“[…] It is clear that this Administration, having outsourced its decision-making with respect to relations with Venezuela, has not learnt from or are not aware of Henry Kissinger’s warning—though uttered in a different context—that: ‘it may be dangerous to be America’s enemy, but to be America’s friend is fatal.’ “[…] …

A little over a week ago, on 29 November 2025, the Washington Post identified “the Caribbean allies helping the US against Venezuela” and stated that “the Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago are hosting US forces and facilities”. This report formed a stark contrast to our Government’s limited disclosure of …

Signal Hill Secondary are heading to the National Intercol final after a tense 1–0 victory over St Anthony’s College at the Hasely Crawford Stadium today, thanks to a dream intervention from super-sub Siel Mills. Mills had been on the field for barely a minute when he notched the winner in …

“[…] Losing my mother (Nisa Goodridge) was [my biggest] challenge this season. But it doesn’t hold me back—it actually pushes me to work harder than before. “Football helps me stay active, and when I stay active, it takes my mind off everything else…” At just 15 years old, Five Rivers …

Naparima College are 90 minutes away from the first Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) clean sweep since the pandemic, as they edged St Augustine Secondary 1-0 in the Coca Cola National Intercol semifinal to advance to next Wednesday’s final. Another win then—against either Signal Hill Secondary or St Anthony’s College—and …

It has been a while since Ye Olde Ranking has stepped up for Media Monitor duty, but don’t feel I haven’t been looking on with a judging eye at what our local media practitioners put out for public consumption. I usually like to look at howlers not just for their …

“[…] I’ll say that I am a go-getter, a hardworking person who tries to be the best at everything. “My family and, just overall, my mindset [make me stand out]: I want to make something of myself one way or another…” From humble beginnings at Pinto United, Trinity College East …

There was crazy, exhilarating chaos at the Hasely Crawford and Dwight Yorke stadia yesterday as the North and Tobago zonal Intercol finals featured everything from goals and comebacks to penalty kicks, red cards and, naturally, controversy. When the dust cleared, Signal Hill Secondary had kept the Tobago Intercol title from …

“[…] Critics may dismiss the [Home Invasion] Bill as mere ‘political comfort food’.  Its purpose is practical: to bridge gaps between legal theory and public understanding. “This places justice not as an abstract theory but a lived reality focused on offenders causing death during violent crimes like home invasion [and …

St Augustine Secondary are in a race against time to have a bizarre red card rescinded in time for their Coca Cola National Intercol semifinal showdown with Naparima College on Friday afternoon, with attacker Elijah Baptiste unable to play as it stands. Yesterday, St Augustine edged Carapichaima East Secondary 1-0 …

With three federations and fractured choices, the Trade Union Movement remains divided and workers continue to pay the price. Instead of presenting a united front, unions act in isolation—leaving governments free to exploit division and weakening the credibility of collective bargaining. From its inception, the Movement in Trinidad and Tobago …

Naparima College winger Jaydon Caprietta was not properly registered to represent his school for the 2025 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season, Wired868 understands. However, Naparima administrators uploaded Caprietta’s paperwork within the SSFL database on 10 September, with all the necessary information. How can both things be true? That is, …