The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team remain outside of FIFA’s top 100 nations as the Soca Warriors placed 102nd from 211 football nations in the latest global rankings. The Warriors, who are coached by former international defender and 2006 World Cup hero Dennis Lawrence, are 14 matches without …

The Trinidad and Tobago Girls’ National Under-14 Team will make their bow at the Ato Boldon Stadium tomorrow evening as the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Under-14 Girls Challenge Series gets underway in Trinidad. Trinidad and Tobago tackle Grenada from 7pm in the second game of a Couva double header while …

Defending SSFL Premier Division champions, Naparima College, are two triumphs away from retaining their title after a 0-0 draw with Presentation College (San Fernando) in the latest edition of the south derby at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella this afternoon. ‘Naps’ have 30 points from 12 matches with two outstanding …

On 9 April 2018, I blogged: “How would things have been different for the minister of sports had the GOTT implemented a sexual harassment policy throughout all state enterprises and ministries and piloted relevant legislation? Women’s rights are human rights and once again this government is failing us.” Eighteen months …

Morvant Caledonia AIA technical director Jamaal Shabazz, a self-proclaimed friend and supporter of Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams, has warned that next month’s football elections will be a ‘dangerous’ one which might require intervention from Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith. Shabazz, who reminded viewers that he …

In a way, it was typical Ella Andall. In other ways, it was Ella extraordinaire two Saturdays ago at Hotel Normandie where, as an insertion into Calypso History Month, she sat with an intimate audience for an evening of conversation and music. A singer-woman whose body channels ancient rhythms, Ella …

Mall Panic screamed this newspaper’s front page very shortly after my column on malls becoming hotspots. Next, an editorial, acknowledged what its editors and commentators already knew: “Today, the failure to stem the tide of crime has made mall-shopping as vulnerable as shopping on the roadside.” The editorial linked crime to …

No Renaldo Boyce. No Jerry Morris. No problem for coach Jerry Moe’s San Juan North Secondary outfit. The ‘Bourg Boys’ consolidated seventh spot in the Premier Division of the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) today with a hard-fought 3-1 victory over longtime eastern rivals St Augustine Secondary in Bourg Mulatresse. …

As a primary school child, rearing aquarium fish was a joy. Of special delight was one called a ‘fighter’, which would flare its gills and spread its fins when it saw itself in a mirror. You could not put two in the same space because they would bite each other. …

At a post-budget discussion this week, a St Mary’s College student chided a panel of present and former government officials, including Public Utilities Minister Robert Le Hunte and Public Administration Minister Allyson, for how they handle youth issues. In the following guest column, Corey Gilkes comments on the public debate …

“No, Dr [Keith] Rowley, the ‘Smith Report’ must be made public. Taxpayers’ money [is] involved.” The following press statement was issued by civic watch group, Fixin’ T&T, in response to Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley’s decision not to release independent report on MP and former Sport Minister Darryl Smith, who …

St Benedict’s College improved their chances of escaping relegation from the Secondary School’s Football League (SSFL) Premier Division this afternoon, as they trounced Trinity College Moka 4-0 in Moka. St Benedict’s are still 13th in the 15-team table with the bottom two schools facing demotion to the Championship Division. However, …