“[…] No matter how intelligent, resourceful, talented, creative or gifted, one individual cannot effectively and efficiently discharge the functions/duties of two full-time jobs. “[…] The Chief Secretary, in effect, would be demonstrating a stupefying lack of confidence in the other members of his team at the THA if he allows …
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Write Start (11-15): Shara Balkaran quit cricket that day, but Brian Lara had other ideas…
“[…] ‘Why are you here?’ asked one of the boys. ‘Girls cannot play cricket,’ said another jokingly. “Their comments were followed by an eruption of laughter from the other boys. Demotivated and embarrassed, I darted from there, as fast as a lightning bolt. I sat at the end of the …
Read More »TTFA alter U-20 trial schedule; ‘players with the surname initial A, B, C, D’ invited on Saturday
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has announced an alteration to the arrangements for its Men’s National Under-20 Team trials; players are now being asked to attend on specific days based on, apparently, the first letter of their surnames. On Tuesday, the TTFA invited interested players to register to …
Read More »Whitmore axed! JFF replace most successful Boyz coach in this millennium with his rookie assistant
Jamaica Men’s National Senior Team head coach Theodore ‘Tappa’ Whitmore has paid the price for his team’s sluggish start to the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign, as he was fired from his post today. Whitmore, an iconic ex-Jamaica midfielder who starred in the ‘Reggae Boyz’ 1998 World Cup campaign, …
Read More »Write Start (16-18): Malique Auguste foresees a dour Carnival where masqueraders are ‘lonely together’
“[…] It’s Carnival Monday, 2022, and reluctantly a gloomy mass of people trickle down the street. Post-covid Carnival and barely anyone marches along the avenue because most are too concerned with catching the still present disease, except of course for those vagrants that have nowhere else to be. “Due to …
Read More »Write Start (11-15): Can Gabriella Mohammed make it as a writer? Lisa Allen-Agostini offers some advice
“[…] My whole dream was to be a writer and my parents—well, more specifically my dad—always crushed it. My dad wanted me to become a doctor, something ‘useful’. “However I wanted to be a writer. The feeling I felt as I brought a tree or a meadow to life. I …
Read More »Write Start (16-18): Aastha Kumar sees designer masks and condensed parade in post-pandemic Carnival
“[…] A ‘no mask, no mas’ policy should be adopted with costume designers incorporating this aspect of PPE into costume designs. “[…] The parade of the bands should be condensed in to one day at one venue to limit the risk of infection…” Seventeen-year-old San Fernando Government Secondary student Aastha …
Read More »T&T U-21 Beach volleyballers withdrawn from World Champs after positive Covid test
The Trinidad and Tobago Volleyball Federation (TTVF) has withdrawn its team from the 2021 FIVB Beach Under-21 World Championships, after a member of the party tested positive for Covid-19—six days before their scheduled departure for Phuket, Thailand. The international tournament runs from 14-19 December and the TTVF selected a team …
Read More »T&T Men’s U-20 screening starts on Saturday at Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has announced the start of screening sessions for its Men’s National Under-20 Team, the first of which will be held on Saturday 11 December from 8am at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. To be eligible, players must be born on or after …
Read More »Write Start (11-15): J’Leise Sealey gets a golden lesson from Olympic star, Keshorn Walcott
“[…] The javelin felt weighted in my arms, the back of the iron spear barely touching the tiny blades of grass that held my shifting feet. The field never seemed to end; it seemed longer as beads of sweat drizzled down my face. “[…] The students before me that had …
Read More »MSJ: PDP has opportunity to make Tobago ‘a model for the entire country’
“[…] The MSJ looks forward to the PDP making good on its commitments to implement transparency and accountability in the affairs of the Tobago House of Assembly. “We also believe that the overwhelming mandate received by the PDP presents an opportunity to fashion a new development approach in Tobago based …
Read More »Negligent administrators, ‘return to play’, and vaccines: Shamfa Cudjoe talks sport with Wired868
“[…] One option is that we start to play with vaccinated persons only—no audience or spectators… Some sporting disciplines are looking better than others. For instance, based on what has been put to us by cricket, cricket looks good. “[…] In football… the Super League couldn’t tell [how many of …
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