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Carnival’s Axis of Copyright; what’s wrong with the NCC

I’ve been advised, by a source with no reason to lie about such things, that some quite draconian fees have been instituted for the coverage of Carnival in 2013. These fees break out as follows… NCC Fees: Personal use – $600.00, Commercial use – $800.00 Additional National Carnival Bandleader’s Association (NCBA) fees …

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Meet the Pro League’s hot shots

In the second and final part of our two-part series, Wired868 looks at the Pro League players whose performances in the first half of the 2012/13 season have put them above their peers: (Starting XI) Cleon John (North East Stars/ Goalkeeper/ 31 years old): John has possibly been the Pro …

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Fresh farce as Connection whips T&TEC

Defending champions DIRECTV W Connection predictably returned to winning ways tonight with a 2-1 win over T&TEC FC in the second game of a Digicel Pro League double header at the Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya. The result pulled Connection to within four points of second placed Neal & Massy …

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Defence Force held 1-1 by Central

Digicel Pro League leaders Defence Force stretched its unbeaten run to nine successive matches tonight but the “Teteron Boys” did not have it all their own way as they were held 1-1 by Central FC at the Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya. Two goals within the first eight minutes from …

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Beckham conquers Paris and ego-checks Zlatan

There is nothing footballers enjoy more, say those in the know, than exposing their most private detail to teammates. “Show me yours and I will show you mine…” We’re talking about payslips, of course. England football icon and new Paris Saint Germain midfielder David Beckham has lifted the bar on …

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National captain omitted from T&T squad

Trinidad and Tobago national football team captain Jan-Michael Williams has thrown his full support behind the technical staff after being overlooked for next Wednesday’s international friendly against Peru at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Williams has not played competitive football since the 2012 Caribbean Cup finals on December 12 …

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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hafizool fight for public space

Former AG Ramesh Maharaj described this week’s stunning news as one of the biggest scandals in the history of Trinidad and Tobago. Opposition Leader Keith Rowley called it a travesty and insisted that the controversial State appointee was unsuitable for his position. Maharaj and Rowley were not discussing the TSTT’s …

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Save the Wotless Generation

“These young people today have no respect… They don’t want to work… It’s not like it was in our day.” It seems that the youth of today, “The Wotless Generation”, is always under attack. But do their accusers ever stop and consider who created this lost generation? Perhaps if they …

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TSTT hangs up on Machel

Can you hear me now? After weeks of speculation and some public grumbling, TSTT seems set to finally hang up on soca star Machel Montano, according to a Trinidad Guardian report, as a backlash to his conviction for assault. And, in keeping with a well honoured tradition, TSTT will apparently …

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