If there are any virtues that San Juan Jabloteh technical director Keith Jeffrey lacks, let it not be said that confidence is one of them. When Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) technical committee chairman Keith Look Loy came calling, over the Christmas period, with the offer of Boys’ National …
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Hilarant! Haiti is sorry for T&T as local crime mess creates Caribbean tragicomedy
Full circle. Just about 30 years ago, David Rudder was singing “Haiti, I’m sorry.” Nowadays, however, my Haitian friend is sorry for us. And all he needed to sum up the situation of those of us who, trying to escape from the UNC, voted for the PNM was four words. …
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Demming: Time to vote for newbie politicians; T&T leaders fail to get things done
Like most of Trinidad and Tobago, I am not looking forward to the upcoming election (a.k.a. silly) season with the current offerings. The PNM and the UNC or its derivatives have ruled this country since independence and the problems of underdevelopment persist. Citizens need to escape the never-ending abusive cycle …
Read More »Lee salvages point for Rangers against Sando, as top five Pro League teams draw
Third place Terminix La Horquetta Rangers lost a chance to close the gap with leaders Defence Force on match day six of the 2019/20 Pro League season, as they had to settle for a 1-1 draw with Tiger Tanks Club Sando on Friday at the La Horquetta Recreation Ground in …
Read More »Nakhid: T&T’s contract mafia is destroying the future of the working class; we must stand up
The year was 1986, and my American University Soccer team was having an average season compared to our previous season having reached the National Championship game against perennial powerhouse, UCLA. Seven of our starting team had graduated, including three fellow Trinbagonians who were players of outstanding quality. I was now …
Read More »Daly Bread: Facing the music; the problem of accountability in crime and in pan
Last week commenced with the prime minister making more shallow statements about the prevailing rampant murder in response to meek and mild interview questions. In local parlance, the TV interview was sorf. Today I am asserting that facing the music is a common problem for the prime minister regarding rampant …
Read More »Noble: Tackling poverty: the slower (vital) route to shutting down T&T crime factory
With the two shootings in East Port of Spain and the mystery of the San Fernando ‘kidnappings’, the uncertainty of life in our country is writ large. Fear stalks. These circumstances have the potential to paralyse the commercial life of Port of Spain on one hand and to drive deeper …
Read More »Scalp by scalp, Walsh steadily stakes claim for T20 World Cup selection
Despite being a player on the regional scene since the 2011-12 season, Hayden Walsh jr had never really knocked on the selection door before the middle of the 2019 CPL season. In the third game of his debut regional season, he had impressed with returns of 4 for 47 against …
Read More »Eve gets U-17 job with Leon, Ince and Jeffrey as assistants, Look Loy sympathises with Cooper
Naparima College and Tiger Tanks Club Sando coach Angus Eve was confirmed as Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 Team head coach this evening with Keith Jeffrey and Clyde Leon as his assistants, Clayton Ince as goalkeeper coach, Adarryl John as trainer and Wesley Webb as team manager. The technical …
Read More »Eve, Jack, Jeffrey and La Foucade are in, but no room for Cooper as TTFA appoints coaches
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) made over two dozen technical appointments in a marathon meeting last night with Dion La Foucade, Angus Eve and Kelvin Jack among the new inclusions into the national pool. However, technical committee chairman Keith Look Loy did not have things all his way, …
Read More »‘Ballpest’ buries Police FC as Quamina explains La Horquetta Rangers philosophy
Terminix La Horquetta Rangers showed that they have guts to match their quality on Tuesday night, as the star-studded outfit edged Police FC 2-1 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in a match that saw both clubs reduced to 10 players. Playmaker Keron ‘Ballpest’ Cummings conjured up Rangers’ winning goal with …
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