Principal medical officer Dr Maryam Abdool-Richards today pointed to the stark data from Trinidad and Tobago’s current grapple with the novel coronavirus, as the government announced its third set of restrictions since the Easter weekend.  Two hospitals, the Couva Hospital and Augustus Long Facility, were at 98% and 100% capacity …

“[…] ‘No, no. Everybody going. My friend took her mother and they give him a vaccine one time and he young’… ‘I just take a chance when they set up in the paddock in the Savanna and it was around 5 in the afternoon and they just take my whole …

The Ministry of Health has vetoed the West Indies Cricket Board’s attempt to host South Africa in Trinidad next month, with chief medical officer Dr Roshan Parasram credited with the final word. The two cricket nations are scheduled to face each other in two Tests and five Twenty20 internationals and …

Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Futsal Team head coach Constantine Konstin credited his outfit for an ‘amazing’ showing after their feisty clash with hosts Guatemala last night, which the twin island republic lost 4-3. The defeat meant the Soca Warriors were eliminated after just two matches, as they lost their …

“[…] Educators refer to ‘recency and frequency’ as part of the learning process, and when you look at our players, they all possess tremendous individual skill. It follows therefore that the more they play futsal, the more adept at it they will become.  “A national futsal league, not necessarily a …

Trinidad and Tobago were eliminated from the 2021 Concacaf Futsal Championship last night after two successive group stage defeats against the Dominican Republic (6-2) and Guatemala (4-3) respectively. But the Soca Warriors can claim to have left their mark in the confederation’s showcase tournament regardless, after an extraordinary goal from …

Iconic former Trinidad and Tobago goalkeeper and ESPN analyst Shaka Hislop joins the Burdie and Barney Show for a discussion on the stewardship of the Robert Hadad-led normalisation committee and the current state of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA). Subscribe for free to the Burdie and Barney Show …

The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Futsal Team face an early end to their 2021 Fifa Futsal World Cup dreams as the Soca Warriors lost 6-2 to the Dominican Republic last night in Concacaf Championship action in Guatemala City, Guatemala. The Warriors face Guatemala tonight but are unlikely to find …

Trinidad and Tobago suffered six more deaths due to Covid-19 over the last 24 hours, with another 235 confirmed infections and 24 more hospital spaces taken up. The County Medical Officer of Health (CMOH) offices, as always, will determine how many of the newly infected persons require hospitalisation, based initially …

Normalisation committee chairman and de facto Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) boss Robert Hadad was a no-show yesterday as the Fifa-appointed body hosted officials from the National Football Coaches of Trinidad and Tobago (NFCTT), in a crucial virtual meeting. NFCTT interim president Jefferson George and executive member Angus Eve …

“We want you not to come out if it isn’t absolutely essential,” said Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, “because then you become a part of the problem… Stay at home!” Trinidad and Tobago are set for another series of measures meant to keep citizens at home, in an effort to …

“[…] I had set goals for the south division—one of which was that our service would be excellent so that no one would complain about us.  “I have this goal in my head; but when they decided to station all workers closer to home, the workers became more laid-back. Sometimes …