Former Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 and Under-23 Team striker Ricardo John is aiming to earn a professional contract abroad, after losing his football scholarship at Virginia Technical Institute. John, who is 21 years old, confirmed that the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) opened an investigation into his eligibility, after …
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Realities we are not facing: the dangers of disadvantaged conditions in T&T
Even though it is said we have become desensitised, the murder rate is once again front and centre of a very grim stage and we have been told to “brace ourselves for more murders.” This warning contains the grave implication that the authorities are not in control. It is also …
Read More »Thema considers legal options; TTGF says Marquez—not Fuentes—was its HOD
Trinidad and Tobago gymnast Thema Williams is said to be locked in legal discussions with her attorney Keith Scotland this weekend, as the gymnastics fraternity braces for the next move in the contentious matter of her withdrawal from the 2016 Rio Olympic Test event on April 17. On April 16, …
Read More »The Colm after the storm; and Imbert’s about-turn on the gas subsidy
Minister of Finance Colm Imbert was interviewed by Khamal Georges on CNC3 last week and it was difficult not to be genuinely impressed by his calm demeanour. It contrasted sharply with the agitation and irritation he displayed during his mid-year review in Parliament a week prior, when he announced to the …
Read More »T&T’s 1970 revolution: the rise of people’s politics and the State’s draconic response
The following Letter to the Editor was submitted by ex-PP Minister and NJAC member Embau Moheni on the rise of the 1970 Revolution, People’s Politics and the State’s fightback, which included the controversial Public Order Act and the ban of the ‘Black Power Salute’: In its booklet entitled ‘Slavery to …
Read More »Marcano tricks Sando, as Central move within three points of Pro League title
Versatile Bankers Insurance Central FC attacker Jason Marcano scored his second hattrick of the season yesterday evening, as the “Couva Sharks” whipped Club Sando 4-1 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium to move seven points clear at the top of the standings. With just three games left in the 2015/16 season, …
Read More »Warriors Watch: Battle of the W; ex-teammates Splash and Joe-V clash in MLS
Former W Connection teammates Joevin Jones and Mekeil “Splash” Williams are likely to come face-to-face in the United States Major League Soccer (MLS) on Saturday night, as their respective clubs Colorado Rapids and Seattle Sounders square off in a Western Conference showdown from 9 pm. The duo impressed for the …
Read More »Battle against be-suited bandits: Raffique wades into price-gouging groceries
I find it almost amusing that some grocers who are caught dipping their greedy hands deep inside consumers’ pockets, cry foul when their names and outrageously high prices are exposed through advertisements posted by the Consumer Affairs Division of the Ministry of Trade. In immediate response to being named as …
Read More »SPORTT request Rio report from TTGF; Smith vows to ‘review and analyse’ info
The Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SPORTT) has broken its silence over the controversy regarding the withdrawal of national gymnast Thema Williams from the April 17 Rio Olympic Test event by requesting “a comprehensive report” from Trinidad and Tobago Gymnastics Federation (TTGF) president David Marquez. However, SPORTT pointed out …
Read More »Lights… Camera… Showtime! One on one with Club Sando’s Kevon Woodley
Fishing, family and, of course, football are the most important things to Club Sando forward and Trinidad and Tobago international beach soccer player Kevon Woodley. The 29-year-old Woodley, who goes by the nickname of ‘Showtime’, is on his fourth Pro League club after spells with United Petrotrin, W Connection and Caledonia AIA. But …
Read More »Dicks dispute Rio trip timeline; ‘new evidence’ in unfolding gymnastics saga
Trinidad and Tobago international gymnast Marisa Dick and her mother, Hannifer Dick, are now refuting information published in an Edmonton Journal article, which claimed that the athlete began her trip to Rio de Janeiro at 9 pm (Alberta time) on Friday April 15. Dick (H) said today that the duo …
Read More »Griffith: Marisa had larger police security detail than National Security Minister
Eighteen year old star Trinidad and Tobago gymnast Marisa Dick was arguably the second most secure person in the country yesterday, as she attended a Trinidad and Tobago Gymnastics Federation (TTGF) press conference with more than double the police security detail of Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar. Only Prime Minister Dr …
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