Let’s call this what it is: a preposterous idea borne from an inflated view of self and a total lack of consideration for the welfare of the general public at large. A farcical miscalculation of what your audience would—or should—willingly swallow. But enough about the appointment of Fitzgerald Hinds as …
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B&B (Trailer): Latapy explains why the Strike Squad missed out on Italy 1990 W/Cup
So close, yet so far. Iconic Trinidad and Tobago footballer Russell ‘The Little Magician’ Latapy reveals why he thinks the Strike Squad missed out on the Italy 1990 World Cup. Look out for Latapy’s full interview on the Burdie and Barney Show from Wednesday 21 April, as we talk to …
Read More »Why the projected European Super League affects everyone—even T&T
Uefa banked €3.25 billion (TT$26.7 billion) in commercial revenue for its showcase tournaments last year. The lion’s share of Uefa’s money, €2.55 billion (TT$21 billion), went to the clubs that viewers switch on their television to watch. The Champions League, which involves 79 teams, got €2.04 billion (TT$16.7 billion) while …
Read More »EFATT urges well-wishers to contribute to relief drive for St Vincent and the Grenadines
The Eastern Football Association of Trinidad and Tobago is inviting football stakeholders, fans and well-wishers to contribute to a relief drive for St Vincent and the Grenadines to help the Caribbean nation recover after the eruption of La Soufrière volcano. Persons who wish to contribute can drop off water, rice, …
Read More »Dr Abdool-Richards: No recorded adverse events linked to AstraZeneca vaccine in T&T
The Ministry of Health continues to assert that no one who has received the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in Trinidad and Tobago has had any serious side effect. “At this point in time, after administering over 16,000 vaccines, [the ministry] has no recorded adverse events,” principal medical officer Dr Maryam Abool-Richards said …
Read More »Young is new energy minister, Hinds takes national security post while Cummings gets youth job
Stuart Young, the Port of Spain North/St Ann’s West MP, has replaced the late Franklin Khan as minister of energy and energy industries with Fitzgerald Hinds taking over the portfolio of national security minister. The decision was announced this afternoon via a press release by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, …
Read More »Plaza, Benny, ‘Ball Pest’ in new-look T&T Futsal team, as Decle targets W/Cup spot
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team forward Willis Plaza will spend the next month focused on winning a plane ticket to Lithuania, rather than Qatar, after he was selected in the 14-man National Futsal Team to compete in the May Concacaf Futsal Championship in Guatemala City. The Futsal Team, …
Read More »Brazil’s P1 coronavirus variant found in T&T
The Ministry of Health has reported that the P1 variant of the Sars-Cov-2 virus—the so-called Brazil variant—has been detected in a local Covid-19 positive patient. In a statement to the media, the ministry said that the sample came from the Nariva/Mayaro County and was sequenced at the University of the …
Read More »Guyana football president investigates Boucaud appearance, but no sign of breach
Guyana Football Federation (GFF) president Wayne Forde has vowed to do ‘due diligence’ on the eligibility of 36-year-old Trinidad and Tobago midfielder Andre Boucaud, due to the latter’s appearance as a late substitute during the Soca Warriors’ 1-1 World Cup qualifying draw with Puerto Rico on 28 March. Boucaud, at …
Read More »Three deaths and 134 new cases; more infections in April than rest of 2021 combined
Trinidad and Tobago suffered three additional deaths related to the Covid-19 virus over the past 24 hours and set a new record for infections in 2021, with 134 positives. It is the third time in the last five days that the government revealed a new high in infections, after the …
Read More »Dear Editor: Why can’t the commissioner of police handle criticism?
‘[…] not only is the Threatener highly dangerous, he certainly lacks the maturity of thought to be able to handle critique and criticism …’ The following Letter to the Editor was submitted to Wired868 by Mohan Ramcharan from Birmingham, England: I’m going to start off this letter in an unexpected …
Read More »Daly Bread: Falling into Daunte’s inferno: police violence in the US and T&T
Daunte (pronounced Dante) Wright, aged 20, is the latest black man to be killed by a white police officer in the United States. The matter that first drew the attention of the police to him was minor. A questionable explanation has been given for the shooting of Daunte. The police …
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