Defending Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) champions FC Santa Rosa were brought back down to earth somewhat on the weekend. No, it wasn’t some 500-1 outsiders who shot them down but a high-flying airline that couldn’t quite manage to cater to the needs of thousands of passengers, including Keith …
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Dear Editor: Rough waters for Rowley; where the Prime Minister’s leadership has fallen short
“I have a right to call it as I see it and, at the moment, the Ship of T&T is drifting perilously close to the rocks, with the captain appearing not to have a steady hand at the wheel.” In the following Letter to the Editor, former TDC chairperson Dennise …
Read More »SPORTT CEO among eight suspensions while Julien dismissed; ‘Dinas’ takes centre stage
Sport Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SPORTT) CEO Adam Montserin and facility manager Anthony Blake were among eight persons sent on 45 days administrative leave today on the advice of the Ministry of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs. This action was deemed necessary, according to a media release, so …
Read More »I can provide stability! Shabazz reopens door to Maylee, Mollon and Cordner; but wants to keep Caledonia job
New Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team and Under-20 Team head coach Jamaal Shabazz believes he is the right man to steady the ship as the Women Soca Warriors attempt to recover from the abrupt departure of Italian head coach Carolina Morace and her three assistants. Morace and assistant …
Read More »Isa recommended Shabazz and Fevrier for coaching jobs; technical committee still non-functional
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) general secretary Justin Latapy-George has confirmed that the recent coaching appointments by the local body were made after recommendations from technical director Muhammad Isa and not the technical committee. Yesterday, the TTFA announced that Jamaal Shabazz will replace Italian Carolina Morace as the head …
Read More »Media Monitor: Monogamedia and good, bad and radio/TV voices in their glee
It is Thursday evening on TV6; Shonda Rhimes, Viola Davis and Peter Nowal are getting away with murder. So too is Desha Rambhajan. The 7pm news anchor, easy on the ear and on the air, announces to her listenership that a Sangre Grande man has been charged with six offences, …
Read More »Daniel in the Lawrence den; T&T passport enough to get you a chance, says Warriors coach
In answer to the summons of National Senior Team coach Dennis Lawrence, out of the wilderness comes Keon Daniel, who last represented Trinidad and Tobago at the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2013. Addressing the media before taking his team through their paces at the Larry Gomes Stadium yesterday, Lawrence explained …
Read More »Carolina Morace is out, Jamaal Shabazz is in! TTFA appoints new women’s boss
Trinidad and Tobago National Youth Football Coordinator and Morvant Caledonia United head coach Jamaal Shabazz was today effectively appointed as technical director of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s (TTFA) women’s programme. Shabazz’s new portfolio appears to mirror that of outgoing Italian coach Carolina Morace as he will serve as …
Read More »‘Ball Pest’ opens Petit Valley account; ex-T&T playmaker takes step back to go forward
Even if you had no idea who he was, Keron “Ball Pest” Cummings would have caught your eye on Saturday afternoon at the Diego Martin North Secondary School ground. With the Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) Two game seemingly headed for a goalless draw, the former Soca Warriors midfield …
Read More »Ciao Carolina! T&T women’s programme in jeopardy as Italian walks after three months without pay
The Italian renaissance of the Trinidad and Tobago National Women’s Team programme appears to be over—after just under six months—as the much vaunted head coach Carolina Morace officially informed the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) on Friday that she has had enough. Morace, a former Italy player and Canada …
Read More »Daly Bread: When ridiculous becomes normal; CoP’s ‘nonsensical’ statements on arrest
In the face of rampant violent crime, last week’s column asserted that it is wholly insufficient to believe, as the Government does, that we could merely rely on the Police Service as currently managed. On that same day, there was a forceful editorial in the Sunday Express newspaper which I …
Read More »Pro League scores: Sando surprise Jabloteh for third straight win, but goals scarce in top flight
Club Sando maintained their rich vein of form in the 2017 Pro League season with a third successive win—and their biggest scalp to boot—as they edged San Juan Jabloteh 2-1 in action at the Barataria Recreation Ground today. Jabloteh, the 2017 Caribbean Club Championship runners-up, opened the scoring through full …
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