Fatima College recorded the biggest win of the 2022 National Intercol competition so far on Friday evening, as they mauled second tier outfit Blanchisseuse Secondary 11-0 in a North Zone quarterfinal fixture at Serpentine Road in St Clair. Fatima will meet East Mucurapo Secondary in the North semifinals on Friday …
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Daly Bread: Accountability gymnastics from National Security and TTGF
Murder, murder everywhere but certain elites continued blindly to cling to the status quo and sections of the business community uttered platitudes. Then, as the murder count soared past 500 with a multiplicity of murders, the Government finally “did” something. That something was a whole day meeting with the heads …
Read More »Noble: What the police cannot do—how to address T&T’s angry climate
We, as a nation, are perched at the point of tipping into anarchy, but all is not yet lost. The choice is ours to make. There is no magic bullet or pill to take away our pain. Only a sense of determination, commitment, and a clear vision will drag us …
Read More »SSFL 2022: Manzanilla Sec demoted for fielding non-student, East Zone standings rearranged
Manzanilla Secondary have been booted from the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) East Zone Championship Division, for fielding a player who is not a student in the second tier competition. Midfielder Keshawn Diaz debuted for Manzanilla against Valencia Secondary on 23 September and played throughout the first and second rounds …
Read More »Dear Editor: How to stop crime: overhaul criminal justice system and beef up death penalty
“[…] We should seek to establish an advisory committee comprising of eminent jurists and law enforcement officials from some [foreign] jurisdictions (possibly a five-member panel) to undertake a comprehensive review of our existing laws and other measures/practices in our criminal justice system. “[…] Accordingly, all crimes related to the illegal importation …
Read More »Fatima get 12 picks on T&T U-17 longlist, with 28 of 35 players from just four schools
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) yesterday revealed the current local-based longlist of Men’s National Under-17 Team head coach Shawn Cooper, with a remarkable 28 from his 35 member provisional squad coming from just four schools. Fatima College, the beaten Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Big 4 finalists, account …
Read More »Intercol 2022: Tranquil stun “Terminix Trinity Moka”, plus potential North relegation kerfuffle
Tranquillity Secondary produced the shock of the 2022 Coca Cola National Intercol competition so far, as they edged Trinity College (Moka) 4-2 yesterday, via kicks from the penalty mark, to advance to the North Zone quarterfinals. Their reward is a match-up with Premier Division outfit, Queen’s Royal College, from 3.30pm …
Read More »Dear Editor: Where is National Elite League? What exactly is TTFA doing for domestic football?
“[…] Coming out of the Covid pandemic shutdown, there were a few tournaments that allowed for a return to play, namely: Ascension tournament (catering to senior men), NLCL U19 Community Cup, Tiger Tanks U20. “[…] Nowhere in that list of tournaments is a TTFA-run or organised tournament or league. We …
Read More »Dear Editor: Sport and social activities can address Enterprise crime spike
“[…] What we see happening did not erupt over night. This is a result of neglect of the community and the youth by those tasked with the authority to assist, like their local representatives, MP, and the Mayor. “[…] One must understand that involvement in sports and social activities reduces …
Read More »Daly Bread: Trying to find the light in dark days of murder, crime and state neglect
In a powerful editorial last Monday on the occasion of Divali, the Trinidad Express newspaper urged that we look around and see Trinidad and Tobago as it really is: “a country carried by the goodness of its people and their love for this place that we call home”. The writer …
Read More »Noble: Money! Money! Money! How our descent into corruption got normalised
“I would like to be able to love my country, fully loving justice. I don’t want just any greatness for it, particularly a greatness born of blood and falsehood. I want to keep it alive by keeping justice alive.” — Albert Camus. The most chilling allegation disclosed in the Vincent …
Read More »SSFL 2022: Saints block their miracles, after slamming five past Miracle Ministries
St Mary’s College got their Big 5 campaign in the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) off to a banging start today as they thumped Central Zone outfit Miracle Ministries Pentecostal High School 5-1 at Serpentine Road in St Clair. The result saw the “Saints” from Frederick Street in Port of …
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