be measured solely by wins or losses!’ John-Williams pleads for re-election
“The work of this administration simply cannot be measured solely by wins or losses on the field, but by a greater appreciation for all that has been achieved throughout my tenure. Over the next two weeks many questions will be answered and a lot will be revealed which will continue …
Read More »Dear Editor: How equal was the Equal Opportunity Tribunal?
“I could understand if the claim was dismissed because Mr [Rishi Persad] Maharaj listed the wrong entity as his employer. I could understand if the claim was dismissed because sexual harassment is not currently illegal based on our current legislation. I could even understand if it was dismissed once the …
Read More »Dear Editor: TTFA voters must zone out noise and evaluate track records of aspirants
“Election rules state that candidates for office must have at least three years of managerial/organisation experience in football. In other words, the rules stipulate that they must have a track record by which we can judge them…” The following Letter to the Editor on the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s …
Read More »An ‘administrative error’; Wallace issues statement on false letter of support from Junior Sammy Group
“We are taking full responsibility for the error of sharing an unauthorised letter of support from the Junior Sammy Group at our presentation on Saturday 2 November… “Further investigation has revealed that we received this unauthorised letter due to an administrative error on the part of our supporter.” The following …
Read More »Warrick: De Four should look in the mirror for cause of Women’s Olympic fiasco, not blame WOLF
“A bad carpenter blames his tools… Mr [Stephan] DeFour, you should not only apologise to TT WOLF, but its players and clubs, who feed all national programs.” The following press statement was issued by Women’s League of Football (WOLF) president Susan Joseph-Warrick in response to Women’s National Senior Team head …
Read More »‘United TTFA’ blame John-Williams for ‘alarming destruction’ of T&T football
“United TTFA sees the immediate ill fortune of [the Men’s and Women’s National Senior Teams] as emblematic of the ongoing collapse of TTFA’s national teams programme under the David John-Williams administration…” The following media statement on the state of Trinidad and Tobago football was issued by ‘United TTFA’ members Anthony …
Read More »Dear Editor: Rooting for Tridents, sincerely, an Amazon Warrior fan
“GAW is far and away the best team in CPL 2019. But sport isn’t linear, and the best doesn’t always win the prize. […] I’d feel better about the Amazon Warriors’ chances in an NBA-style best of 5 maybe, not in a single game, because TKR could win a one-off, …
Read More »Youth programme battles mental illness through sports
“Mental health and physical health are fundamentally linked. There are multiple associations between poor mental health and chronic physical conditions … so we are hoping that S.I.M. would be able to offer a refuge, which is a safe space to rebuild oneself, for those in schools and others. “ The …
Read More »Dear Editor: Instead of attacking, Law Association should work with CJ
“It cannot be that judges must have the confidence of the local bar and without it, they must resign and/or be impeached. In fact, the Law Association, by so ferociously attacking the chief justice, only risk damaging the office and its own credibility in tandem. If they were to succeed …
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