Under the deluge of data and detail, Trinidad and Tobago remains a society run by the old privilege of “contact” with power rather than the individual’s right to information. Know the right person and all is yours; demand your right to know and chances are you will hit the wall …

Owing to my commitment to take part in Raoul Pantin’s play Hatuey I was unable to write a column last Sunday. I was therefore unable to make timely comment on the contentious Budget debate and the feeding trough for favoured lawyers exposed in the course of that debate. Happily the …

It will be 2015 Couva Clásico II in next Friday’s First Citizens Cup final at the Ato Boldon Stadium. Last night at the same venue Bankers Central FC and Direc TV W Connection thumped their semi-final opponents to earn their shot at the rich payday. Connection outplayed and dominated a …

The CNG National Super League Knock Out competition will kick off its semi-final round tomorrow at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva with just Guaya United, Prisons FC, Tobago FC Phoenix 1976 and Petrotrin Palo Seco left from 25 teams in the Premiership and Championship Divisions. At stake is a …

A homemade video of a child being abused and forced to drink milk is yet another window opened into the culture of violence in T&T. You can be sure that had the perpetrator and amateur filmmaker known that police would be searching for them, they would not have uploaded that …

Five persons have declared their candidacy for the post of Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president, although it might not be until November 19 that the football fraternity and the hopefuls know who they are for sure. W Connection president David John-Williams, Veteran Footballers Foundation of Trinidad and Tobago …

New evidence points to corrupt business practices by FIFA president Sepp Blatter, police pummel a black youth in the United States, Britney Spears has a wardrobe malfunction and UNC senator flashes underwear at public… There is a certain inevitability to the news these days, isn’t it? Mr Live Wire has …

A 58th minute free kick by Queen’s Royal College midfielder John-Paul Rochford dashed any lingering San Juan North Secondary hopes of lifting the 2015 SSFL Premier Division title. The boys from Bourg Mulatresse wasted a host of chances at the QRC grounds today, and Rochford—the younger brother of 2009 Under-20 World …

Draws were the order of the day at the Hasely Crawford Stadium last night as match day two of the TT Pro League turned out to be quite evenly contested. St Ann’s Rangers and Club Sando battled to a 2-2 draw in the first match of yesterday’s double header while …

The leadership of the CNG National Super League (NSL) Championship Division changed hands today as Queen’s Park Cricket Club (QPCC) edged Prisons FC 1-0 at YTC in Arouca. A second half goal from attacker Jerome Charles condemned Prisons to their first league defeat of the season and put the “Parkites” …

Did Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Raymond Tim Kee have the authority to sack his general secretary, Sheldon Phillips? Tim Kee fired Phillips this afternoon and communicated his decision to the public, via a press release. According to Tim Kee, Phillips was axed for his: “failure to adhere …

The following is the new constitution for the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA), which was adopted and ratified by the TTFA member associations on 12 July 2015: (Definitions) The terms given below denote the following: Arbitration Tribunal: an independent and duly constituted private court of justice acting instead of …