“[…] Despite the refusal of European governments to engage the issue, the moral landscape across the world has changed discernibly in favour of reparatory justice for native genocide and chattel slavery. “[…] An increasing number of Caribbean people are coming to terms with the true horror of racialised Chattel Slavery… …
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Rigues elected TTSL president by a single vote, as Edwards loses again
Guaya United business development manager Jameson Rigues was elected tonight as the new Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) president, by a slender vote of 10-9 over Eastern Football Association (EFATT) president Kieron Edwards. Rigues replaces Prison Services superintendent Lee Davis, who resigned on 23 January 2023—after a motion by …
Read More »2023 NYFL round-up: Beatnix and Cox Coaching School rain goals on match day one
They scored how many? Beatnix Sports Club were the first big winners of the 2023 Republic Cup National Youth Football League, as they thumped 12 unanswered goals past the beleaguered Elton John Youth Academy in East Zone Under-17 action at the Eddie Hart Savannah in Tacarigua on Saturday 11 March. …
Read More »Eve’s Warriors hold Jamaica goalless again—are T&T ready to reverse Nations League decline?
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team closed off their preparation for next week’s Concacaf Nations League assignments with a creditable goalless draw against Jamaica in Kingston tonight. The Reggae Boyz had most of the ball but, again, rarely threatened while the Soca Warriors often looked the more dangerous …
Read More »Orin: Lineker scored, but the game for media integrity isn’t over
“[…] Gary Lineker, an accomplished former footballer for England, tweeted that the government set out an ‘immeasurably cruel policy being directed at the most vulnerable people in language that is not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s’. “One sympathetic piece in The Guardian (UK) suggested that Gary can become …
Read More »NYFL 2023: Red cards, stunning goals and dust aplenty as East U-20 division starts with a bang
East Zone action in the Under-20 division of the Republic Cup National Youth Football League (NYFL) got underway at the Eddie Hart Grounds in Tacarigua on Sunday, with entertaining, feisty football—albeit in dusty conditions brought on by a harsh dry season. Four NYFL Under-20 matches were played in Tacarigua this …
Read More »Dear Editor: The Republic Cup NYFL can and should do better than this
“[…] The fields that are being used offer little or no amenities for players, especially females, and supporters—not even water. Shame. “[…] We have players registered with one club appearing for another club, and indeed, I know of at least one professional player who has appeared in the East U20 …
Read More »Noble: When will we hold accountable those “honourable” members who lead?
“When a crime is not punished quickly, people feel it is safe to do wrong.” Ecclesiastes 8: 11 Last week’s avalanche of news robs any politician of the right to criticise any citizen for being cynical. It was like a hit parade list of things that can go wrong. The …
Read More »TTPFL 2023: Army chromed as Muckette and Benny put on militant display for AC POS in Malabar
Pass over the control, Army! Only a betting man could have predicted that Defence Force would be the first team to be chromed in the inaugural Trinidad and Tobago Premier Football league (TTPFL) 1 season. And yesterday, that’s exactly the fate suffered by the much-heralded Army/Coast Guard combination, as AC …
Read More »Daly Bread: The unease of doing business in T&T—and the difficulty in “getting thru”
The inquiry “yuh get thru?” is commonplace. It means: did you succeed in completing the business or personal transaction you were attempting to do with a third party? The transaction is usually one involving access to a service and the path to such success is routinely frustrating and stressful. Unless …
Read More »Moore gets memorable goal, as Trinidad and Tobago defeat Jamaica for first time in a decade
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team upset Jamaica 1-0 in an international friendly today at the Catherine Hall Sport Complex in Montego Bay, for their first win over the Reggae Boyz in a decade. Flanker Reon Moore made an immediate impact off the substitutes bench to grab the …
Read More »NYFL 2023: East and South Zones kick off, but North postponed while hiccup in Central
The Republic Cup National Youth Football League (NYFL) kicked off in the East and South Zones today. But the North, Tobago and Girls Divisions will have to wait for at least another week to join the fray, while Central Zone games should start on Sunday 12 March. Gateway Athletic managing …
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