Political analyst and UWI lecturer Winford James has the simmering THA election scandal all figured out. The Sunday Express revealed that TOP minority leader Ashford has a multi-million dollar mansion he claimed to have financed, in large part, from selling cucumbers and pumpkins. Presumably, Minister Roodal Moonilal’s famous batches of …

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has publicly warned soca star Machel Montano that beating up fans at night clubs can be expensive business. “We are very proud of his talent,” said Persad-Bissessar, at the bbpTT Grounds in Mayaro yesterday, “but when you break the law, you have to pay for it.” …

Thirty-nine years ago, Haiti extinguished the football dreams of one of Trinidad and Tobago’s most gifted generations with a controversial 2-1 World Cup qualifying win in Port-au-Prince. Tonight, Haiti and Trinidad and Tobago players celebrated the same result as a nail-biting 1-0 win for the French-speaking Islanders over host nation …

Trinidad and Tobago captain Jan-Michael Williams made a brilliant late save from Dominican Republic striker Jonathan Fana to keep the country’s 2012 Caribbean Cup campaign alive by a thread as the “Soca Warriors” edged the Dominican Republic 2-1 at the Antigua Recreation Ground in St John’s, Antigua. Trinidad and Tobago …

Even victory against the Dominican Republic tomorrow evening might not be enough to salvage Trinidad and Tobago’s 2012 Caribbean Cup aspirations. The “Soca Warriors” tackle the Dominican Republic from 5 pm at the Antigua Recreation Ground in St John’s but, regardless of the possible size of their  victory, the dual …

Local Government Minister Suruj Rambachan toured Beetham Gardens yesterday with the acting Police Commissioner and Defence Force Chief and promised 100 URP jobs. Presumably, Beetham residents are less squeamish about $69 than East Port of Spain. Beggars, as people of means keep telling themselves, cannot afford to be saints. Rambachan …

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar SC reminded Trinidad and Tobago of her sharp legal mind and selective memory on the weekend as she pointed out that her former minister Collin Partap was “innocent until proven guilty” and questioned the haste with which DPP Roger Gaspard moved to charge him for drunk …

The Trinidad and Tobago national football team is on the verge of elimination from the 2012 Caribbean Cup after a 2-0 loss to host Antigua and Barbuda tonight at the Antigua Recreation Ground in St John’s. The result leaves the “Soca Warriors” at the bottom of Group A after two …

North East Stars owner Darryl Mahabir was in orbit on Friday night at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. Minutes earlier, the Sangre Grande-based football club had edged Defence Force 4-2 on penalties to clinch the 2012 Toyota Classic Cup crown. But Mahabir did not point towards the …

The Trinidad and Tobago national football team started its 2012 Caribbean Cup finals campaign this evening with a goalless draw against Haiti at the Antigua Recreation Ground, Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda faces the Dominican Republic later tonight in a Group A double header at the Antigua Recreation Ground. …

How to make a bad situation worse: Step one. Find a desperate and alienated group on the fringes of society. Step two. Insult the group and threaten them with State-sponsored violence. Beetham residents upset at a shortage of employment opportunities and perceived neglect by the Government reacted on Wednesday by …

Wired868.com will not be the only online treat for Trinidad and Tobago football fans over the next fortnight. The 2012 Caribbean Cup will be streamed live online at www.caribbeanfootball.org. An agreement has also been reached between CMC Sport and the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) which means a televised feed for …