“[…] People seem to think that this latest ruling means that all persons charged with murder in Trinidad and Tobago will automatically be granted bail. This is not so. “The Court’s judgement merely means that persons charged with murder in T&T may now apply for bail…” The following Letter to …
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Alan Hubbard: Finally, sport is up in arms over Russia’s war games
“[…] Anyone who knows me will understand that imposing sanctions on athletes because of the actions of the Government goes against the grain. I have railed against the practice of politicians targeting athletes and sport to make political points when other sectors continue about their business. “This is different as …
Read More »T&T U-20 Women end campaign with 5-0 loss to Canada, as Walcott tallies over a dozen saves
Trinidad and Tobago closed off their Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship campaign tonight with a 5-0 defeat to Canada in their final Group G fixture at the Estadio Panamericano in San Cristóbal. It might say something about their short-lived Under-20 World Cup campaign that tonight’s result might genuinely be considered their …
Read More »St Louis: Industrial Court’s T&TEC judgement is a huge body blow for social justice
The Industrial Court delivered a judgement on 18 February 2022 and ruled that it would be too expensive for T&TEC to pay any increased salaries at this time. As such the workers at the Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission (T&TEC) were not awarded any salary increases for the period 2015 …
Read More »Spence: T&T U-20 Women want to ‘redeem themselves’; coach appears to shift responsibility
Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-20 Team head coach Jason Spence suggested that his players are hoping to ‘redeem themselves’ this evening, after their calamitous defeats to El Salvador and St Kitts and Nevis in their opening Concacaf 2022 Women’s Under-20 Championship encounters. The nod towards the players’ shortcomings was …
Read More »Dr Rowley: We hoped in vain for a miracle… now we will determine how tragedy occurred
The following is a media statement from Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley on missing divers Fyzal Kurban, Rishi Nagassar, Yusuf Henry and Kazim Ali Jr, who have now been declared dead by Paria Fuel Trading Company: It is with great sadness that we have just received confirmation that four citizens …
Read More »Demming: Paria Fuel’s shameful response to tragedy betrays absence of communications protocols
Let me begin by addressing myself directly to the families of the divers whose lives were snuffed out in the Paria incident: those of us who have lost family members and friends understand your pain. So we hope that eventually you will remember those who were lost more with joy …
Read More »Fifa and Uefa reverse initial decision suspend Russia football teams, Russia can still appeal to CAS
Barely 24 hours after suggesting that Russia continue competition in the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying competition under the name of the ‘Football Union of Russia (RFU)’, Fifa and Uefa have suspended Russia’s national and club teams from ‘participation in both Fifa and Uefa competitions until further notice’. The measure …
Read More »CWI and Sport Ministry honour late WI cricket pioneer, Sonny Ramadhin
Cricket West Indies (CWI) president Ricky Skerritt and Trinidad and Tobago Minister of Sport and Community Development Shamfa Cudjoe have paid tribute to iconic former West Indies spin bowler Sonny Ramadhin, who passed away yesterday at the age of 92. Ramadhin was the first cricketer of East Indian descent to …
Read More »T&T U-20 Women humiliated 7-2 by St Kitts and Nevis; Spence’s troops allow 65 shots in two games
Trinidad and Tobago’s Fifa 2022 Women’s Under-20 World Cup campaign came to an abrupt and humiliating end today after just two matches, the junior Women Soca Warriors routed 7-2 by St Kitts and Nevis at the Estadio Panamericano in the Dominican Republic. The signs that something was horribly wrong with …
Read More »Fifa says Russia can compete as ‘Football Union of Russia’; Poland rejects ‘game of appearances’
Fifa has opted not to eject Russia from the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign but will instead allow them to continue competing as Football Union of Russia (RFU). The decision was announced today by the Bureau of the Fifa Council, which is headed by Fifa president Gianni Infantino, as …
Read More »Media Monitor: Mentors, memorable moments, role models and money in sport
On the Carnival weekend, Dimanche Gras and its Calypso Monarch competition are usually in the spotlight. Not in this Covid-benighted year 2022. With nothing appealing about the completely unjustifiable Taste of Carnival, it was from the sports news that the three most interesting stories came. The first is the death …
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