If the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) hoped for regional support as they try to stave off Fifa intervention in the form of a normalisation committee, such dreams have apparently dissipated. “We have private support [from the Caribbean member associations],” one official told Wired868 today. “They agree that we …

“[…] I assumed that an exception would have been made for Kayleigh. Apart from the devastating infringement that cost her the race on Saturday, she is the national champion at that distance and over the last year, she had run faster times than any under-17 or under-20 athlete in the …

Fifa, apparently, needs a new makeshift football leader in Trinidad and Tobago. This morning, controversial Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) finance manager Tyril Patrick informed attorneys for the estranged local football president, William Wallace, that he will not attempt to succeed him. On Tuesday, Fifa effectively dissolved the TTFA’s …

National Security Minister Stuart Young vowed that the government will take action on churches who refuse to act responsibly. Young’s warning came after Reverend Winston Cuffie advised followers to refuse to be ‘dominated by fear’ and attend a Miracle Ministries service last night in Chase Village, Chaguanas—dedicated to ‘the impartation …

Estranged Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president William Wallace has issued a pre-action protocol letter to finance manager Tyril Patrick and threatened Fifa general secretary Fatma Samoura with formal legal proceedings, as local football officials attempt to challenge the dissolution of the TTFA board. On Tuesday, Fifa announced its …

“A cursory glance of the paper trail suggests that there was a lack of proper oversight [on the Home of Football],” stated Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) general secretary Ramesh Ramdhan, in a letter to Fifa chief member association, Veron Mosengo-Omba on 22 January 2020. “The president of the …

Dr Keith Rowley’s prime ministerial rebuke that ‘some people believe they have a pipeline to heaven and God knows them personally … if you are congregating, you will be giving us no chance to escape the ravages of this virus’ is unfortunate. He should not have been put in this …

The Trinidad and Tobago Government has enacted a special Public Health Ordinance for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19), which carries the penalty of a six month imprisonment for anyone who operates a bar, club or provides seated dining amenities for customers. The law comes into force on 21 March 2020 …

“[…] We have instructed our representative on the former TTFA Board, Mr Brent Sancho, that the TT Pro League will not support any move by the former administration to engage in any legal battle against FIFA over their removal from office…” The TT Pro League, via a press statement, has …

Wendy’s Trinidad and Tobago has implemented a range of preventative measures for its staff workers, as a result of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), and will continue to offer meals and desserts to customers via its take-out and drive-thru services. The fast-food restaurant has closed its dining rooms and will not …

Why has Fifa shut down the TTFA Board? And what can besieged TTFA president William Wallace do about it? Wired868 editor and journalist Lasana Liburd and TV6 Morning Edition host Fazeer Mohammed discuss local football on 19 March 2020: More from Wired868 B&B (Trailer): Shawn Cooper: How the Soca Warriors …

In early December of last year, I was in Trinidad to film a commercial for Unit Trust alongside none other than the world’s first black Miss Universe, Janelle Penny Commissiong. The format of the shoot was an informal conversation between two nationals about their successes, their failures—you get the picture. …