Former LifeSport director and Ministry of Sport official Ruth Marchan has finally run afoul of the law. By which, Mr Live Wire means the “real law” and not those gentle State-sponsored probes that sell newspapers and allow QCs and SCs to buy vacation homes but never lead to more prison …
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CAISO: Investigate “Pitbull” and “Gladiator” for sexual offences against minors
CAISO and the LGBTI advocacy groups are calling for an investigation and the laying of appropriate charges, if necessary, against radio announcers Andy “The Pitbull” Williams and Ricardo “Gladiator” Welsh, in light of allegations regarding sexual offences against “young boys.” The following is the full press release: CAISO, the LGBTI (lesbian, …
Read More »This week in football: Wired868’s calendar for Nov 3-8
The following are this week’s fixtures for the various Trinidad and Tobago football competitions covered by Wired868: Tuesday November 3 (CNG NSL Championship Division) Cunupia FC v Prisons FC, 7 pm, Edinburgh 500 Recreation Ground; Barrackpore Utd v Edinburgh 500 FC, 7 pm, Barrackpore Recreation Ground; Malabar FC v Xtra …
Read More »A goat with a jacuzzi?! Live Wire investigates suspicious ADB loans
Somewhere in this beautiful two island republic, there may or may not be a goat with his own two-storey building, inclusive of a master bedroom, jacuzzi, walk-in closet, wraparound patio, recreation room, loft, study, living-room and dining-room. Naturally, Trinidad and Tobago citizens—who reserve the right to hunt, clout, curry or …
Read More »Nakhid vows CAS appeal against FIFA; denies Bin Hammam link
Ex-Trinidad and Tobago football captain David Nakhid is set to take FIFA’s Ad-hoc Electoral Committee to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over his expulsion from the FIFA presidential contest. Wired868 understands, according to sources who spoke on condition of anonymity, that Nakhid’s case hinges on the perceived duty …
Read More »Sizzling Stewart sinks Petrotrin; Guaya takes CNG NSL KO title
“Words can’t explain (what this knock out trophy means to us),” Guaya United captain and co-coach Ryan Stewart told Wired868. “We were here last year, we know what it felt like to lose and we had no intention of repeating it. Absolutely no intention!” Not for the first time, Guaya …
Read More »The party’s over: Raffique weighs in on UNC’s internal catfight for leadership
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 …
Read More »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 …
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