Trinidad and Tobago central defender Radanfah Abu Bakr, who plays professionally for HB Koge in Denmark, will miss upcoming Russia 2018 World Cup qualifiers against St Vincent and the Grenadines on March 25 and 29, due to a leg muscle injury. Abu Bakr started in nine of Trinidad and Tobago’s …

“That young boy will make it big in football,” said a bystander, as then 22 year old, six feet tall central defender, Jamali Garcia, walked past them after a training session in Chaguaramas. Garcia, who lives with his parents and two brothers in St James, started playing competitive football in school, …

The following open letter to Prime Minister Dr Keith Christopher Rowley, which is titled ‘the leadership we require for these tough times’, was sent to Wired868 by author Keston K Perry: Dear Dr Rowley, It has just been six months since your entry into this office as the fourth head of …

Now this is more like it. The PNM Government has finally demonstrated a new era of accountability with State funds and a fearless willingness to root out corruption wherever it can be found. And by that, of course, we mean the “criminal mastermind” that is Dr Ryan Wellington who slipped …

Civic watch group, Fixin’ T&T, has urged the Acting Commissioner of Police, Stephen Williams, to investigate Housing Minister and Port of Spain South MP Marlene McDonald for fraud, misrepresentation, misbehaviour in public office and breach of Parliamentary rules. The request is anchored on documents unearthed through the Freedom of Information …

The following is a joint press statement from the Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago (ASATT) and the Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SporTT), following a Trinidad Express exclusive that swimmers were being charged TT$3,000 to attend the Carifta Championship although SporTT met all the athletes’ costs: The …

“From an adult perspective, I find it difficult to justify all the drama,” stated John Geddert, the coach of Trinidad and Tobago gymnast Thema Williams and the USA Olympic team. “The photo incident has exploded into a realm of ridiculous proportions.” The following letter is an excerpt from gymnastics coach …

Trinidadians are hell, I tell you. Take their almost instantaneous sympathy with the 600-odd steel workers who found themselves jobless last week when ArcelorMittal shut down its plant in this country. Sure, that means at least 5,000 family members facing very uncertain times if not utter devastation. Those who have …

Although I am not the architect of this design and did not create our plantation, I have none the less been waiting for you. You have posed many questions. Although the last six months has altered your consciousness, you remain irrevocably Trinbagonian. Ergo, some of my answers you will understand, …

The Trinidad and Tobago Gymnastics Federation (TTGF) has finally confirmed Thema Williams as its choice for the 2016 Rio Olympics Test Event, via press release tonight. “Trinidad and Tobago Gymnastics Federation has officially confirmed Ms Thema Williams (as per the press release of November 2015),” stated the TTGF release, “the FIG Elite …

The following letter was written by Leon Williams, the father of Trinidad and Tobago national gymnast, Thema Williams: I remember, as a young boy watching Sesame Street, (seeing) a child ask an adult: “Is silence a sound?” The adult paused for a moment and then answered, “I don’t know.” I would …

With less than 24 hours before the Trinidad and Tobago Gymnastics Federation (TTGF) must officially select its athlete for the Rio Olympics Test Event, a gymnastics insider has admitted that the sporting body is divided between its two star athletes, Thema Williams and Marisa Dick. And, intriguingly, the source claimed …