The Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs (MSYA) today claimed success in alleviating the issues that prompted the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) to exclude Tobago schools from the 2026 Premier Division competition. On Wednesday 22 July, the SSFL general council—which comprises teams from the Premier Division, Boys’ and Girls’ …
Read More »Signal Hill principal: ‘Tobago schools deserve equal opportunity!’; THA concerned by SSFL format change
The Tobago House of Assembly (THA) formally expressed concern at the format change of the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division competition yesterday, while Signal Hill Secondary principal Arianne D’Abreau-Forde slammed the lack of “transparency, fairness and meaningful consultation” by the governing football body over the controversial change. Yesterday, …
Read More »SSFL 26: Members vote to exclude Tobago schools from Premier Div, due to travel costs; Speyside, Signal Hill and North Zone chime in
The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) is set for a sensational departure from its top flight schedule in 2026, after the general membership voted to run the Premier Division competition without Tobago schools—for the first time since 2014. As it stands, 17 schools, rather than the usual 16, are due …
Read More »Seepersad must resign! Distraught Scarborough open up on SSFL ‘betrayal’
The Secondary School Football League (SSFL) Disciplinary Committee’s ruling to penalise Scarborough Secondary for fielding sixth form student Johan Elliot in their final Premier Division fixture against San Juan North Secondary left the Tobago school distraught for multiple reasons. First, it spoiled a remarkable comeback. When Scarborough Secondary replaced head …
Read More »SSFL 25: St Augustine relegated after Signal Hill forfeiture; three-way race for league title
St Augustine Secondary have paid the price for their failure to travel to Tobago to face Signal Hill Secondary in a rescheduled Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division fixture on Monday 17 November, after the SSFL Disciplinary Committee ruled against them this morning. The Disciplinary Committee, led by chairman …
Read More »Big 5: Ellis seals Hillview’s promotion, but Speyside yet to kickoff due to travel issues
Hillview College will participate in the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division for the first time in 2026, after they booked their spot at their Tunapuna home ground yesterday with a 2-1 win over Palo Seco Secondary. Flanker Jahmarley Ellis got the historic goal, eight minutes from time, as …
Read More »Big 5: Jacob steers Mucurapo West past Presentation (Chaguanas) in momentous affair
It had to be him. Mucurapo West Secondary have two wins now in the 2025 First Citizens Big Five competition—and, in each one, fresh-faced striker Caleb “Patchy” Jacob got crucial goals. Yesterday afternoon in Chaguanas, Jacob did the business again with a stoppage time winner as Mucurapo West edged Presentation …
Read More »SSFL 25: “Naps” and “Pres Lions” set for crucial derby, but postponements cloud season
The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) secretariat today confirmed that two scheduled Premier Division matches for tomorrow—both involving Tobago schools, Signal Hill Secondary and Scarborough Secondary—have been postponed, as the 2025 season continues to reel from disruptions. St Mary’s College were due to travel to Signal Hill tomorrow, while Scarborough …
Read More »SSFL 25: Signal Hill, St Anthony’s brace for fixture logjam due to repeat postponements
Five games into the 2025 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division, and the standings are already telling a story about early front-runners, widening gaps, and desperate chases. For most of the 16 teams in the league, the campaign has settled into a weekly grind: match on Saturday, recovery on …
Read More »Big Five 2024: Scarborough-Pleasantville fixture ends without result, as issues mount
The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Big Five competition suffered another blow yesterday evening as a fixture between Pleasantville Secondary and Scarborough Secondary ended without a result in Shaw Park, Tobago, due to a lighting issue. The score was 1-1 at the time—but there were 20 minutes plus stoppage time …
Read More »SSFL 24: Travel issues force St Anthony’s – Signal Hill postponement; four games to play after last match day
The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division clash between St Anthony’s College and Signal Hill Secondary, scheduled for tomorrow afternoon, has been postponed until Monday 4 November. SSFL general secretary Azaad Khan advised stakeholders of the change today, via an email. Wired868 understands that Signal Hill were unable to …
Read More »Why for the upper class, silence is golden; Perry rebuts Aboud on cure for public ills
After digesting Gregory Aboud’s insightful commentary in the Trinidad Express, it behooves me to offer a retort. His “Silence of The Elites” piece is chicanery masked as concern for country and changing the status quo. Aboud may genuinely believe that he is offering a compelling and emphatic critique of his …
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