The Ministry of Health today reported seven new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the country. The daily rolling seven-day average for new cases is now below three cases per day. Speaking at the health ministry’s virtual media conference, chief medical officer Dr Roshan Parasram said that low case numbers were …

Former Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team captain Maylee Attin-Johnson discusses the Canada 2015 World Cup qualifying campaign, the influence of American coach Randy Waldrum, the impact of football on her life, and her immediate future in the game. Subscribe for free to to the Burdie and Barney Show …

What do you choose to challenge in recognition of International Women’s Day 2021? The Ministry of Sport and Community Development (MSCD) is asking applicants to give their answer in 25 words of less to compete in its #GirlsRunTT Challenge, which kicks off the ministry’s Pink Run Campaign. The Pink Run …

From Common Entrance failure to university graduate, former Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team captain Maylee Attin-Johnson explains how sport took her out of the ‘ghetto’. Look out for Attin-Johnson’s full interview on the Burdie and Barney Show from Wednesday 10 March, as we discuss the Canada 2015 World …

The Frequently Found Foreign Names list is a problem for voice and vision journalists in T&T. In one of these columns last month, I tried to shine a light on its importance.  Not so long ago, Wired868 editor Lasana Liburd was part of a seminar discussing challenges for the media …

As the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team prepare to kick off their Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying series, journalist Lasana Liburd recalls our first campaign with former national goalkeeper Lincoln ‘Tiger’ Phillips—in the first instalment of a series on T&T’s World Cup adventures, adapted from articles published first …

Outskilled! Thus did England Test captain Joe Root sum up the reason for his team’s 1-3 defeat in the recently concluded four-Test series at the hands of Virat Kohli’s India.  West Indies white ball captain Kieron Pollard, whose team eked out a narrow 2-1 victory over Angelo Mathews’ Sri Lanka …

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Terminix La Horquetta Rangers managing director Richard Ferguson has put TT$100,000 on the table for Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Terry Fenwick. All Fenwick has to do to cash in, is lead his Soca Warriors to victory against the Pro League outfit. The Rangers offer follows …

Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh announced that the government now expects 33,600 AstraZeneca vaccines to arrive in T&T at the end of March, and not 100,000 as was previously promised. The government had announced on 30 January 2021 that they were expecting between 100,000 and 120,000 doses of the vaccine …

Is there any difference between coaching male and female footballers? Former Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team captain Maylee Attin-Johnson explains why Women Soca Warriors coaches better be ready for more questions. Look out for Attin-Johnson’s full interview on the Burdie and Barney Show from Wednesday 10 March, as …

At the end of the 18th over, West Indies were 112 for 7 without a specialist batsman left and 20 runs short of Sri Lanka’s total in the third and final CG Insurance T20 International at the Coolidge Ground in Antigua. Jason Holder had 13 runs off 22 balls while …