I was, as a young boy, obsessed with cricket. Up until age nine, I was still an only child and had learned to occupy myself for hours on end by imagining entire Test series played out in the backyard of my grandparents’ house. I knew by heart the rosters and …
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The case of Minister Two Pull, the Raging Bull and a Tobago 69
Prologue: Sport Minister Anil Roberts has confuffled reporters, who wanted to know if he and Minister Two Pull share the same toothbrush and birthday, by answering their question with a riddle. “I will answer any and all questions when (Opposition Leader Keith Rowley) answers all the allegations about him about …
Read More »Sport Ministry allegedly handed taxpayers’ millions to murder accused
Buckle up, Trinidad and Tobago; it’s about to kick off now. It turns out that, according to the Sunday Express, “Mr Big” was actually “Mr Big Mouth.” When National Security Minister Gary Griffith spoke about declaring war on the criminal element, one always suspected that he would not have to …
Read More »Letter to home: The Jackass Brigade
One year to go. Take comfort. This week should have been the week to redefine the political landscape once and for all. There was ample room for it too. Is not often that Ministers involve in illegal activities and happen to allow accompanying video too, with audio intact. That is …
Read More »Star struck: Wired868 selects its Pro League players of the season
There were six trophies at stake in Trinidad and Tobago’s top flight this season but DIRECTV W Connection and Central FC were not into sharing. Connection grabbed four while Central pocketed the other two. Similarly, the two Couva-based clubs hogged much of the space in the second Wired868 All Star …
Read More »MATT slams Police Commissioner for “outrageous” Bassant statement
The suggestion by the Acting Commissioner of Police that inaccurate reporting by CCN’s Senior Investigative Journalist Mark Bassant may have caused a threat to be made on his life is the most outrageous statement to be made by the head of law enforcement in the country. MATT is shocked and …
Read More »Connection whips Police for fifth title this season
DIRECTV W Connection brought an impressive 2013/14 season to a close tonight as it picked up its fifth title this term with a 3-0 win over Police FC in the Digicel Pro Bowl final at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. Three second half goals—two from Surinamese international …
Read More »Cyrus makes Vietnam debut with Hanoi T&T
Trinidad and Tobago international defender Daneil Cyrus made his V-League debut today as the versatile 23-year-old player played the full 90 minutes in a 2-0 Hanoi T&T win over Dong Nai in Hanoi, Vietnam. Cyrus, who left local Digicel Pro League champion club DIRECTV W Connection to join Hanoi last …
Read More »Gaslighting: How psychopaths manipulate us
The following column was written by Dr George Simon, PhD for the Counselling Resource.com website: Gaslighting is a sophisticated manipulation tactic which certain types of personalities use to create doubt in the minds of others. Here’s how it works and what to watch out for. In a stage play and …
Read More »Police seeks Connection revenge in tonight’s Digicel Pro Bowl final
Police FC will seek its first top flight trophy in 20 years from 8 pm tonight when the “Lawmen” tackle defending champions DIRECTV W Connection in the Digicel Pro Bowl final at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. Police’s last titles came in 1994 with the National League …
Read More »Edwards drafted for South American tour; Messi buzzing
Trinidad and Tobago national football team head coach Stephen Hart has gone for more experience in his squad for next month’s South American tour by drafting in 35-year-old right back Carlos Edwards. Edwards, a “Soca Warriors” stand-out at the 2006 World Cup, has played just once since the 2013 CONCACAF …
Read More »It wasn’t me: “Minister Two Pull” adds copyright infringement to alleged wrongs
In the second worst impression of “It wasn’t me” that you are likely to hear—after these guys—Sport Minister Anil Roberts has denied being the figure in a viral video that shows a brash, loud mouth, big bald-headed idiot in a Ministry of Sport shirt attempting to roll a spliff. Like …
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