The Ministry of Health announced that 402 persons were discharged today and 192 yesterday, in keeping with new protocols in dealing with Covid-19 positive cases. In total, 643 patients are now home quarantined ‘under the continuous monitoring of the respective County Medical Officer Health (CMOH) offices’. Chief medical officer Dr …

“Fifa has been clear from the day of the appointment of the normalisation committee, and on several occasions since, that the committee alone has the mandate to run and manage the affairs of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association. “[…] Additionally, it makes clear the potentially devastating consequences for football …

Fifa secretary general Fatma Samoura has asked ‘new’ Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) boss Robert Hadad—the head of its normalisation committee in the twin island republic—to tell ‘former’ TTFA president William Wallace to ignore the order of High Court Judge Carol Gobin and move its dispute with Fifa to …

Chief medical officer Dr Roshan Parasram announced today that the Ministry of Health is entering a new phase in its treatment of Covid-19, with positive patients asked to home quarantine unless ‘moderately or severely ill’. Within the next 48 hours, patients will also be discharged from Covid-19 step-down facilities without …

“[…] Normalisation is a draconian and unfair act which seeks to undermine the independence of the TTFA and ride roughshod over the will of the electorate who voted for the United TTFA slate in November 2019. “[…] By refusing to work together with us, and by repeatedly refusing to engage …

Can we survive another restart to education in the Hospitality Industry? This question has been on my mind since the recent announcement of the voluntary winding up of the Trinidad and Tobago Hospitality and Tourism Institute (TTHTI). It weighed heavily on my mind because I sat as chair for a …

The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) head office at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva went into lockdown mode this morning but it was not as a safety measure against Covid-19. Normalisation committee chairman Robert Hadad’s staff was not trying to keep the novel coronavirus at bay—just the country’s …

The biggest threat to the Soca Warriors’ dream of qualifying for the Qatar 2022 Fifa World Cup, according to Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) technical committee chairman Keith Look Loy and general secretary Ramesh Ramdhan, is not the ongoing legal tussle between the local football body and Fifa. It …

“In little Trinidad and Tobago, with a bankrupt association, Mr Wallace and his team rightly challenged the motives of the Fifa, as well as the legality—to impose their own lieutenants who would bend to their will, while its own president makes his predecessor look like a church acolyte…” In the …

“[…] To make these already bad matters worse, there was Covid-19. The unplanned relief measures put in place for this epidemic have exacerbated an already difficult budgetary position. “[…] From all appearances, having already overstayed its welcome, Covid-19 has no plans to take its leave soon… The survival strategies are …

The Ministry of Health confirmed its 15th Covid-19 related death this morning. The deceased patient was described as ‘an elderly male with pre-existing conditions’. At present, Trinidad and Tobago has 851 active cases while there have been 1,031 positive tests since the onset of the pandemic, from a total of …

Soca Warriors captain Khaleem Hyland and veteran defender Sheldon Bateau are urging stakeholders to remember the young men and women who play the game, as they pointed to the desperate financial state of many local-based players at present. Former Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams left office …