“[…] Our responsibility is not to respond to the loudest voice, but to protect every child according to their individual needs and the risks identified. We will neither minimise genuine safeguarding concerns nor artificially elevate the assessed urgency of a matter in response to external pressure. “The Department will continue …
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Dear Editor: Child safeguarding is not a waiting game; parents have right to demand answers!
“[…] In April 2025, Wired868 reported that TTFA safeguarding manager Gary St Rose said his department had handled 561 reported concerns over three years. “According to his account, 23 progressed beyond counselling, 15 were settled through mediation and eight involved formal correspondence. He said formal action had been taken on …
Read More »Dear Editor: St Anthony’s College must be transparent about change in policy to football team
“[…] There are also concerns about statements reportedly made to players and/or during discussions with members of the football community, which may give the impression that football is not a priority for St Anthony’s College. “[…] The concern is therefore not simply about winning football matches. These are young students …
Read More »Subway to glory: who do you think will win the SSFL Premiership?
Who do you think will win the 2026 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Sportt Premiership Division competition—and why? Wired868 wants to hear from football fans and there is something in it for you! Subway is offering $100 gift certificates to local sport fans, as we gauge your views on Trinidad …
Read More »Dr Teelucksingh: How to raise the bar—changing legal age for alcohol, etc, must accompany other mechanisms
Birthdays matter in public policy, and the government’s move to raise the legal age for alcohol and tobacco to 21 and cannabis to 25 has brought the issue into sharp focus. Medicine gives us good reasons to intervene early but public health requires us to do rather more than change …
Read More »SSFL 26: Glasgow gets handful in 7-0 Benedict’s rout, while Clement and Caprietta help “Naps” past Arima
Former Trinidad and Tobago National Under-17 Team attacker Kanye Glasgow made some entrance today for his new school, St Benedict’s College, as he scored five times in a 7-0 rout of St Augustine Secondary in SSFL SporTT Premiership action at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. A 2025 North Zone …
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