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Dear Editor: Why aren’t workers granted same salary considerations as those in power?

“[…] This development raises once again the need for constitutional reform to put the necessary mechanisms in place to prevent issues like these from raising their heads and creating doubt in the minds of ordinary citizens about whether decisions being made are really honourable. “Surely, recommendations for your own salary …

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Best: Will West Indies cricket sink or swim with Shallow?

Ralph Gonsalves, an unconditional West Indies cricket supporter, has an important message for Cricket West Indies (CWI) president Dr Kishore Shallow. The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister is unhappy with the way regional cricket is being managed. According to him, “the same bureaucratic, lifeless kind of administration” is …

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Daly Bread: Deflections and delusions, as General Election beckons

Contemporaneously with critical commentaries, the Prime Minister last Sunday attempted certain deflections of the Government’s decision—despite the parlous state of our finances—to accept for its members the hefty salary increases and backpay, which the Salaries Review Commission recommended (the SRC increases). However, it is reasonable to hold this Government accountable …

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SSFL 24: Fatima fire Charles; coach admits to strained relations with Old Boys

Three Premier Division seasons, four major trophies—and then the axe. Coach Hutson “Baba” Charles’ era at Fatima College came to an abrupt end yesterday when he and assistant coach Russell Sutton were dismissed from the staff, just hours after finishing second in the 2024 Coca Cola National Intercol competition. In …

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SSFL 2024: Have Gonzales-led execs destroyed credibility of 2024 season?

Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) president Merere Gonzales has, uncharacteristically, kept a still tongue in the past two weeks. During that period, Gonzales has not taken or returned calls from Wired868 to address pertinent matters related to the competition he heads. There are multiple disciplinary matters from the current  season …

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