The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) is in the market for its third technical director within this calendar year, after incumbent Anton Corneal confirmed that he will vacate the post on 31 August. Corneal replaced Dion La Foucade as TTFA technical director on 1 February. It was his third …

Which football lover cannot instantly put the following 45 words into context? None worthy of the tag.  Rushing off his line intent on claiming the descending ball, England’s Peter Shilton got to it before Maradona’s head. But not first, not before Dieguito’s fist. The gifted midfielder’s hand went up, striking …

“[…] It is quite an accomplishment to celebrate a 60th anniversary but can we as a people truly say that we have all really enjoyed the benefits of being an independent nation? “There are many positive achievements, most of which can be ascribed to our sportsmen and women, our cultural …

Nearly 80 per cent of the people responding to a survey done by the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) said fireworks affected them negatively. Without knowing the extent of the survey, it is still a large and significant proportion.  Another of their surveys said the majority of the animals affected (60 …

Teenaged Trinidad and Tobago sprinter Revell Webster talks to Wired868 about his track and field dreams in the fifth instalment of our NGC Youth Elite Programme (YEP) series: More from Wired868 Calling Caribbean university students: Boost job prospects and win gift voucher Calling Caribbean university students aged 18 to 25! …

When crunch time arrived in the CG United One-Day International (ODI) series at Kensington Oval last night, the West Indies were quite good. The problem, though, was that New Zealand were better. And so, in their last ODI match of 2022, the West Indies lost by five wickets to the …

“[…] The reality is Amplia has a lot to gain from this in the short-term, as they could double or triple their number of subscribers by the end of the year if this impasse continues. Because it is the people who already have pay tv and who are accustomed to …

For the confident Magyars, the early going in the 1954 Finals could not have been easier. Seeded top in Group Two, they dismissed debutants South Korea 9-0. Then, with the West Germans weakened by separation from the communist East, they put on an 8-3 clinic against them, Sandor Kocsis helping …

No, no Mr Jacob, Acting Commissioner of Police, you cannot expect us to be patient and bear with the police in tackling crime. During the 20 years of these weekly columns, violent crime—particularly murder and the impunity with which it is committed—has been a high profile subject. As long ago …

“[…] Let us begin with Fritz Walter, who would lead the Germans into battle in the final in the Swiss capital in 1954. A decade and a half earlier, the Germans had won the early battles and the Hungarians had been made to suffer after the outbreak of  World War …

On a rain-interrupted evening at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, the West Indies cricket team produced a Jekyll and Hyde performance en route to a 50 run One-Day International (ODI) loss to New Zealand, via the D-L method. The three-match series will be decided on Sunday at the same venue, with …

“[…] Over the last 10 years or so, junior police officers—some of whom may be still on probation—can be often seen wearing a blue operational jacket and black pants while on duty.  “[…] In my view, this drop in the standard of dress—which has been allowed for years even before …