The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team will open their 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup campaign against St Kitts and Nevis from 3.30pm on Sunday at the Drv Pnk Stadium in Fort Lauderdale. Saint Kitts and Nevis booked their first ever spot in the Gold Cup group stage yesterday with …
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Dear Editor: When did Darryl Smith transform himself into a model father? What was Guardian thinking?
“[…] In less than five years, former Minister of Sport Darryl Smith moved from being fired for interfering in the public service while still being actively investigated for sexual harassment to being proclaimed among the recognized fathers of our land. “[…] What is the message being sent to men in …
Read More »Jamaica name five Premiership stars and one home-based player in Gold Cup squad
Jamaica Men’s National Senior Team head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson selected a 23-man team for the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup with five England Premier League players and another four players with links to the English top flight competition. Jamaica are in Group A at the Gold Cup along with Trinidad and …
Read More »Dear Editor: Trinidad and Tobago will benefit by better valuing our fathers
“[…] This apathy is societal, in which the positive impacts of involved fathers are ignored. And we do not seem to care to make any necessary changes to this for the benefit of our society. “Jamaica recently introduced a clear paternity leave policy. In T&T… nothing—3 or 4 days in …
Read More »NLCL 23: Bullen’s brace helps Ginga snatch U-15 title, as Marvin Phillip gets early Father’s Day present
A week after copping the Under-13 title in the Republic Cup National Youth Football League (NYFL), FC Ginga added some more silverware to their trophy cabinet yesterday as they won the Next Level Consulting Ltd (NLCL) Under-15 Community Cup with a penalty shootout triumph over Trendsetter Hawks at the Diego …
Read More »Daly Bread: Supernovas lob Grenade for Pan, despite difficulties
Pan music has always said to me “let me love you” and I have responded “I will love you for a thousand years”. Last Sunday, in the Savannah, the melodic single pan bands performing in Pan Down Memory Lane category preceded Pan in the 21st Century and lyrics like those …
Read More »Noble: Heritage Stabilisation Fund Vibes—context needed urgently
“Grave fiscal irresponsibility!” was former Central Bank governor Jwala Rambarran’s characterization of the announcement of a US$900 million loss by the Heritage Stabilisation Fund (HSF). Invoking a dog whistle, he continued by saying that this spoke to the “incompetence of the Board”. Roodal Moonilal reminded us of Mrs Kamla Persad-Bissesar’s …
Read More »Vaneisa: Parenting and punishment—“discipline is often equated with physical violence”
He was telling me about a group discussion about childhood. In an unfamiliar environment, he’d told those strangers that he had experienced what he’d considered a typical West Indian approach to discipline. Licks. When they pressed for details, they concluded that it had been abuse. “I learned about a thing …
Read More »“I’m pragmatic”; Eve explains Gold Cup picks and why T&T have progressed under him
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve empathized with some of his regular players, who did not make his final 23-man Gold Cup team. However, he believes he has the “best group” for the job at hand—as the Soca Warriors look to cross swords with regional …
Read More »Molino, Malcolm and Molik are there but no Moore, in Eve’s 23-man Gold Cup squad
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve will lean heavily on overseas-based talent at the 2023 Concacaf Gold, with just six players in his squad from the TT Premier Football League (TTPFL): Alvin Jones, Real Gill (both Club Sando), Joevin Jones (Police FC), Kadeem Corbin (Terminix …
Read More »SSFL 23: League format, sponsor search, and Jamaica clash—Merere on new SSFL season
The 2023 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season is tentatively scheduled to kick off on Friday 8 September with an exhibition clash between defending Premier Division champions, St Benedict’s College, and Intercol winners, Fatima College. The current rulers of the local schoolboys game have changed, with perennial powerhouses Naparima College …
Read More »Eve proud of G/Cup “achievement”, retains just eight players from T&T’s win over Guatemala
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve applauded his troops’ “achievement”, after the Soca Warriors were awarded a group stage place in the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup and promotion to the 2023-24 Concacaf Nations League A competition, due to disciplinary sanctions against Nicaragua. The Concacaf Disciplinary …
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