Central FC striker Nicholas Dillon stands at a prominent 6’2” and has not hesitated to leave a mark on the football field. The 19-year-old footballer helped his employers to the 2015/16 Digicel Pro League and 2016 Caribbean Club Championship titles and hopes for similar success this year with the Trinidad and Tobago National …
Read More »Off the Cuff-ie: Maxie discusses CNMG’s fate, ‘UNC questions’ and his accent
“I know regardless of what I do, there will always be people who are passionately against me,” said Minister of Communications and Public Administration Maxie Cuffie. “And there will be people who are passionately for me. And Christ didn’t satisfy everybody.” Cuffie, the MP for La Horquetta/Talparo sat down with …
Read More »Off the Cuff-ie: Maxie talks corruption, PNM ‘arrogance’ and the ‘vomit comet’
“You can look at several laws that have been passed over the years that made absolutely no difference,” said Minister of Communications and Public Administration Maxie Cuffie. “The integrity in public life act has not made us more honest. It has not dealt with corruption. And it is because we …
Read More »Off the Cuff-ie: Maxie talks decentralisation, gov’t bottlenecks and La Horquetta/Talparo
“Port of Spain is a city and for it to work it requires a certain number of (foot) traffic,” Minister of Public Administration and Communications Maxie Cuffie told Wired868. “You have stores and businesses that depend on it and property rentals (too). So it is important that we bring people …
Read More »Lights… Camera… Showtime! One on one with Club Sando’s Kevon Woodley
Fishing, family and, of course, football are the most important things to Club Sando forward and Trinidad and Tobago international beach soccer player Kevon Woodley. The 29-year-old Woodley, who goes by the nickname of ‘Showtime’, is on his fourth Pro League club after spells with United Petrotrin, W Connection and Caledonia AIA. But …
Read More »Big little soldier: One on one with Defence Force’s Jamali Garcia
“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, …
Read More »Call of duty: One on one with Defence Force captain Christopher Durity
“Captain” Christopher Durity is on a mission to take the CNG National Super League trophy safely back to the Defence Force headquarters. Motivated by duty for his team and family, his passion and love for the game show every time he is on the pitch. Durity, a former Trinidad and Tobago National …
Read More »Fry them, skipper! One on One with Guaya United star Ryan Stewart
Inspired by our very own “Little Magician”, Russell Latapy, Guaya United captain and playmaker Ryan “Fry” Stewart has broken barriers to arouse the passion of the next generation of players from his native Mayaro. A three-time NAIA All-American at Lindsey Wilson College and a professional player with Indiana Invaders and Cleveland City …
Read More »Life in the Shade: One on one with T&T women’s star Mariah Shade
Twenty four year old Mariah Shade, who plays professionally at present in the French second division, is one of Trinidad and Tobago’s most talented female footballers and the centre forward for the Women’s National Senior Team. Shade spoke one on one with Wired868 before she joined the “Women Soca Warriors” for …
Read More »The king of Queens: One on one with QPCC star Jason Devenish
Twenty eight year old Jason Devenish has some laden trophy shelves from his days as a youth footballer. Devenish, a former Trinidad and Tobago National Under-17 Team player, won the North Zone crown with Queen’s Royal College in 2004, the Pro League Youth Cup with San Juan Jabloteh in 2005 and was …
Read More »Take no prisoners: One on one with Prisons FC star Ricardo Alleyne
T&T Prison Service FC is just one game away from the CNG National Super League (NSL) Championship Division title and automatic promotion to the Premiership Division. Free-scoring winger Ricardo Alleyne, 29, is a vital part to Prisons’ success and, from 7 pm on Tuesday December 15, his performance against Queen’s Park …
Read More »The Big Dread: One on one with Central FC playmaker Marvin Oliver
Marvin Oliver came to international prominence almost two decades ago, when he represented the Trinidad and Tobago National Under-23 Team alongside the likes of Arnold Dwarika and Jerron Nixon. And, at 40, he is showing little signs of slowing down. A few months ago, Oliver lifted the 2014-2015 Pro League, Caribbean Cup and Pro Bowl trophies for …
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