Central FC captain Marvin Phillip gave a well-timed reminder of his ability at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva tonight with a penalty save from North East Stars talisman Cornell Glen and another fine block from teenaged substitute Marcus Gomez. But another uninspiring performance in the business area of the …
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Warner and Williams have a flying conversation
Scene: Office of Minister of National Security Date: Sometime in July 2012 Phone rings. National Security Minister Jack Warner: “Good afternoon, you’re through to Miami Vice. Hahahaha.” Acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams: “Minister Warner? Minister Warner, I must talk to you immediately.” Warner: “Yes Stephen, what’s all the excitement about?” …
Read More »Flying Squad The Movie: A critical review
Narratives based loosely on factual events were the rave at the recent United States Academy Awards with Argo, Zero Dark Thirty and Lincoln all enjoyed some success. Far away in Trinidad and Tobago, National Security Operations Centre (NSOC) director Garvin Heerah allegedly submitted a late entry. The plot, as published …
Read More »Stabilising the West Indies cricket team
The West Indies cricket team’s 3-0 One-Day International (ODI) triumph against Zimbabwe marks the 16th time that the regional team has swept an opposing nation since a 1976 whitewash away to England under legendary captain Clive Lloyd. There is little similarity between those two emphatic series. Zimbabwe is clearly a minnow …
Read More »Caledonia will defend Caribbean crown; T&TEC withdraw
Neal & Massy Caledonia AIA will defend its Caribbean Club Championship crown after T&TEC FC withdrew its claim to participate in the regional competition due to financial constraints. DIRECTV W Connection and T&TEC were due to represent the Trinidad and Tobago Pro League in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) tournament …
Read More »Caledonia AIA defends FA Trophy
Neal & Massy Caledonia became the first Trinidad and Tobago football club to defend the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) FA Trophy crown in 13 years as the “Eastern Stallions” defeated Central FC 2-0 in an exciting finale tonight at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. It is Caledonia’s third …
Read More »Pound the alarm: Nicki Minaj is at it again
Trinidad-born rapper and the world’s oldest Barbie doll, Nicki Minaj, gave Trinidad and Tobago another public toast this week. Once again, it was with Gramoxone. Minaj, a judge for the popular United States television show “American Idol”, compared Trinidad and Tobago to Liberia and said she was lucky to get …
Read More »Fenwick slams TTFF/Gov’t for penniless FA finals
Pro League rookie club Central FC will aim to collect the first trophy in its brief history tomorrow night when the “Couva Sharks” face Neal & Massy Caledonia AIA from 8 pm in the TTFF FA Trophy final at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. But, if it was up …
Read More »Rangers striker joins Pro League hattrick club
New St Ann’s Rangers striker Marvin Lee scored the tenth hattrick of the 2012/13 Digicel Pro League season and the fifth treble of the year on Wednesday evening but it was only good enough for a solitary point as Rangers and Police played to a 3-3 draw in a rescheduled …
Read More »SportWired: Backs to the wall against football’s racists
AC Milan’s chances of securing a Champions League spot for next season, let alone staying in the Serie A title race, could be dealt a serious blow with reports that star Italy international striker Mario Balotelli could miss Saturday’s league fixture against Lazio with a back strain. He may not …
Read More »Machel floats away… and takes Warner and Heeralal to safety
There is nothing to suggest that Trinidad and Tobago soca star Machel Montano is in any way linked to the Flying Squad that Jack Warner is supposedly innocently guilty of restarting. But, when Machel floated out the Magistrates’ Court today, he was not alone—in a manner of speaking. Machel was …
Read More »Cabbage Patch Kid buries self with Sea Lots post
The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service responded to the grieving Sea Lots community yesterday with rubber bullets and tear gas. There were no reports of residents hurling anything but insults at lawmen after a mother and her two children were knocked down and killed while allegedly standing on the pavement …
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