“[…] One option is that we start to play with vaccinated persons only—no audience or spectators… Some sporting disciplines are looking better than others. For instance, based on what has been put to us by cricket, cricket looks good. “[…] In football… the Super League couldn’t tell [how many of …
Read More »Sport Ministry splits $450k in Elite funding between Carter, Paul and Jereem
Trinidad and Tobago Sportsman of the Year and Olympic swimmer Dylan Carter was one of three athletes to receive funding from the Ministry of Sport and Community Development yesterday, via the Elite Athlete Programme. The other two athletes were sprinter Jereem Richards and boxer Nigel Paul. A release from the …
Read More »Cedenio, Sparkle, Bethel and WI Sport among 13 recipients as sport ministry distributes $794k
Track stars Machel Cedenio and Sparkle McKnight, Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) club Bethel United, the Memphis Sports Club, and WI Sport were among 13 athletes and sporting organisations who received funding from the Ministry of Sport and Community Development (MSCD), at its head office in Nicholas Tower, Independence …
Read More »Dr Gloudon: TTFA-Fifa: an inconvenient truth that won’t be deciphered with one-dimensional thinking
“[…] The TTFA has undoubtedly been in a mess for a long time; and so has Fifa. Indeed, we may have learned how to be corrupt in football from Fifa. No one in a local or regional body can carry on sustained defrauding of Fifa without the assistance of someone …
Read More »Sport minister vows to ditch TTFA if Fifa acts, Wired868 examines fall-out as Wallace misses key meeting
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) traditionally depends on funding from two main sources to carry out its operations: international governing body, Fifa, and the Ministry of Sport—via the Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SporTT). Besieged TTFA president William Wallace could potentially lose both patrons with just one …
Read More »Hadad claims SporTT and not TTFA locked-out coaches; coaches set record straight
Fifa-appointed normalisation committee chairman Robert Hadad tried to pass the blame for the recent temporary lock-out of Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) coaches, with a release that was immediately rebutted by three national coaches. On Tuesday morning, security at the Ato Boldon Stadium locked the gates and stopped coaches …
Read More »‘Total disrespect!’ Coaches locked out of stadium, while trying to deliver letters to Hadad
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) head office at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva went into lockdown mode this morning but it was not as a safety measure against Covid-19. Normalisation committee chairman Robert Hadad’s staff was not trying to keep the novel coronavirus at bay—just the country’s …
Read More »CMO permits sport training—but only five persons per session
Chief medical officer Dr Roshan Parasram will allow sporting teams to train despite the current Covid-19 restrictions—but only with five persons per facility. Article two of the Public Health (2019 Novel Coronavirus) Regulations states: During the period specified in regulation 12, a person shall not, without reasonable justification: (a) be found …
Read More »‘Thousands of youth frustrated by one man’; Griffith vows to hold Commissioner’s Cup—with over 2,000 minors
The Youth Pro League (YPL) pulled the plug on its 2020 competition today while the Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago (Sportt) officially closed all government-run facilities to minors, which will immediately impact on youth sport over a wide range of disciplines. However, not only will Commissioner of Police Gary …
Read More »‘We are guided by the CMO’; Sportt blocks youth activities at gov’t-run facilities
The Trinidad and Tobago government will not actively block youth sporting competitions, like the Youth Pro League, from going ahead before September. However, they will need to find their own venues to play on. This morning, Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago (Sportt) official Justin Latapy-George spelt out their policy …
Read More »Dear editor: Aquatics injustice! ASATT prioritises swimming to water polo’s detriment
“[…] How is it that a national team of one discipline has to pay to use the facility, while another discipline’s national team, under the same federation, has no cost? “[…] There is probably nothing more heart breaking for water polo players and parents than to see the Minister of …
Read More »Dear Sport Minister, please save us from greedy, crooked ASATT; T&T swimming is pay-per-play
“[…] Honourable Minister of Sport Ms Shamfa Cudjoe, when handing over funds to sporting associations please put added measures to ensure the intended purpose is realised. “A suggestion would be to distribute funds directly to the swimmers and officials based on the cost breakdown in the meet summons or ASATT’s …
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