The W Connection Football Club last night became the latest in a line of Trinidad and Tobago football representatives to be embarrassed in regional competition, being eliminated in the group stage of the Caribbean Club Championship at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Connection only needed a draw to advance …
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Daly Bread: ‘Sweet type of love!’; groovy bards and Panorama shuffle offers hope amidst calypso gloom
What a great result from the Panorama semi-finals last Sunday. The two groovy “young boy” songs Year for Love and Hello—subject only to a tie for fourth place with Lightning Flash—ran first, second, third and fourth as played by Renegades, Despers, Phase II and Skiffle respectively. These songs create a …
Read More »Nathan, Theobald, Carlyle and Glen among 13 new short-term Central signings for Caribbean tourney
Central FC—now re-christened the ‘Hydrotech Central FC’—have undergone another revamp of their roster for the purpose of the Caribbean Club Championship. There are 13 new faces for the 2018 tournament, which serves as a qualifier for the CONCACAF Champions League and Second Tier League competitions. Former Trinidad and Tobago World …
Read More »Claude’s Comments: Out of Africa; Darwin, creationism and the truth about where we all came from
This week’s column is prompted by two reports last week that made global news. Although reproduced in local media, they would hardly have been expected to create waves within non-academic communities. One of these reports welcomed a new frontier of knowledge of human evolution: the CNN headline, “Modern fossil find …
Read More »‘Lobo’ double keeps Connection alive in Caribbean Championship; WCFC need result on Sunday
More from Wired868 Presentation’s Duhrell Young: “I’m really energetic and always positive!” “Put in the work when you train and even on your off days, put in the work!” Presentation College (San Read more “I fought for the red jersey!” Molino reviews time with each T&T coach “[…] Many times, …
Read More »Dear Editor: Twisted facts and excessive emotion; a rebuttal of racist view of Williams’ PNM
“In psychology, there is a concept called the Drama Triangle. It highlights three drama states an individual can traverse when emotions run high: The Persecutor, the Victim and the Rescuer. […] “It is my belief that the author wrote the article while in the Persecutor’s role. Proof of that is …
Read More »Hasely Crawford lights back for Commonwealth Games trials but concerns about Govt priorities
The lighting issues at the Hasely Crawford Stadium (HCS) country’s major stadium are expected to be resolved in time for the Carifta Games trials, scheduled to commence on 3 March. In fact, the country’s major stadium should be back to full functionality by the end of February. This is the …
Read More »Afryea’s Advice: Parents and guardians, caution! Carnival church camp can corrupt your child
Carnival, the Greatest Show on Earth, was one of my favourite times of the year. Apart from the extra holidays we all received, it was a time when the church would go out to camp somewhere in the countryside to get away from the noise and the confusion and the …
Read More »Farmer Dulalchan tries to be frank on crime prevention; NPTA official’s touching story about “sexy” teachers
Acting Deputy Police Commissioner Deodath Dulalchan gave a glimpse of his considerable talent and potential for greatness yesterday as he told a Joint Select Committee on National Security that “public trust” is key to combatting crime. Mr Live Wire understands that Dulalchan, who was allegedly found guilty of misbehaviour by …
Read More »Connection lose to Haitians but confident of advancing in Caribbean competition; Central announce new sponsors
Trinidad and Tobago Pro League club W Connection FC will be fighting for their Caribbean Club Championship survival on Friday evening when they tackle Jamaica’s Arnett Gardens FC from 8pm at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Connection lost 0-1 to Haiti’s Real Hope Football Academy in Group A action …
Read More »St Louis/Chung v TTTTA: Court ruling could deny T&T’s table tennis place at Commonwealth Games
The Trinidad and Tobago Table Tennis Association (TTTTA) runs the risk of missing out on the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games as its legal stand-off with the France-based duo of Dexter St Louis and Rheann Chung heads into its final act. Yesterday morning, High Court Judge Eleanor Donaldson-Honeywell ruled that …
Read More »Dear Editor: T&T’s culture trap; are shortcuts and lame ducks with us to stay?
“In Trinidad and Tobago, it is almost a cultural reflex to take the easiest and shortest route. It is the cultural reason why we fail, as a people, to make any progress. “[…] Which is why the PSC made the glaring error that people external to themselves can see but …
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