Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Terry Fenwick and press officer Shaun Fuentes appear to have kissed and made up, after a fiery incident this morning, during a press briefing at the Ato Boldon Stadium. Fenwick, who was preparing to start the briefing, appeared to become enraged …
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Health ministry says no inter-island border controls as Tobago braces for Trini tourists
Tobago is getting ready to see a jump in travellers from Trinidad over the Easter holiday. At today’s Ministry of Health virtual media conference, the county medical officer of health (CMOH) for Tobago, Dr Tiffany Hoyte, said villas were predicting a 98% occupancy rate, while apartments and hotels were expecting …
Read More »Fenwick allegedly attacks press officer; TTFA opens probe into controversial English coach
“I told you I am not doing any fucking interview once he is here!” Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Terry Fenwick shouted at media officer Shaun Fuentes. Fenwick was getting ready to start a press briefing at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva and had two …
Read More »Bateau, Levi ruled out of P/Rico qualifier, T&T blindsided by two-month-old travel restriction
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Terry Fenwick today admitted to another selection headache, worsened by his own administration, on the eve of the Soca Warriors’ departure for their opening two World Cup qualifiers against Guyana and Puerto Rico. Ace winger Levi Garcia, central defender Sheldon Bateau …
Read More »Dear Editor: Demonising Andrew Morris won’t change the facts of his brutal killing
‘[…] When we begin to condone extrajudicial killings of unarmed citizens, we are saying that we choose to give up our rights. We choose to leave decisions of life and death to the court of public opinion and to the emotions of a select few …’ The following Letter to …
Read More »Rise of the schoolboys; De Leon, ‘Gally’, Archibald take the stage in ’70 WCQ
In the second instalment of a series on Trinidad and Tobago’s World Cup football adventures, adapted from articles published first in the Trinidad Express in 2006, Lasana Liburd talks to iconic playmaker Leroy De Leon: The Trinidad and Tobago football team returned from Suriname on 15 March 1965 with red …
Read More »Plaza breaks Rangers’ ranks to represent T&T in 1-0 win over Defence Force
Terminix La Horquetta Rangers forward Willis Plaza, 33, was a surprise inclusion in the Soca Warriors squad today as he made a cameo appearance in their final warm-up match before they depart on Thursday for World Cup qualifying action in the Dominican Republic. The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Team …
Read More »Caroni Covid-19 cluster causes jump in new cases; new ‘Antigua’ variant found in UK
A new variant of the Sars-CoV-2 virus has been identified in the UK by travellers from Antigua. This variant, which is not yet considered a variant of concern, contains mutations associated with higher transmission and lower vaccine efficacy. Speaking at the Ministry of Health’s virtual media conference, University of the …
Read More »Chasing rainbows; wind in WI ODI sails as long trip to India 2023 begins
WI are rounding the corner. But don’t start celebrating just yet. We are heading to Toco; the corner we are just rounding is Icacos Point. Like in the bad old days of the Middle Passage, we are in a row boat. Going east. Against the tide. There is good news, …
Read More »Bravo joins party as WI sweep Sri Lanka in ODI series, Hasaranga heroics for nought
West Indies openers Shai Hope and Evin Lewis put just 24 on the scoreboard today before they were separated. No matter, as Darren Bravo delivered in the middle order with his fourth One Day International century, to help the hosts to a 3-0 whitewash of Sri Lanka at the Sir …
Read More »The Good, the Bad and the Polly; why Harper chose Kraigg Brathwaite
God alone knows what Roger Harper’s proclivities are as far as religion and politics go. There are, however, enough clues around, I submit, for West Indies fans to reach tentative conclusions about how the CWI lead selector’s cricketing mind works. Faith, says the Good Book, is the substance of things …
Read More »Daly Bread: Thinking about Dukes… and Wasa
There is Watson Duke and Winston Duke, both Tobago born. Watson is famous in Trinidad and Tobago. As the star of Black Panther, the fame of Winston is international. While we are thinking entertainment, we cannot forget the much-loved calypsonian the Mighty Duke, the late Kelvin Pope. One might …
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