“[…] The official Ministry of Education press release announcing the hair code […] works to trivialise the issue and divorce it from its substantive context. “[….] An interview with former principal of Fatima Collage, Father Gregory Augustine two weeks after the press release illuminates the point. On 20 July he …
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Dear Editor: Will SSFL act on Miracle Ministries’ six substitutions against Moruga?
“[…] On Monday 4th March 2024, in a Big 5 match for promotion to the top flight (Premier League), six (6) substitutions were made by Miracle Ministries. “The Constitution clearly states ‘a maximum of 5 substitutes are permitted’—in exceptional cases of concussion, then a sixth. Did this occur? “Based on …
Read More »NLCL 24: SMS and City collide in mega clash, as semifinals kick off in Marabella
Defending champions Soccer Made Simple (SMS) and tournament favourites City FC face each other from 3.30pm on Sunday 10 March, in what might be the biggest domestic youth football match of 2024 so far. SMS and City FC play the closing match in a double header at the Mannie Ramjohn …
Read More »Big Five: Miracle on Tompierre Trace! MMPHS trounce Moruga to near promotion
Do you believe in Miracle Ministries? Maybe it’s time you did. Yesterday, Central Zone champions Miracle Ministries Pentecostal High School (MMPHS) moved within a whisker of Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) history after a commanding 4-0 win away to Moruga Secondary at Tompierre Trace in Moruga. The result spelt doom …
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RBNYFL 24: Pro Series, Santa Cruz get bumper wins while Cardinals edge City
Christiano Budhoo and Nasique George scored twice each as Pro Series dominated the shorthanded First Kick Academy 5-0 in North Zone action in the 2024 Republic Bank National Youth Football League (RBNYL) competition at Trinity College Ground, Moka. The game was the last of four Under-14 fixtures at Moka on …
Read More »Edwards, TTFA president aspirant, quits Rangers post due to “ethical considerations”
“[…] I believe that stepping down from my current role is a necessary step to pursue this new challenge with the utmost integrity and ethical consideration. “It is important to me that my candidacy for the presidency is not perceived as a conflict of interest as I would be seeking …
Read More »T&T and Jamaica finish goalless, Denzil and “Natty” shine
Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica played to a goalless draw at the Larry Gomes Stadium today, in the second and final game of their two-match senior international friendly series. The result sees the Reggae Boyz leave the twin island republic without conceding a goal, after the visitors won 1-0 at …
Read More »Noble: Killing our young—T&T youth’s mental health challenges are everyone’s problem!
This week, we witnessed the funeral of Ezekiel Paria, who was shot while riding a bicycle in his village. It was tragic. His dreams and his mother’s hopes were snuffed out through indiscriminate shooting on a main road. But have we thought for a moment about the young woman, 15 …
Read More »Daly Bread: The road make to walk; preserve Pan On The Avenue!
The centrality of the Panorama competition to the steelband movement cannot be doubted. However, there are some downsides to it receiving paramount attention. In the Newsday, early last week, Mark Lyndersay penetratingly labelled Carnival as “an entrenched competition economy” and summarised the deficiencies of Carnival in its current form as …
Read More »Vaneisa: Searching for a form—how to preserve our heritage
It’s an idea just taking root, and having thrown it out last week, I figure I could try to see how it could take shape. By headlining that column “A Ministry of Festivals” people got locked inside an idea of an entity akin to the existing Ministry of Culture, although …
Read More »Jamaica edge T&T in first of two-match series; Kaihim shines while Chaves debuts
Twenty-two debutants; 15 substitutes; one yellow card; closed doors; ungodly 3pm start. Outside of that, it was a typically attritional encounter between Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica, with the visitors coming away with a hard-fought 1-0 win. One of Jamaica’s 13 debutants, 19-year-old Kaheim Dixon, scored the only goal of …
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