Sport Minister Brent Sancho and his advisor Kevin Harrison’s relationship with Central FC has again been called into question, after a leaked document suggested that the pair may have tried to personally benefit from a transfer deal last year. An email, allegedly sent by Harrison in August 2014, appeared to …
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Mr Fete endorses Live Wire; share your own thoughts on Wired868
Wired868 gets a celebrity endorsement. Kinda. Editor’s Note: Wired868 has been a part of the media world since 2012 and has kept you informed and entertained with local and international football news, insightful blogs on everything from cricket to crime and politics and, of course, news satire. Our aim is …
Read More »Public interest in private lives: Reshmi, Kamla, Jack and sex in the media
Less than eight months after Kamla Persad-Bissessar and the People’s Partnership skilfully navigated the crest of a high wave in a sea of yellow and assumed governance of a nation, the name Reshmi Ramnarine entered the national vocabulary. The PP government was elected on May 24, 2010. News of Ramnarine’s …
Read More »Republic Bank National U-11, U-13 and U-15 football crowns at stake in Arima
It is coronation time for Trinidad and Tobago’s top youth clubs. From 10 am on Saturday August 29, the country’s best talent in the Under-11, Under-13 and Under-15 categories will contest the semifinal and final rounds of the 2015 Republic Bank National Youth Cup tournament. San Juan Jabloteh can become …
Read More »Caesar and Marcus selected for Mexico friendly; Kenwyne and Peltier out
New Central FC attacker Marcus Joseph, teenaged North East Stars midfielder Neveal Hackshaw, United States-based forward Trevin Caesar and England-born defender Gavin Hoyte will join the “Soca Warriors” in Salt Lake City, Utah on Sunday August 30, in preparation for their international friendly against Mexico on September 4. All four …
Read More »Central edged by Comunicaciones; on brink of Champions League elimination
Central FC gave an improved showing in Guatemala last night but it was not enough for the Trinidad and Tobago Pro League club’s first point of the CONCACAF Champions League. The “Couva Sharks” succumbed to their second successive defeat, albeit by a single goal to Comunicaciones, while they finished the …
Read More »Sancho collected Central FC qualifying money while Sport Minister
Sport Minister Brent Sancho could feasibly find himself reported to the Integrity Commission after leaked documentation showed that CONCACAF money due to the Pro League club was diverted into the minister’s personal bank account. Then Central FC operations manager Kevin Harrison admitted that he directed CONCACAF to wire US$40,000 (TT$253,000) …
Read More »Million 5 on the Visa card; T&T dangerously misled by political financial forecasts
Yes, it was pleasing to see that on nomination day, on Monday August 17, candidates competing in various constituencies in a fortnight, in the September 7 General Election, shook hands, back-slapped and danced. Let us not go overboard in believing that such harmony will be sustained if revenues available to Governments …
Read More »NSL: Prisons thwart Cunupia escape in Championship opener
Not for the first time this year, the Trinidad and Tobago Prison Service had some civilian help in thwarting a brazen attempted escape from its facility. On this occasion, the action happened on the football field as the CNG National Super League’s Championship Division kicked off at five venues across Trinidad. …
Read More »The Don ‘Dada’: One on one with Trendsetter coach Anthony Wickham
“A coach will be out there to show you along the way but players have to understand that to be an extraordinary player you have to put in extra work,” Trendsetter Hawks coach Anthony “Dada” Wickham told Wired868. “That is as simple as it is. If you don’t come out …
Read More »Rowley has no time for Integrity; he’s trying to be T&T Prime Minister
Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley will not allow himself to be sidetracked by matters of integrity as he continues his campaign to be elected as Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister. Well, that’s a load off the minds of people who are afraid of a radical change in governance. At a …
Read More »NGC gives Super League $1.2 million; competition expands to two divisions
The National Gas Company (NGC) will pump TT$1.2 million into the National Super League for its 2015/16 season as the domestic second tier competition prepares for a second lease of life under All Sport Promotions. The most dramatic change for the retitled CNG National Super League is a new two …
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