Hutson ‘Baba’ Charles, a former Trinidad and Tobago international football stand-out and Concacaf Club Championship winner, talks to Burdie and Barney about his rise from youth goalkeeper to Strike Squad midfield star, conquering Concacaf with the Defence Force, why he almost quit coaching after Stephen Hart’s dismissal, and November 19th. …
Read More »Policemen, soldiers charged for allegedly bullying homeless man during Covid lockdown
“[…] Police officers, Anthony Alert and Kadeem Cadiz, and soldiers, Kevin Rawlins and Dane Williams, […] were charged after investigations were conducted into an incident that occurred on 29 March 2020. “The men, who were in uniform and on patrol in a marked police vehicle, on the night in question, …
Read More »Raffique Shah: ‘Black power’ and Indians; when flowering racial unity sparked a revolution
The following column was written by Raffique Shah on 9 June 2000: IN 1970, I was the only Indian officer in the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment. I was also the youngest officer, having graduated from Sandhurst in July 1966, some four months after I had turned 20. When I returned …
Read More »Gilkes: Thank god Raffique was a dreamer; Commissioner missed the 1970 elephant—clean
The letter penned by the Commissioner of Police condemning the valorising of the army mutineers of 1970 brought to the surface several important issues. One such issue is the fact that, even in tiny countries like this one, it is entirely possible to live in an insulated space with little …
Read More »Griffith: 1970 mutineers were a ‘disgrace’ and T&T must stop celebrating them
“In some countries when similar acts take place, such persons are put before a firing squad, hung or tried and sentenced to death. “Yet amazingly, some were given the opportunity to become members of parliament and then later permitted to communicate to the country through daily newspapers—which gave them the …
Read More »No insurance, water, sewerage, fire extinguishers: gov’t reveals extensive Home of Football shortcomings
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) Home of Football was opened under former president David John-Williams and housed international athletes without a range of amenities including: public liability insurance, fire extinguishers, a proper water supply, an adequate sewerage system, washing machines and dryers and internet. Minister of National Security …
Read More »“Success takes sacrifice!” One on one with Defence Force goalie Aaron Enill
“I didn’t have a rich family... So sometimes I had to borrow a boots [or] borrow a gloves to go and practice. Sometimes I had to get money from my brother to go to train or play with Defence Force. Well, almost every day…” A former National Intercol champion with …
Read More »‘Demon’ spooks La Horquetta again, as Defence Force down Rangers in cracking clash
Former East Mucurapo Secondary schoolboy Aaron ‘Demon’ Enill stole the plaudits again at Phase 2, La Horquetta as Defence Force FC left the swanky east Trinidad venue with all three points in an impressive 2-0 Pro League win over hosts Terminix La Horquetta Rangers. The result saw the Army/Coast Guard …
Read More »‘Barber’ credits tactical tweaks as ‘Army’ down Connection, Police see off Civic
A first half Jelani Felix item maintained Defence Force’s 100 percent record at the start of the 2019/2020 Pro League season on Friday night, as the Army/Coast Guard combination motored to a deserved 1-0 win over W Connection in a Hasely Crawford Stadium double header. “It was one of the …
Read More »Ascension Rd 11 (Video): Party time for ‘Army’, Rangers run riot in Phase 2 and San F’do’s giant blow
Party time for Defence Force as controversial ‘Bally’ strike prompts Morvant Caledonia AIA implosion, Ross Russell Jr makes Jabloteh see double as Terminix La Horquetta Rangers run riot in La Horquetta, and Yohannes Richardson lands knock out blow as San Fernando Giants stun Deportivo PF. Analyst Terry Fenwick and Vidia …
Read More »San F’do Giants clinch Ascension Div Two in dramatic style, as Yohannes penalises Deportivo
Former Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team midfielder Yohannes Richardson wrote his name into San Fernando Giants folklore yesterday evening as his late penalty ensured a sensational finish to the inaugural Ascension Invitational Tournament Division Two title race. Richardson’s strike was all that separated the Giants from southern rivals, Deportivo …
Read More »Referees assaulted in Malabar! Tempers boil over after controversial finish to crucial ‘Army’/‘Cale’ clash
An otherwise dour match was soured by a fracas between match officials and Morvant Caledonia AIA’s players and staff as yesterday’s crucial Ascension Invitational Tournament matchup between Defence Force FC and Caledonia ended in chaos at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar. After the final whistle, as referee Crystal Sobers …
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