“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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Sunity: Why old information culture survives; and new GISL won’t work
Under the deluge of data and detail, Trinidad and Tobago remains a society run by the old privilege of “contact” with power rather than the individual’s right to information. Know the right person and all is yours; demand your right to know and chances are you will hit the wall …
Read More »The elder’s gesture: Daly tackles State’s exorbitant legal fees and POS wrecking
Owing to my commitment to take part in Raoul Pantin’s play Hatuey I was unable to write a column last Sunday. I was therefore unable to make timely comment on the contentious Budget debate and the feeding trough for favoured lawyers exposed in the course of that debate. Happily the …
Read More »Goliaths keep David at bay: Central and Connection cruise into FCB Cup final
It will be 2015 Couva Clásico II in next Friday’s First Citizens Cup final at the Ato Boldon Stadium. Last night at the same venue Bankers Central FC and Direc TV W Connection thumped their semi-final opponents to earn their shot at the rich payday. Connection outplayed and dominated a …
Read More »NSL final 4: Guaya, Phoenix, Prisons and Petrotrin rumble in Couva tomorrow
The CNG National Super League Knock Out competition will kick off its semi-final round tomorrow at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva with just Guaya United, Prisons FC, Tobago FC Phoenix 1976 and Petrotrin Palo Seco left from 25 teams in the Premiership and Championship Divisions. At stake is a …
Read More »Politics abusing children: has T&T always been a dark, violent place?
A homemade video of a child being abused and forced to drink milk is yet another window opened into the culture of violence in T&T. You can be sure that had the perpetrator and amateur filmmaker known that police would be searching for them, they would not have uploaded that …
Read More »Wired868 introduces the TTFA’s five presidential aspirants
Five persons have declared their candidacy for the post of Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president, although it might not be until November 19 that the football fraternity and the hopefuls know who they are for sure. W Connection president David John-Williams, Veteran Footballers Foundation of Trinidad and Tobago …
Read More »Who let the Scourge out? UNC goes full LMFAO
New evidence points to corrupt business practices by FIFA president Sepp Blatter, police pummel a black youth in the United States, Britney Spears has a wardrobe malfunction and UNC senator flashes underwear at public… There is a certain inevitability to the news these days, isn’t it? Mr Live Wire has …
Read More »Moe’s woes: QRC’s Rochford stuns wasteful San Juan North
A 58th minute free kick by Queen’s Royal College midfielder John-Paul Rochford dashed any lingering San Juan North Secondary hopes of lifting the 2015 SSFL Premier Division title. The boys from Bourg Mulatresse wasted a host of chances at the QRC grounds today, and Rochford—the younger brother of 2009 Under-20 World …
Read More »Late Parris penalty robs Rangers of first Pro League win; Cale/Connection draw
Draws were the order of the day at the Hasely Crawford Stadium last night as match day two of the TT Pro League turned out to be quite evenly contested. St Ann’s Rangers and Club Sando battled to a 2-2 draw in the first match of yesterday’s double header while …
Read More »NSL: QPCC edge Prisons 1-0 to go top of Championship
The leadership of the CNG National Super League (NSL) Championship Division changed hands today as Queen’s Park Cricket Club (QPCC) edged Prisons FC 1-0 at YTC in Arouca. A second half goal from attacker Jerome Charles condemned Prisons to their first league defeat of the season and put the “Parkites” …
Read More »TTFA official questions validity of Tim Kee sacking; Phillips promises “dignified exit”
Did Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Raymond Tim Kee have the authority to sack his general secretary, Sheldon Phillips? Tim Kee fired Phillips this afternoon and communicated his decision to the public, via a press release. According to Tim Kee, Phillips was axed for his: “failure to adhere …
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