Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team head coach Russell Latapy should have roughly two days with his full squad before they begin their Poland 2019 World Cup qualifying campaign on Thursday evening against St Vincent and the Grenadines. The junior Soca Warriors, who are captained by Point Fortin Civic midfielder …
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SSFL 18: Pleasantville and Signal Hill book Girls Big 5 final places, after emphatic wins
Pleasantville Secondary and Signal Hill Secondary will contest the Shell/First Citizens Bank Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Girls Big 5 final next Sunday, after both teams sauntered to comprehensive wins yesterday in semifinal action. At the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella, Latifha Pascall scored twice for Pleasantville while her sister …
Read More »Rest in peace, ‘Striker for life’: a tribute to ex-St Benedict’s star, Reuel Tyson
“I remember [Reuel Tyson] as the kid who always talked and smiled… You saw him play [in the SSFL Premier Division] when he was injured, I saw him when he was on top of his game; but during all of those times, he never stopped smiling.” Former St Benedict’s College coach …
Read More »Super G Meets Don Quixote: CoP lives up to his bloody boasts; but to what end?
As much as we may wish it to be otherwise, Gary Griffith is not the answer to our prayers but the symptom of our problems. In our greatest moment of fear, we have manifested and brought him to life as protection against the very forces we have created. Like Phoenix, …
Read More »Dear Editor: Self-motivation and high IQ—not prayers or parents—are key to academic excellence
“[…] It is clear that the successful children did not need to be told to study hard but did so without cajoling and certainly without boofing. “So, contrary to claims that anyone can be a top SEA or CSEC or CAPE student—which is logically impossible anyway—the attributes of a minimum …
Read More »Dear Editor: Do tougher measures work? TTPS should not be judge, jury and executioner
“The heart of criminal law is the degree of protection afforded to the accused… The Police cannot be judge, jury and executioner. “[…] It is seductive in its logical simplicity but the idea that criminals are persuaded by ill treatment, stiff sentences or police killings is a middle-class delusion. It …
Read More »SSFL 18: Fernandez holds off plucky San Juan North, as Naparima resuscitate title chances
“Watch how we coming!” shouted an animated female San Juan North Secondary fan. “We will give them 10!” When the dust settled, visiting Naparima College had prevailed, though, as their 3-2 triumph in Bourg Mulatresse yesterday condemned San Juan North to their second successive defeat—some humbling considering that the host …
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