Signal Hill Secondary will line up among the top schoolboy teams of the country in the 2024 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division competition, which kicks off in September. And Blanchisseuse Secondary will have to start their own 2024 campaign in the North Zone Championship Division without star forward …
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Corneal: Talent was not the issue! TD discusses T&T’s shortlived Concacaf U-20 adventure
“[…] We saw an array of talent across the board and not with just 20 players. I’ve said it before and I will say it again, the group is such a talented group of players. “[…] Your questions are throwing me straight to the coach… Better you ask me about …
Read More »Dear editor: Farewell to a true Gens de Arime—everybody loved Raymond Morris
“[…] A true Gens de Arime, Raymond was loved and appreciated for his kind and generous spirit. “He was well known in Arima and surrounding districts in the entertainment fraternity having managed at one time the number one disco in the east. He was a painter, market vendor, …
Read More »Orin: The potential cost of UNC’s civil war
“[…] Ever since she ran in 2015 on a leader-centric election marketing campaign that sold the virtues of Kamla The Leader rather than UNC The Party, she has tightened her grip on her party. “[…] The double-edged sword of making the leader rather than the party the focal point is …
Read More »RBNYFL 24: Blue Hawks end Creek’s winning streak; HVC edge Crown Trace in thriller
Blue Hawks brought Creek Sports and Cultural Club’s four-match win streak to an end as they grabbed a 2-2 draw at Balmain Recreation Ground on Saturday, in the Central Zone Boys Under-14 Division of the Republic Bank National Youth Football League (RBNYFL). In the earlier game, HVC FC edged defending …
Read More »Daly Bread: Practiced detachment from the killings
Last week’s column was forced to return to what I assert is the government’s unwillingness to take any responsibility for the prevailing rampant killings, particularly for the easy passage of guns and drugs into our island for well over a decade. If not government agencies, who else is expected to …
Read More »Noble: Unending pain and suffering—save grieving communities from Hinds’ arrogance
“The area is dominated by gangs. Thus far, the police have had only limited success in eradicating the gangs. “It can be done, but it requires a multipronged approach, including all aspects of the state’s possible response; most of all, a genuine desire (my emphasis) on the part of the …
Read More »Eve: “We acquitted ourselves well!” Dour Soca Warriors eliminated 2-0 by Canada
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team’s bid for an unprecedented place in the Copa America tournament stalled this afternoon at the Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, as the Soca Warriors lost 2-0 to Canada in a playoff. Coach Angus Eve clearly set out to restrict Canada over the …
Read More »Vaneisa: The remarkable Razif—and his masterful food photos
Who said posting about what you had for breakfast is so banal? I did. In my last column. I am not retracting it as a general observation, but there was an anomaly. An exceptional exception. His name? Razif Khan, a man who shared photos on Facebook of his meals—breakfast, lunch …
Read More »Eve accepts underdog tag, wants Warriors to represent T&T’s crime victims
Angus Eve, coach of the Trinidad and Tobago men’s football team, accepts that his squad will be the underdogs against Canada tomorrow in their 2024 Copa America qualifying play-offs match at the Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, United States. The winner of this game, as well as the other match …
Read More »Big 5: SSFL still deliberating on contentious Signal Hill – Blanchisseuse match
The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) is not yet ready to present a verdict on a crucial Big Five fixture between Blanchisseuse Secondary and Signal Hill Secondary, according to inside sources. Wired868 can confirm that the SSFL Disciplinary Committee met yesterday with representatives from both schools to discuss several contentious …
Read More »Coaches slam referee McPhie’s behaviour after horrific Chaves injury
“[…] The injury of Michael Chaves, as far as I am concerned, is directly linked to the words of referee Rashby McPhie—which can be viewed as inciting even more robust and flagrant play from the players. “[…] I then heard Mr McPhie say the most incredibly insensitive and inhumane thing …
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