“There are two things that are important in politics,” said Mark Hanna, a 19th-century businessman and political kingmaker in Cleveland, Ohio. “The first is money, and I can’t remember what the second one is.” Pete W Moore, the MA Hanna associate professor of politics at Case Western Reserve University in …
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1975 CWC: Genius Kallicharran spanks Lillee to take Windies to semis
(Part 44.) ‘Kalli’ the conqueror. There are just seven days to go to the 50th anniversary of the West Indies victory over Australia in the 1975 World Cup final. And on this day, we focus on the first meeting of those two teams at The Oval in London, on the …
Read More »Dear Editor: TTFA is setting up Women Soca Warriors to be humiliated
“[…] The Women Soca Warriors are going to get pummelled because we deliberately chose to ignore their programme. “It seems to me that we are a culture that likes to see women being humiliated. We will invest heavily in men’s sports, especially football, but will neglect our women and make …
Read More »T&T face USA without Levi; star forward leaves camp to get married
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team will be without key forward Levi Garcia for their opening 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup fixture against the United States at PayPal Park in California tomorrow. The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) revealed last night Garcia, who plays professionally for Spartak Moscow …
Read More »Dear Editor: Gov’t must clamp down on police refusal to use bodycams, especially in current climate
“[…] When police officers disobey direct orders from superiors to wear body cameras, it is a serious breach of protocol and accountability. “[…] Police hierarchy should disclose when and why officers fail to wear body cams, especially during use-of-force incidents…” The following Letter to the Editor on the importance of …
Read More »1975 CWC: “Never before or since did I know fear on a cricket field”; Hurricane Thomson batters Sri Lanka
(Part 43.) ‘Thommo’ on the rampage. With eight days to the 50th anniversary of the West Indies’ defeat of Australia in the 1975 Cricket World Cup final, and after spending the last two editions of the series focusing on the Caribbean side’s thrilling one-wicket win over Pakistan in Birmingham, we now …
Read More »“It’s as if we don’t exist!” T&T women’s star slams TTFA, as W/Warriors dormant after 18 mths
“[…] Our Senior Women’s National team also have World Cup hopes—yet we are being neglected. We are near the middle of June are basically in July. Yet we have: no head coach; no friendlies; no local pool in training. “Is as if we don’t exist…” Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National …
Read More »T&T get all Caribbean WCQ group; Warriors draw Jamaica and Curaçao
The good news is that there will definitely be a Caribbean team at the 2026 Fifa World Cup. And Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dwight Yorke could feasibly book his team’s place there without having to defeat a single team from outside the region. The bad …
Read More »1975 CWC: The day that Windies stopped being ‘Calypso Cricketers’
(Part 42.) “West Indies surely now cannot win!” Television commentator and former Australian captain and leg-spinner Richie Benaud’s crisp, precise tone had pronounced on the West Indies’ fate against Pakistan at the 1975 World Cup. Keith Boyce had just dragged a delivery from seamer Naseer Malik onto his stumps to …
Read More »Yorke calls up ‘Shiggy’ Garcia to replace injured Trimmingham
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dwight Yorke has added Defence Force defender Justin ‘Shiggy’ Garcia to his 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup squad. Garcia, 29, replaces 28-year-old Montego Bay United defender Josiah Trimmingham who sustained a knee injury during the warm-up before Tuesday night’s World Cup qualifier …
Read More »1975 CWC: One for the ages—Murray and Roberts pull off sensational recovery against Pakistan
(Part 41.) Deryck Murray, Andy Roberts save the day. With 10 days to go to the 50th anniversary of the West Indies victory over Australia in the 1975 World Cup final at Lord’s, Tony Cozier reports on the Caribbean side’s second Group B match against Pakistan in Birmingham, which was carried …
Read More »Phillip, Molino shine as 10-man T&T advance, despite 2-1 loss to Costa Rica
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team are through to the third and final Concacaf World Cup qualifying round, despite falling 2-1 to Costa Rica last night in a tense affair at the Estadio Nacional in San José. The month of June was always going to reveal much about …
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