Members of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) today approved the third auditing firm to review the financial management of its Fifa-appointed normalisation committee in less than two years. Aegis Business Solutions is now officially responsible for the TTFA’s financial statements of 2020 and 2021—a period that includes three …
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Skerritt’s ‘introselection’ explained; why CWI presidents want no West Indies sole selector
Sick! Toxic! CWI president Ricky Skerritt has not actually uttered those words in public. Not yet. But two recent references to ‘mischief-makers’ tell us that this quiet, even-tempered Kittitian gentleman has had it up to here with what goes on behind closed doors in CWI. And in plain sight in …
Read More »Vaccinated fans welcome in Trinidad as West Indies Championship starts, CWI names regional rosters
Vaccinated Trinidad and Tobago cricket fans can enjoy some live sport from Wednesday morning as the West Indies Championship returns with two first-class four-day fixtures in Trinidad. The T&T Red Force face the Jamaica Scorpions at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba while the Windward Islands Volcanoes tackle the …
Read More »Pollard: “We have to find a way!” West Indies whipped by India, despite Holder half-century
Player-of-the-Series against England Jason Holder continued his return to world number one allrounder form at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad today—this time with the bat. But his six-speckled half-century could only get a disappointing West Indies batting line-up to 176 all out in 43.5 overs in the first of …
Read More »Noble: Hustling into anarchy; the intersection between police, politicians and criminal posses
In 2005, Steve Jobs addressed the new graduates of Stanford University. He advised: “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. You have to trust the dots will somehow connect in your future.” It is easy to miss the connections in our rancorous society …
Read More »Daly Bread: Stop mamaguying us about a ‘safe zone’ Carnival, and tell us what the ‘taste’ costs
The government has decided to permit gatherings to participate in the limited forms of Carnival celebrations that it has belatedly decided to promote this season. Perhaps it should drop the ‘safe zones’ pretence. Such zones may not be workable with the freeing-up and ‘leggo’ of Trinidad and Tobago Carnival. There …
Read More »McWatt and ‘Reds’ slam ‘Commess West Indies’ report on attendances at WI-Eng T20I Series
“[…] Over the five matches played at Kensington Oval, long regarded as the mecca of West Indies cricket, the total local attendance was only 45% of the reduced capacity. And this after the ticket prices for local, Barbadian fans attending the matches had been reduced by 50%. “By whose interpretation …
Read More »Bawa blows England away as India win fifth U-19 Cricket W/Cup title; Skerritt lauds tourney organisation
India helped themselves to an unprecedented fifth ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup title today, defeating England by four wickets at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. India allrounder Raj Bawa stole the show with a decisive all-round performance, claiming 5/31 with the ball in England’s 189 off 44.5 …
Read More »‘It was a no-brainer!’ Edwards named T&T Senior Women’s assistant coach due to ‘synergy’ with Jones
Former Trinidad and Tobago and England Premier League winger Carlos Edwards is set to make his coaching debut locally, after being confirmed today as the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team assistant coach. A release from the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) credited Edwards with the Uefa B …
Read More »Best: CWI cramping Haynes’ style; shouldn’t he be given full control of WI selection?
Unlike his departed predecessor, I’ll bet my hat that Desmond Leo Haynes won’t be announcing that he has to see Nicholas Pooran—or anyone else—play red ball cricket before he considers him for a place on the Test team. Already, he has announced he’ll be doing things his way; his panel …
Read More »Concacaf explains Nations League draw delay, offers clues to T&T’s potential opponents
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve and his potential Concacaf rivals will have to wait until 4 April to discover their groups for the 2022-23 Concacaf Nations League tournament. By then, there will be no Fifa international match window left for teams to rehearse by …
Read More »Dear Editor: ‘Easy for some to judge those for whom suicide seemed like the only way out’
“[…] After my sister, who was a year older, died at age 8, I thought it might have been better to take my life. I may have. If only I knew of a way to do it. Thankfully, the Internet wasn’t a thing back then or I might have googled …
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