North East Stars wrapped up their second Pro League title at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva last night with a game to spare, edging Police FC 1-0 thanks to a late second-half goal by utility player Keston George. George, incidentally, was a Pro League champion with Central FC last …
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TTFA members push back; black eye for DJW-led board as “unconstitutional” AGM postponed
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s (TTFA) membership must meet again in two weeks after this morning’s Annual General Meeting was postponed owing to general secretary Justin Latapy-George’s failure to provide all members with the necessary documents on time—as stipulated by the TTFA Constitution. Latapy-George had followed the instructions of the …
Read More »One-on-One with Kishon Hackshaw: Trinity East Blue Hawk aims to soar
At 17, Kishon Hackshaw is not just your typical teenage schoolboy with dreams of making it big one day but with no interest in putting out the blood, sweat and tears that success often demands. The Trinity College East student is a hardworking student with a genuine enthusiasm for football …
Read More »Yes Prime Minister: Live Wire reveals the Govt’s “real” response to the Beetham protest
Scene: Balisier House. Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi and Minister in the Ministry of the Attorney General Fitzgerald Hinds stride purposefully up to the secretary. Faris: My goodly madame secretary, it behoves me to solicit you for an acute convocation with the Honorable Dr Prime Minister over an affair of grave …
Read More »Dem and us! Beetham protests and societal inequality from a historical perspective
I do not write for everyone. As a matter of fact, I am well aware that I cannot. I am committed to confronting every aspect of who we are, even the ugliness which we pretend we can ignore. Our general acceptance of the notion of subordinate cultural groups and communities—even …
Read More »Intercol 2017: Garcia and Yohannes screamers silence Naps, as Shiva Boys win South title
Retribution? Justice? Call it what you like but embattled 2016 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division champions Shiva Boys’ Hindu College are the 2017 Coca Cola South Zone Intercol kings. Before a crowd of just over 3,000 persons at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella, Shiva Boys were almost …
Read More »Warriors slip six spots in rankings; T&T friendly against Guyana fails to get FIFA sanction
The Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team slipped six spots in the latest FIFA rankings today, after failing to record any wins in the last international match window against Grenada and Guyana at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. The Soca Warriors are now 89th in the world—some five places …
Read More »Dear Editor: Why I too should be a UN ambassador; BOBOL founder makes tongue-in-cheek application
“Short of attaching a resume, which can too often be interpreted literally (thereby demonstrating my inadequacy for the post), I shall outline my experience and qualifications in my own words…” The following Application for the position of UN Ambassador was forwarded to Wired868 by G Balisier, who suggested that his …
Read More »Intercol 2017: The Boyce and Brandon duo do it again to lead San Juan North past Valencia
San Juan North Secondary copped their second successive Coca Cola East Zone Intercol title this afternoon, defeating Valencia Secondary by a 2-0 margin at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar. In a final that they dominated from start to finish, the boys from Bourg Mulatresse sealed the victory with second-half …
Read More »T&T referees president unhappy with TTSL disciplinary decision against Look Loy
Trinidad and Tobago Football Referees’ Association (TTFRA) president Joseph Taylor is unhappy with the decision handed down by the Trinidad and Tobago Super League’s (TTSL) Disciplinary Committee to the FC Santa Rosa duo of Keith Look Loy and Jovan Rochford and vowed to inform the TTSL on the next step …
Read More »Non-compliant members “go back to school!” DJW defends TTFA stance and legitimacy of his election
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams tried yesterday to defend the football body’s position on its treatment of non-compliant members as well as the validity of his own election through a reading of selective emails and, arguably, a re-wording of the constitution. Most notably, John-Williams told the …
Read More »One-on-One with Akil Frank: Frankly speaking…
If there is just one thing you can say for certain about Akil Frank, it is that he is determined to make it big on the international football scene. And the 19-year-old Signal Hill Secondary School football captain looks like he does have a very promising future in football. Avid …
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