After three shaky rounds with just 27 from 45 scheduled matches taking place, the Youth Pro League (YPL) finally had a full quota of games on the weekend. Once again, TT Pro League CEO Julia Baptiste blamed registration issues for the barrage of defaulted fixtures and forfeited points. “If you …
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Music to WI ears: the Fat Lady prepares to sing for Windies coach, Richard Pybus
It didn’t take long, did it? Mouth open and ’tory jump out. Not one mouth, four mouth—not counting Dr Ralph Gonsalves who mouth cyar stay close when is West Indies cricket people talking bout. So first, it was Phil Simmons, who has never felt he wasn’t free to speak his …
Read More »RBYL: Beaver tricks, a rabona kick and a goalie hattrick; action intensifies in the Savannah Dust
A few beaver tricks, a cheeky rabona kick and a hatttrick from a goalkeeper were among the highlights to savour as North Zone action in the Republic Bank Youth League (RBYL) continued apace at the Queen’s Park Savannah on Saturday 6 April. Queen’s Park Cricket Club (QPCC) and Pro Series …
Read More »Over $16 million unaccounted from FIFA-funded Home of Football project! TTFA bank records to be searched next
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams and general secretary Camara David could be asked to explain a gap in excess of TT$16 million between the quantum of contracts at their headquarters and the budget for the controversial Home of Football in Couva. The revelation comes as TTFA …
Read More »Daly Bread: The Presidential crease; is Weekes shirking her responsibility to T&T?
President of the Republic, Paula-Mae Weekes, recently gave two interviews to Hema Ramkissoon of Guardian Media and Ria Taitt of the Trinidad Express. These interviews have raised interesting issues about the constitutional powers of and limitations on the office of the President. The Express, somewhat kindly, stated that President Weekes ‘has …
Read More »Day in the life of a Pannist: “Pan is a 24 hour job; when I sleep, I dream about things for the band!”
“Let me tell you the honest truth. It’s a 24 hour job. When you work in the panyard for 12 hours and go to sleep, you dream about things for the band and the players… “Ideas are always popping up in my mind. I’m never satisfied with something. I always …
Read More »T&T set for Japan friendly, TTFA board member claims Warriors schedule has become DJW’s exclusive business
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Team will travel to Japan for an international friendly at the Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture on 5 June, one week after the Soca Warriors play Venezuela in Caracas. The two outings are part of head coach Dennis Lawrence’s warm-up for the 2019 Concacaf …
Read More »Chambers of Commerce criticise ‘invasive’ Unexplained Wealth Bill, urge Govt to hold consultations
“The very invasive legislation seeks to investigate property owners, business persons and others with accumulated wealth as to the means in which they are acquired… “The Joint Chambers do acknowledge the present administration’s drive for transparency within the private economic forces that service our nation. We would also hope our …
Read More »Bank ordered to hand TTFA’s money to Futsal Team; DJW-led body spent close to $4 million in three months
This afternoon, First Citizens Bank held on to the token sum of TT$300 from the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s (TTFA) eight accounts at the financial institution—for banking and maintenance fees. The local football body’s remaining money, TT$270,871.33, is now property of 15 former National Futsal players and their five …
Read More »Dear Editor: T&T’s legal profession woefully short on ethics; pound home Her Excellency’s message
“Twenty years ago, the ‘Nolan principles’ in the UK sought to improve standards in public life. These seven principles are: Selflessness; Integrity; Objectivity; Accountability; Openness; Honesty; Leadership. At the time, these principles were revolutionary because they focused on behaviour and culture, rather than processes. “You’d be hard-pushed to find anyone …
Read More »Stern trims National U-17s; McFee and Welch aim to rebound from Jamaica shocker
Trinidad and Tobago National Under-17 Team players Jean-Heim McFee and Zachary Welch are anxious to put the embarrassment of their Concacaf Under-15 campaign to bed, as they prepare for their Brazil 2019 World Youth Cup qualifiers. The young Soca Warriors lost all four games at Concacaf level, two years ago, …
Read More »Noble: Both political parties are at fault for Chaguaramas; but Tewarie started it!
“Betaa, dey ain’t making no more land” was the advice Mr Terrence Deyalsingh, reported to the House on 11 July 2014, his grandmother told him. He went on “… land is a family heritage… it represents wealth, it represents where you toil; it represents an investment.” The Medium-Term Policy Framework …
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