The 2013 PGA Gold Championship tees off from 8 am tomorrow on August 8 at the Oak Hill Country Club in New York and DIRECTV subscribers will again have unparalleled live coverage of the prestigious golf tournament. DIRECTV’s exclusive mosaic coverage on channel 601 (with mirror on 638) offers coverage …
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Whistling to the bank: Subhas wants big bucks for corrupt secrets
Attorney Subhas Panday has come up with a novel new retirement plan for civil servants. Panday, a former minister in the Ministry of National Secretary, told the Trinidad Express about his “Anti-White Collar Crime Authority” that would be focused on stopping highbrow financial crimes as opposed to cleaning white shirts. …
Read More »Caledonia falls to Toluca but grabs away goal in Mexico City
Caledonia AIA began its 2013 CONCACAF Champions League campaign with a loss away to Toluca last night but the “Eastern Staillions” might take some comfort in an away goal and a salvageable deficit as they fell 3-1 in Mexico City. Toluca plays 8,793 feet above sea level and Mexico’s 2012/13 …
Read More »Sticks and stones please: why Carmona’s address failed
Trinidad and Tobago President Anthony Carmona gave a typically insightful and rousing address to Parliament last Friday, which the equally articulate and astute Clarence Rambharat described as “a well-deserved whipping” in his Trinidad Express column. Here are some highlights from Carmona’s speech: “The elected government of the day is not …
Read More »Central FC snaps up T&T goalie Jan-Michael Williams
Central FC is poised to replace one Trinidad and Tobago international goalkeeper, Marvin Phillip, with another, Jan-Michael Williams, as the Pro League outfit gets ready for the 2013/14 Digicel Pro League football season. Williams, who was the starting goalkeeper for the “Soca Warriors” at the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, is …
Read More »Birchall announces retirement from Soca Warriors
Twenty-nine year old Trinidad and Tobago midfielder Chris Birchall officially announced his retirement from international football today, which brought an end to an eight-year spell in the national red, black and white strip. Birchall, who was a member of the recent 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad, said his decision was …
Read More »Birchall’s retirement letter to Trinidad and Tobago
I am writing to inform the TTFA of my immediate retirement from international football for Trinidad and Tobago. I have thought long and hard about my decision and although it is a very difficult decision for me to make, I believe it’s the correct one. I would like to concentrate …
Read More »Foreign legion: Connection names 14 imports in 27-man roster
The DIRECTV W Connection Football Club’s training ground might have more foreign employees than an embassy for the 2013/14 season as the Digicel Pro Bowl and Lucozade Sport Goal Shield champions named just 13 Trinidad and Tobago players in its 27-man roster for the CONCACAF Champions League today. Coach Stuart …
Read More »Caledonia reaches for Mexican skies in testing CONCACAF opener
Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy champion club Neal & Massy Caledonia AIA will kick off its 2013 CONCACAF Champions League campaign in testing conditions on Tuesday evening when the “Eastern Stallions” face Toluca at altitude in Mexico City. It is Caledonia’s second successive Champions League appearance but the draw has …
Read More »Did Anil’s baby just win bronze?
Chaguanas West MP Jack Warner has claimed the alias of “Action Man” although it is uncertain whether he pinched the title as a farewell present from CONCACAF or had it purchased for him by friendly local contractors. But what do we call bilingual Sport Minister Anil Roberts, who juggles more …
Read More »The Mannie Ramjohn mystery: SPORTT responds to watermelon controversy
The SPORTT Company of Trinidad and Tobago has moved to quell concerns over the state of the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella after photographs were posted on Facebook and re-published on Wired868 of foot-high grass and watermelons at the State-owned sport facility. Four of Trinidad and Tobago’s five State-owned stadia, …
Read More »Anil goes green; but it’s not what you think
Few would be stunned by news that COP politician Anil Roberts has been privately nurturing a green thumb. The part-time swim coach and full-time court jester treats political parties as flings and not lifetime partners; although Mr Live Wire cannot vouch that he knows the difference between the two types …
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