“[…] Honourable Minister of Sport Ms Shamfa Cudjoe, when handing over funds to sporting associations please put added measures to ensure the intended purpose is realised. “A suggestion would be to distribute funds directly to the swimmers and officials based on the cost breakdown in the meet summons or ASATT’s …

Tripartite discussions between the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA), the TT Pro League and the Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) appear to have reached an impasse with the parties disagreeing on three points. At present, the three bodies continue to disagree on the administration of the competition and …

What, a young British schoolboy was asked somewhere in the early 1980s, is Black Power? His response was a name: ‘Clive Lloyd.’ As the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago emerges from Carnival and begins a largely muted celebration of the anniversary of the epoch-making 1970 Black Power Revolution, some other …

There’s a human who walks in small tight circles on the pavement in Champs Fleurs in front of a successful company. His fingers on one hand are visibly rotting, his smell is putrid, he made me think of the personification of the ‘creature from the black lagoon’. I first saw …

Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president William Wallace has accused the administration of his predecessor, David John-Williams, of failing to account for millions of dollars received from Fifa and improperly deducted from office staff. Wallace’s claims were part of a 50-minute long press conference at the Queen’s Park Oval …

Trinidad and Tobago’s 2020 Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship adventure came to an emphatic end this evening at the Estadio Olympic Félix Sánchez in Santo Domingo, as the Women Soca Warriors lost 4-0 to Mexico in the final quarterfinal match. The result means Mexico, who won this competition two years ago, …

Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president William Wallace today announced a four year deal with Caribbean Chemicals & Agencies Ltd, which will see the latter company offer ‘support in the development and improvement of playing pitches at senior, junior and school level’ and ‘product for the improvement of playing …

Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-20 Team head coach Richard Hood has urged football fans to appreciate the improvement and effort shown by his outfit and avoid saddling the players with unfair expectations. The young Women Soca Warriors edged Puerto Rico 5-4 on kicks from the penalty spot on Sunday …

Defence Force remained on course for their fourth Pro League title yesterday as the ‘Teteron Boys’ edged W Connection 1-0 at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. The win, which came courtesy of a second half Adrian Welch item, meant the Army/Coast Guard combination remain nine points ahead of second …

Nineteen year old Trinidad and Tobago goalkeeper K’lil Keshwar, a St Francis College student in the United States, made the save of her blossoming career so far, as the young Women Soca Warriors edged Puerto Rico 5-4 in penalties in Concacaf Under-20 Championship action in the Dominican Republic. Keshwar’s low …

Carnival post-mortems are usually futile because the vested interests in Carnival are so strong that those with the power to make changes will not attempt to solve congestion on the parade route, the marginalisation of traditional mas and other problems. Nevertheless, all praise to Pan Trinbago, under the presidency of …

Morvant Caledonia United snapped a five game win-less streak yesterday evening as they downed table proppers Cunupia FC 3-1 at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. The ‘Eastern Stallions’ have not had a result to celebrate since they downed Terminix La Horquetta Rangers 2-0 on 21 January at the Hasely …