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T&T Women hold Puerto Rico goalless to maintain slim W G/Cup prospects
The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team picked up their first point of the 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup qualifying campaign tonight, as they drew goalless with Puerto Rico at the Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium in Bayamon. And, mathematically, the Women Soca Warriors remain with a chance to advance. …
Read More »Dear editor: Messi is the world’s best player, so he deserves 8th Ballon d’Or
“[…] Critics will interpret and skew statistics to form all kinds of narratives… The question we ought to be asking is: in 2022, who was the best football player in the world? “All hail the king, the greatest player the sport has ever seen. When Messi decides to stop being …
Read More »Dear Editor: Sportsmax, SSFL add insult to injury for Chaguanas North players!
“[…] Chaguanas North Secondary has waited until the penultimate round of the SSFL Premiership division competition, for its maiden opportunity to be showcased on Sportsmax, while other schools have had multiple showings in that time—only to discover [on Saturday] that the fixture will not be aired live. “[…] The players …
Read More »Noble: Will we condemn our children to lives of crime? There is another way
“The lie of a pipe dream is what gives life to the whole misbegotten mad lot of us, drunk or sober.” Eugene O’Neill. Media scrutiny of all criminal incidents has heightened in recent months and intensified with the promise of “crime talks” between the Government and the Opposition. I admit …
Read More »Daly Bread: “Firetrucking” courageous and consistent—remembering BC
BC Pires, renowned writer and journalist, recently deceased at age 65, was encouraging when I became a weekly columnist. Whatever the bite of his satire, BC could always be kind and affable. On one occasion I met him by chance on the steps of the Hall of Justice and he …
Read More »Vaneisa: No credit to this institution—the callous nature of local business
I relate this tale because I’ve discovered it is a common one and I hope that people will be encouraged to make public their experiences with credit unions and other financial institutions. It is a story about an organisation that is founded on a premise of helping others with compassion, …
Read More »SSFL 23: Fatima walk “Baba’s” talk to conquer Lewis Street in Naparima thriller
The last time that Fatima College conquered the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL), there was an alarming escalation in the Israel-Palestine conflict, Trinidad and Tobago had a doctor as prime minister and Argentina were World Cup champions. Déjà vu? Ever since St Benedict’s College started off their 2023 Premier Division …
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