The major business groups last week reportedly temporarily arose from their customary indifference, alarmed by the prolonged and unrestricted crime spree. In passing, it should be noted that it is apparently the rising cost of doing business in a crime-ridden environment that has set off the alarm from slumber this …
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Pro League scores: Clutch Club Sando edge Defence Force to go second
For the third successive week, Club Sando got a decisive goal in the last three minutes of play as the upstarts—fifth place finishers last season—climbed to second place in the Pro League standings yesterday afternoon with a 2-1 win over Defence Force at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella. Adan …
Read More »On a higher note: Best asks if are we raising the bar for pan’s fans
“You’re going to love me,” she sang, raw emotion inhabiting but not inhibiting her voice. And the crowd roared. “She” is Arielle Cowie, the passionate young singer who performed with Renegades at last month’s International Steelband Foundation’s BIG 5 concert. And she was right; I loved her. As did, as …
Read More »Pro League scores: M’vt Caledonia secure point as Connection go third week without win
W Connection forward Marcus Joseph was on the score sheet again last night in TT Pro League action at the Hasely Crawford Stadium but it was not enough to stop the “Savonetta Boys” from going a third successive week without a win. Joseph’s item, which was his League high fifth …
Read More »I can’t handle the dishonesty! Veteran Warriors star Carlos Edwards vows to quit Central FC
“They are too disrespectful in terms of how they treat and pay their players,” veteran Trinidad and Tobago international and Central FC full-back Carlos Edwards told Wired868. “And when they do pay, it is as if you have to beg for your own money. When you make a commitment and …
Read More »Gutsy Central edged 2-1 by Árabe in CONCACAF contest; Edwards contradicts club on his absence
Trinidad and Tobago Pro League champions, Central FC, left themselves with a mountain to climb to advance past the CONCACAF League Round of 16 stage, after a 2-1 loss to Árabe Unido last night at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port-of-Spain. Attacker Johan Peltier scored first after 20 minutes but …
Read More »Where potholes come from: Engineer urges MoWT to tackle commercial vehicle overloading
“Hauliers of aggregates and hardware material often install a ‘greedy bar’ in order to extend the truck’s capacity beyond the stipulated maximum gross weight. “The ‘greedy bar’ is removed whenever the truck has to be inspected by the Licensing Authority.” The following Letter to the Editor, which deals with aspects of the …
Read More »We are not dead yet! Skeene says Pro League will survive rough road to self-sufficiency
“Given our individual and collective commitment to the League and an understanding of the broader economic challenges and difficulties, we realise that the tests facing the League are no different to those facing the business community. “[…] I believe we will rise to overcome this temporary situation and we will …
Read More »Santos humiliate Jabloteh 6-2 in CONCACAF League; Central host Árabe in POS tomorrow
San Juan Jabloteh experienced a humiliating return to CONCACAF competition last night when they were mauled 6-2 by Costa Rican outfit, Santos de Guápiles FC, at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa in San José. Unless Jabloteh can subject Santos to a four-goal spanking when the two clubs meet again at the …
Read More »Look Loy vs Ottley: TTSL presidential candidates announce slates for 9 August elections
Interim president Keith Look Loy and vice-president Ryan Ottley will lock horns on 9 August 2017 when the Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) hosts its inaugural election at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Look Loy, who is 64, is the FC Santa Rosa head coach, a former CONCACAF …
Read More »Master’s Voice: You vs Euro; the continuing emancipation battle for ownership of self
MOST OF US ARE EMANCIPATED ALREADY. UNFORTUNATELY. No, I haven’t gone completely mad. I just thought I’d try to grab your attention and so make you understand the importance of understanding the power words have. Today is Emancipation Day when we celebrate the end of the enslavement of African people. …
Read More »July 1990 extra: An ex-Jamaat elder speaks out; how the shot was called on me
“I have earned the right to speak because of my commitment to Islam and because of the blood that gushed forth from me because of speaking out and being critical. “I speak on the authority of the four 357 magnum bullets from the gun that Mark Guerra gave to Quincy …
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