The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-15 squad made a winning debut at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Balmain, Couva yesterday evening, as they strode to an entertaining 3-1 win against a Republic Bank Invitational XI. But National Under-15 coach Russell Latapy’s charges were pushed close in front of hundreds of supporters on …
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Day in the life of a Firefighter: I love switching into hero mode!
“The best thing about being a firefighter is being able to switch into hero mode in a heartbeat.” Need a hero? Wired868 continues its Day in the Life series with a chat with a young firefighter who has warmed to the heroism of his fiery day job: How old are …
Read More »Dear diary: Ex-T&T star, Lyndon Andrews, reveals how Ma Pau SC drove him from the game
“When Ma Pau decided to fold, it had a negative impact on me. This was my job; it was how I was earning a living. This was how I took care of my family so it put me in a very difficult position. “It discouraged me from continuing as a professional …
Read More »PITT STOP: ODI numbers don’t lie; WICB must stop running its own cricket team out!
“The supply of cricketers is not nearly as great here in the West Indies as in Pakistan, say, with its almost 195 million or India (1.2 billion) or even England (55 million). “Inexplicably, however, we have found a way to reduce the supply of players available for international cricket by …
Read More »STREET VIBE: Being infected with HIV by your own Gov’t adds to T&T’s litany of woes
“All blood must be tested to determine at least ‘type’ and, one would expect, for other possible infections, including hepatitis, sickle cell, etc. “Clearly this is not the case with the blood bank in T&T. This explains how not one, but several persons, have become infected with transfusions. What is …
Read More »TTFA failing its clubs! Maple complain about cost of incompetence after refs’ no-show
Too bad that Pablo Aimar wasn’t a Maple FC player. Just 48 hours after Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams wined and dined FIFA president Gianni Infantino and staged a celebrity match that included Aimar, a former Argentina World Cup playmaker, and ex-Colombia international striker Juan Pablo …
Read More »Shabazz offers TTFA National Elite Youth Program update but Eve and Taylor point to flaws
Nine. You can count as many as nine players who are currently in the national senior squad who began their careers at Under-13 level under the watchful eyes of former Trinidad and Tobago World Youth Cup coach, Anton Corneal. And if National Youth Football Coordinator Jamaal Shabazz has his way, Under-13 football …
Read More »PITT STOP: The case for the CCJ; a retired judge turns advocate
“Judicial decisions are made on the basis of relevant evidence properly brought before the court, to which the governing law is applied. Judges are not like parents or bosses, whose decision making power emanates solely from their status. “What is more, judges operate within a very critical legal community—both domestic …
Read More »T&T U-15s make debut against Rep Bank XI on Saturday; Latapy credits enthusiastic squad
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-15 Team will make their first appearance on Saturday 15 April as they face a Republic Bank Invitational Under-15 XI from 6:30pm at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. The exhibition match will mark the opening of the 2017 Republic Bank National Youth League, which …
Read More »T&T needs tough treatment to cure foreign capital addiction; and unions have role to play
With the election of US President Donald J Trump, international policy and geopolitics are fast changing, becoming more and more unpredictable. Trinidad and Tobago is certainly not immune to the down-stream developments, especially since we depend on foreign investment and trade for the majority of our economic output. One such …
Read More »Parliament poops; Morace misses out as Angel, Aimar and Infantino shine in FIFA fete match
The Cabinet was reshuffled on Monday afternoon at the Ato Boldon Stadium but, as some commentators have been predicting all along, it made little difference. And the presence of National Security Minister Edmund Dillon might have been enough to stop a highly anticipated head-to-head between the national women’s coach and …
Read More »Killing ’em with class; why bad teaching can be fatal
The academic rule of thumb states that if you’re good at science and mathematics, you’re supposed to suck at languages. And the reverse also applies. I guess I’m the exception that tests the rule since, at the tertiary level institution where I am still a student, I am able to …
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