Choosing a leader to take the United National Congress forward, backward, sideways, or keep it stagnated, is the business of members of the party. It is not for me, who never belonged to any party other than the original United Labour Front, and that very briefly, to tell UNC members …
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The A to Z on AZ and T&T rising star Levi Garcia
On 20 November 2015, Levi Garcia’s 18th birthday, the former Shiva Boys Hindu College schoolboy will become the youngest Trinidad and Tobago player ever to sign for an top flight club in Europe when he moves to Netherland Eredivisie team, AZ Alkmaar—Dwight Yorke joined Aston Villa a month after he turned 18 in 1989. Garcia, who …
Read More »Dumbing down debate: Daly reflects on his 13-year column and new book
This coming week my book entitled The Daly Commentaries will be launched. It is a collection of 200 of my approximately 600-plus columns, published since 2002. There is a Facebook page of the same name, which provides details of the availability of the book. I thank again my readers …
Read More »Feeding the spirit of the place: PoS needs protection from more than wreckers
In an interview with i95.5’s Dale Enoch last week, Mr Gregory Aboud, the President of the Downtown Merchants Association (DOMA), was once again lamenting the state of his city besieged by wreckers. He seemed convinced that business in downtown Port of Spain has fallen victim to a wrecker conspiracy driven …
Read More »Guaya’s Green Army tackle Petrotrin Palo Seco in NSL KO final
Guaya United’s “Green Army” will roll into the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella tomorrow with nothing but gold on their minds, as they seek to avenge defeat in last season’s National Super Super League Knock Out final. Guaya, who were eclipsed by Club Sando in the knock out final last …
Read More »Williams and Winchester repel “Sharks” bite; Connection lift 7th FCB Cup
DIRECTV W Connection overturned a halftime deficit last night to clinch their seventh First Citizens Cup with an exciting 2-1 win over defending champions and Couva rivals Bankers Central FC at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Connection attackers Jomal Williams and Shahdon Winchester dazzled the Central defence and scored …
Read More »Warriors face Haiti in 2016 Copa America showdown outside FIFA window
Trinidad and Tobago will return to the Estadio Rommel Fernandez in Panama City on 8 January 2016 for a decisive 2016 Copa America Centenario play off clash with regional neighbours, Haiti. The winner will advance automatically to the special centennial South American championship, which will be staged in the United …
Read More »Feisty Carapichaima and Speyside relegated on SSFL final day
Despite a valiant performance, Carapichaima East Secondary could not avoid the dreaded drop from the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division yesterday, as they succumbed to a 3-2 defeat at the feet of St Augustine Secondary on home soil. The “Caps” schoolboys were not the only ones shown the …
Read More »FIFA reject Nakhid candidacy; ex-T&T star claims “political sabotage”
Former Trinidad and Tobago national football team captain David Nakhid’s attempt to challenge for the FIFA presidency appeared to have ended today in controversial fashion, as his candidacy was invalidated by a spoilt nomination from the US Virgin Islands (USVI). A FIFA spokesman confirmed that Nakhid’s nomination was declared invalid. …
Read More »Petrotrin sends NSL KO final warning to Guaya
“Guaya will have to play the game of their lives next week to beat us and walk away with the $100,000,” warned Petrotrin Palo Seco head coach Dexter Cyrus at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva Sunday. Cyrus was putting Guaya United F.C. on notice that his side, which had …
Read More »Police under fire: Raffique blazes local officers for unsolved murders
With crime, especially murder, being the number one issue on the national agenda for more than two decades, the police cannot escape being targeted as the most blameworthy for the barrels of blood in which the nation is swirling. In the most recent sensational case, the Tobago double-murder, the police …
Read More »Déjà vu: Naps stop Shiva to clinch 2nd SSFL Premier Division title
“North-South-East-West, Naparima is the best!” Naparima College students and supporters were in good voice yesterday as their team retained its SSFL Premier Division championship with the easiest of 1-0 victories over challengers Shiva Boys Hindu College at the Ato Boldon Stadium. For the second straight season, Naps have secured the …
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