# December

# Monday 29th

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#### <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> **Daily Media Monitoring Report -** </span><span lang="EN-US">Thursday 25th December - Monday 29th December, 2025</span>

#### <span lang="EN-US"> **Prepared by: Elijah Samaroo**</span>

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</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr style="height: 231.625px;"><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 231.625px;">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 231.625px;">Trinidad and Tobago Guardian</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 231.625px;">Sport News</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 231.625px;">'Veteran Basketball coach Earl Skeete passes away'  
  
Page 45</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; height: 231.625px;">The local basketball fraternity is in mourning following the passing of Earl Skeete, a decorated former player, coach and team manager who dedicated over four decades to the development of the sport in Trinidad and Tobago.   
  
  
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# Monday 1st

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#### <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> **Daily Media Monitoring Report -** Saturday 29th November - Monday 1st December, 2025</span>

#### <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> **Prepared by: Alain Martinez**</span>

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</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 197.766px;">Trinidad and Tobago Guardian</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 197.766px;">Sport News</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 197.766px;">**St. Augustine Secondary School clinch the Coca-Cola East Zone Intercol** **Title**

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</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 197.766px;">A 2-1 victory for the mean Green Machine, after trailing in the 31st minute with a goal from San Juan's Jaheem Danclair. St. Augustine got items from Giovanni Hospedales and Elijah Lawrence to secure the win and the title.</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 197.766px;">  
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</td></tr><tr style="height: 315.344px;"><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 315.344px;">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 315.344px;">Trinidad and Tobago Guardian</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 315.344px;">Sport News</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 315.344px;">**Cyclists, Executive head for Legal showdown over Olympic qualifying programme**

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</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 315.344px;">Legal representatives for a team of elite riders, comprising sprint ace Nicholas Paul, former Olympian Njisane Phillip, siblings Teniel and Akil Campbell, and Makaira Wallace, will go to court against the TT Cycling Federation, after a disagreement with the selection policy for riders for the upcoming Pan American Championships in Santiago, Chile, in February. </td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 315.344px;">  
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</td></tr><tr style="height: 147.375px;"><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 147.375px;">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 147.375px;">Trinidad and Tobago Guardian</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 147.375px;">Sport News</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 147.375px;">100 Graduate in Cricket Coaching

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</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 147.375px;">100 men and women graduated as Level 1 Cricket Coaches on Friday, marking another major step in strengthening Trinidad and Tobago's coaching talent pool.</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 147.375px;">  
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</td></tr><tr style="height: 281.75px;"><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 281.75px;">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 281.75px;">Trinidad and Tobago Guardian</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 281.75px;">Sport News</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 281.75px;">Bobsled team kicks off Olympic bid with strong showing in Vancouver

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</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 281.75px;">The Trinidad and Tobago Bobsled team of Axel Browne, Xaverri Williams, Shakeel John, and De Aundre John began their Olympic preparation in earnest last week with medals in Vancouver Canada. Pacing past the finish in positions fourth and fifth, landed them extended podium medals, which are awarded to fourth to sixth place finishers.</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 281.75px;">  
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</td></tr><tr style="height: 332.141px;"><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 332.141px;">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 332.141px;">Trinidad and Tobago Guardian</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 332.141px;">Sport News</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 332.141px;">'Victorious' Victoria breaks records to make Trinidad and Tobago proud

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</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 332.141px;">Teenage Trinidad and Tobago freediver Victoria Deonarine has broken the National women's freediving record twice in two days, and is preparing for another attempt that could extend her lead even further. Victoria completed a 36-meter constant weight bifins (CWTB) dive and a 40-meter (CWTB), surpassing the previous 35-metre national record set in 2019 by Shivani Goberdhan of Hawaii.</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 332.141px;">  
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</td></tr><tr style="height: 214.562px;"><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 214.562px;">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 214.562px;">Trinidad and Tobago Guardian</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 214.562px;">Sport News</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 214.562px;">T&amp;T women kick off World Cup bid with 'attacking' strategy in Barbados

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</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 214.562px;">National women's coach Damian Briggs is planning to play an attractive, attacking brand of football when his charges square off with Barbados in a Group F encounter from 4pm today at Kensington Oval, in the Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers.</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 214.562px;">  
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</td></tr><tr style="height: 348.938px;"><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 348.938px;">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 348.938px;">Trinidad Express</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 348.938px;">Sport News</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 348.938px;">T&amp;T's first Para sailor set for World Champs

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 348.938px;">Trinidad and Tobago will be represented at a World Sailing Championship for the first time in the Para and Inclusive Sailing category. The global governing body, World Sailing, has officially invited 23-year-old athlete Justin Bridgemohan and his coach, Kristof Stüven, to the 2025 World Sailing Inclusion Championships in Oman. The event is set for December 3-8 at the Barceló Mussanah Resort.</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 348.938px;">[https://trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/t-t-s-first-para-sailor-set-for-world-champs/article\_7b0cdf15-1be2-4a41-abd7-f086ad8a01a8.html](https://trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/t-t-s-first-para-sailor-set-for-world-champs/article_7b0cdf15-1be2-4a41-abd7-f086ad8a01a8.html)

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</td></tr><tr style="height: 416.125px;"><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 416.125px;">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 416.125px;">Newsday</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 416.125px;">Sport News</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 416.125px;">Trinidad and Tobago bobsledders slide to extended podium medal

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 416.125px;">Trinidad and Tobago’s four-man bobsled team captured their first extended podium medal after placing a credible fourth and fifth, in separate races, at the North American Cup, which concluded in Whistler, Canada, from November 23-24.

Of the 14 competing nations on November 23, TT’s quartet of pilot Axel Brown, Xaverri WIlliams, Shakeel John and De Aundre John clocked 53.60 seconds in the first heat, and an improved 52.89 in the second, to amass a total time of one minute and 46.49s (1:46.49).

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 416.125px;">[https://newsday.co.tt/2025/11/30/trinidad-and-tobago-bobsledders-slide-to-extended-podium-medal/](https://newsday.co.tt/2025/11/30/trinidad-and-tobago-bobsledders-slide-to-extended-podium-medal/)

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</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Newsday</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Women Warriors confident of strong Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers start

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">WOMEN Warriors head coach Damian Briggs believes his 23-member squad has the depth and skill to snare three points from their opening Concacaf Women Qualifiers fixture versus Barbados at Kensington Oval, in Bridgetown on December 1.

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[https://newsday.co.tt/2025/11/30/women-warriors-confident-of-strong-concacaf-w-qualifiers-start-4/](https://newsday.co.tt/2025/11/30/women-warriors-confident-of-strong-concacaf-w-qualifiers-start-4/)

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# Tuesday 2nd

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#### <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> **Daily Media Monitoring Report -** Tuesday 2nd December 2025</span>

#### <span lang="EN-US"> **Prepared by:** Alain Martinez</span>

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Things that Matter: Brian Lewis

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**Sex Sells: Sport bodies enable sexualisation, objectification of female athletes.**

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</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sex sells, and international sport governing bodies are contributing to the sexualisation of world sport.

​Sport is at risk of becoming practiced pornography with increasing sexualisation, commercialisation, and commodification of athletes’ bodies.

Sport governing federations and organisations must take a hard look at the trend towards adult entertainment and soft pornography. More must be done to protect and safeguard athletes, in particular women and girls.

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[https://www.guardian.co.tt/sports/sex-sells-sport-bodies-enable-sexualisation-objectification-of-female-athletes-6.2.2461711.c0b6e0879a](https://www.guardian.co.tt/sports/sex-sells-sport-bodies-enable-sexualisation-objectification-of-female-athletes-6.2.2461711.c0b6e0879a)

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</td></tr><tr style="height: 164.172px;"><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 164.172px;">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 164.172px;">Trinidad and Tobago Guardian</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 164.172px;">Sport News</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 164.172px;">**T&amp;T senior women footballers hit Barbados for five in WCQ opener**

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</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 164.172px;">Five goals from as many players handed the T&amp;T senior women's football team a comfortable 5-0 victory over Barbados yesterday afternoon and a perfect start to their FIFA World Cup campaign in Group F</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 164.172px;">  
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</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 281.75px;">T&amp;T concluded its FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup campaign in Leon, Mexico, finishing in 10th place overall.

The local squad, comprised of Chike Augustine, Ahkeem Boyd, and Tyrik Singh, delivered a commendable showing, highlighted by competitive performances against continental heavyweights.

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</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Trinidad and Tobago’s Women Warriors opened their CONCACAF W qualifying campaign in emphatic style yesterday, defeating hosts Barbados 5-0 in their Group F encounter at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown.

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[https://trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/five-star-women/article\_403e1735-7625-4d24-8c06-a6ea739f7f0e.html](https://trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/five-star-women/article_403e1735-7625-4d24-8c06-a6ea739f7f0e.html)

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</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Trinidad Express</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**Paul into the Bolivarian sprint semi-finals**

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Trinidad and Tobago elite cyclist Nicholas Paul has put himself in medal contention after reaching the semi-finals of the sprint event at the Bolivarian Games in Peru yesterday.

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[https://trinidadexpress.com/sports/world/paul-into-bolivarian-sprint-semi-finals/article\_d080f6ae-b763-49fa-a95b-6753166c27fe.html](https://trinidadexpress.com/sports/world/paul-into-bolivarian-sprint-semi-finals/article_d080f6ae-b763-49fa-a95b-6753166c27fe.html)

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</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Trinidad Express</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**Paul, Teniel top TTCF awards**

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">NICHOLAS PAUL and Teniel Campbell were named the Trinidad and Tobago Cycling Federation’s (TTCF) Most Outstanding International Male and Female riders, respectively, for 2025, on Saturday night.

The pair topped the honour roll as the TTCF held its annual awards ceremony at the National Cycling Centre, Couva.

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[https://trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/paul-teniel-top-ttcf-awards/article\_1899dd25-ce41-4cb6-aeac-257bdcfd4f80.html](https://trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/paul-teniel-top-ttcf-awards/article_1899dd25-ce41-4cb6-aeac-257bdcfd4f80.html)

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</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Trinidad and Tobago Newsday</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**Trinidad and Tobago women drub Barbados 5-0 in Concacaf W Qualifiers**

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Trinidad and Tobago's women's football team got the perfect start to the Concacaf W Qualifiers when they got a thumping 5-0 win over Barbados at Kensington Oval, Barbados, on December 1.

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/01/trinidad-and-tobago-women-drub-barbados-5-0-in-concacaf-w-qualifiers/](https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/01/trinidad-and-tobago-women-drub-barbados-5-0-in-concacaf-w-qualifiers/)

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">  
</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Trinidad and Tobago Newsday</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**Boxing board Chairman pleased with Fight Night's pro bout**

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">NEWLY minted Trinidad Boxing Board of Control (TBBC) Chairman Kirt Sinnette is looking forward to more prosperous and fruitful nights of local boxing after being on hand to witness Golden Fist Promotions’ Fight Night II event, which was held on November 29 and featured a professional bout.

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/02/boxing-board-chairman-pleased-with-fight-nights-pro-bout/](https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/02/boxing-board-chairman-pleased-with-fight-nights-pro-bout/)

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">  
</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Trinidad and Tobago Newsday</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**Da Silva blames toss, pitch, rain for Super50 loss**

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Trinidad and Tobago Red Force were left red-faced and humbled in home conditions, following a resounding nine-wicket loss to Barbados Pride in an anti-climactic ending to the CG United Super50 Cup final on November 29 at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy.

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/01/da-silva-blames-toss-pitch-rain-for-super50-loss/](https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/01/da-silva-blames-toss-pitch-rain-for-super50-loss/)

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# Wednesday 3rd

[![image.png](https://enews.msya.gov.tt/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/rtmimage.png)](https://enews.msya.gov.tt/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/rtmimage.png)

#### <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> **Daily Media Monitoring Report -** Wednesday 3rd December, 2025</span>

#### <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> **Prepared by:** Alain Martinez</span>

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-division-media-house" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 104.762%; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 387.781px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 11.5605%;"></col><col style="width: 11.5605%;"></col><col style="width: 12.9906%;"></col><col style="width: 17.2827%;"></col><col style="width: 19.9015%;"></col><col style="width: 14.4208%;"></col><col style="width: 12.3947%;"></col></colgroup><thead><tr style="height: 111.859px;"><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 111.859px;">##### **Division**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 111.859px;">##### **Media House**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 111.859px;">##### **Type of Article**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 111.859px;">##### **Headline and Page No**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 111.859px;">##### **Article Summary/Issue Raised**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 111.859px;">##### **Hyperlinks**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 111.859px;">##### **Action Required**

</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr style="height: 186.531px;"><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 186.531px;">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 186.531px;">Trinidad and Tobago Guardian</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 186.531px;">Sport News

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 186.531px;">**Wallace pedals to Keirin bronze medal at Bolivian Games**

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</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 186.531px;">Cyclist Makaira Wallace sprinted away with the bronze medal in the women's keirin event.

Wallace, contesting a six-woman final, made strides from fourth to third in a dash to the finish, and held off Colombia's Juliana Gaviria for a podium finish.

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 186.531px;">  
</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 186.531px;">  
</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.7969px;"><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 29.7969px;">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 29.7969px;">Trinidad and Tobago Newsday</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 29.7969px;">Sport News</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 29.7969px;">**Makaira Wallace lands keirin bronze at Bolivarian Games**

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 29.7969px;">Promising female cyclist Makaira Wallace earned Trinidad and Tobago's first piece of silverware at the Bolivarian Games in Ayacucho-Lima, Peru, on December 01, when she placed third in the women's keirin final.

In the six-woman field for the final, Cuadrado was again a tough opponent to overcome as she won gold ahead of Venezuela's Jalymar Rodriguez, with Wallace sprinting over the line to ensure her spot on the podium as she bagged bronze.

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 29.7969px;">[https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/02/makaira-wallace-lands-keirin-bronze-at-bolivarian-games/](https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/02/makaira-wallace-lands-keirin-bronze-at-bolivarian-games/)

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 29.7969px;">  
</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.7969px;"><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 29.7969px;">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 29.7969px;">Trinidad and Tobago Newsday</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 29.7969px;">Sport News</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 29.7969px;">**Nicholas Paul golden in men's sprint at Bolivarian Games**</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 29.7969px;">Trinidad and Tobago's cycling phenom Nicholas Paul, got this country's first gold medal at the Bolivarian Games in Ayacucho-Lima, Peru, on December 02, when he topped the field in the men's sprint event at the Costa Verde Pan-American Complex, Lima.</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 29.7969px;">[https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/03/nicholas-paul-golden-in-mens-sprint-at-bolivarian-games/](https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/03/nicholas-paul-golden-in-mens-sprint-at-bolivarian-games/)

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# Thursday 4th

[![image.png](https://enews.msya.gov.tt/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/rtmimage.png)](https://enews.msya.gov.tt/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/rtmimage.png)

#### <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> **Daily Media Monitoring Report -** Thursday 4th December, 2025</span>

##### <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> **Prepared by:** Alain Martinez</span>

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-division-media-house" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><colgroup><col style="width: 13.1108%;"></col><col style="width: 14.6603%;"></col><col style="width: 19.5471%;"></col><col style="width: 22.5268%;"></col><col style="width: 16.329%;"></col><col style="width: 13.9452%;"></col></colgroup><thead><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Media House**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Type of Article**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Headline and Page No**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Article Summary/Issue Raised**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Hyperlinks**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Action Required**

</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Trinidad and Tobago Guardian</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**Mayaro youth footballers 'Shine On' 2-day training camp inspires talent**

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</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Physical Education and Sport Officer, Darron Charles, attended the BP sponsored Mayaro Youth Football Festival held under the banner of “Shine On”.

The two-day camp featured experienced coaches drilling aspiring footballers between the ages of six and 17 on aspects of the game such as ball control, dribbling, passing, tactical concepts, as well as physical conditioning and mental focus in various age categories.

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[https://www.guardian.co.tt/sports/mayaro-youth-footballers-shine-on-2day-training-camp-inspires-talent-6.2.2463465.fdfffeee42](https://www.guardian.co.tt/sports/mayaro-youth-footballers-shine-on-2day-training-camp-inspires-talent-6.2.2463465.fdfffeee42)

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">  
</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Trinidad and Tobago Guardian</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**Valiance 3x3 basketball tourney to boost T&amp;T rankings**

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</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The T&amp;T Prison Service is gearing up to launch its first-ever Valiance 3x3 Inter-Station basketball Competition.

Valiance 3x3 is fully aligned with the FIBA 3x3 framework. This means every match contributes to T&amp;T's official federation ranking, a critical factor for major global events.

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">  
</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">  
</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Trinidad and Tobago Guardian</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**Paul strikes Bolivian Games Gold and Silver medals**

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</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">T&amp;T Cyclist Nicholas Paul exhibited impressive sprinting and Strategic skills to seal the gold medal in the men's sprint at the Bolivian Games in Peru on Tuesday night.

He defeated Colombian sprint ace Kevin Quintero in two straight rides in the final of the match sprint for his title.

Paul also added a silver medal from a second- place finish in the keirin finals.

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[https://www.facebook.com/TTOlympic/videos/nicholas-blazed-the-track-and-captured-1st-place-in-the-mens-sprint-at-the-xx-bo/2046932622806759/](https://www.facebook.com/TTOlympic/videos/nicholas-blazed-the-track-and-captured-1st-place-in-the-mens-sprint-at-the-xx-bo/2046932622806759/)

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">  
</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Daily Express</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**TTTTA to help La Rose**

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Trinidad and Tobago Table Tennis Association (TTTTA) has pledged its support for national coach Dennis La Rose.

The Carenage Blasters Table Tennis Club head coach suffers from diabetes, and recently lost his left leg, and has appealed for help.

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[https://trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/tttta-to-help-la-rose/article\_ee18a2e7-993a-4d0d-baff-aad9178fb1e5.html](https://trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/tttta-to-help-la-rose/article_ee18a2e7-993a-4d0d-baff-aad9178fb1e5.html)

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">  
</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Daily Express</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**'Shaka’ Hislop reveals battle with aggressive prostate cancer**

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Former Trinidad and Tobago national goalkeeper and ESPN analyst Neil “Shaka” Hislop has revealed that he has been battling an aggressive form of prostate cancer for the past year and a half.

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[https://trinidadexpress.com/newsextra/shaka-hislop-reveals-battle-with-aggressive-prostate-cancer/article\_b7f015c8-acf5-43be-a4f9-33b58dcabc55.html?utm\_campaign=blox&amp;utm\_source=facebook&amp;utm\_medium=social](https://trinidadexpress.com/newsextra/shaka-hislop-reveals-battle-with-aggressive-prostate-cancer/article_b7f015c8-acf5-43be-a4f9-33b58dcabc55.html?utm_campaign=blox&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social)

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# Friday 5th

[![image.png](https://enews.msya.gov.tt/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/rtmimage.png)](https://enews.msya.gov.tt/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/rtmimage.png)

#### <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> **Daily Media Monitoring Report -** Friday 5th December, 2025</span>

####  <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">**Prepared by:** Alain Martinez</span>

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-division-media-house" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 104.762%; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><colgroup><col style="width: 11.5605%;"></col><col style="width: 11.5605%;"></col><col style="width: 12.9906%;"></col><col style="width: 17.2827%;"></col><col style="width: 19.9015%;"></col><col style="width: 14.4208%;"></col><col style="width: 12.3947%;"></col></colgroup><thead><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Division**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Media House**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Type of Article**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Headline and Page No**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Article Summary/Issue Raised**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Hyperlinks**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Action Required**

</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Trinidad and Tobago Guardian</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**Hislop in fight with prostate cancer**

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</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Former Trinidad and Tobago goalkeeper Shaka Hislop has revealed that he is battling prostate cancer.</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[https://www.guardian.co.tt/sports/hislop-in-fight-with-prostate-cancer-6.2.2464121.04b5101509](https://www.guardian.co.tt/sports/hislop-in-fight-with-prostate-cancer-6.2.2464121.04b5101509)

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">  
</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Trinidad and Tobago Guardian</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**Cricket victories for T&amp;T at Bolivarian Games**

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</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">T&amp;T cricket teams proved victorious on the first day of cricket at the Bolivarian Games in Ayacucho and Lima, Peru.</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">  
</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">  
</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Daily Express</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**Perfect Start**

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The TTO cricketers made a statement on the opening day of the T20 competition at the Bolivarian Games in Lima, Peru, yesterday.</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[https://trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/perfect-start/article\_90eb8ffc-55d0-43f6-85f9-027b61261652.html](https://trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/perfect-start/article_90eb8ffc-55d0-43f6-85f9-027b61261652.html)

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">  
</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Trinidad and Tobago Newsday</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**Ex-World Cup goalkeeper Shaka Hislop reveals cancer battle**</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">FORMER Trinidad and Tobago goalkeeper Shaka Hislop, 56, said quick detection of prostate cancer helped save his life.</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/04/ex-world-cup-goalkeeper-shaka-hislop-reveals-cancer-battle-2/](https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/04/ex-world-cup-goalkeeper-shaka-hislop-reveals-cancer-battle-2/)

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">  
</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Trinidad and Tobago Newsday</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**Trinidad and Tobago cricketers shine in Peru**</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Trinidad and Tobago women’s and men’s teams were flawless on the opening day of the T20 cricket tournament at the 2025 Bolivarian Games in Lima, Peru.</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/05/trinidad-and-tobago-cricketers-shine-in-peru/](https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/05/trinidad-and-tobago-cricketers-shine-in-peru/)

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">  
</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Trinidad and Tobago Newsday</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**Paul, Wallace pedal to keirin, sprint silver at Bolivarian Games**</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Cyclists Nicholas Paul and Makaira Wallace concluded their respective Bolivarian Games campaigns on a high after both secured a silver medal each on the final night of action at the Velodrome in Lima, Peru, on December 3rd 2025.</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/03/paul-wallace-pedal-to-keirin-sprint-silver-at-bolivarian-games/](https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/03/paul-wallace-pedal-to-keirin-sprint-silver-at-bolivarian-games/)

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</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Trinidad and Tobago Newsday</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**Soca Sliders snare 5th in Park City**</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Trinidad and Tobago’s four-man bobsleigh team slid to fifth to secure another extended podium finish.at the Park City leg of the North American Cup on December 3rd, 2025.</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/05/soca-sliders-snare-5th-place-in-park-city/](https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/05/soca-sliders-snare-5th-place-in-park-city/)

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# Tuesday 9th

[![image.png](https://enews.msya.gov.tt/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/rtmimage.png)](https://enews.msya.gov.tt/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/rtmimage.png)

#### <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> **Daily Media Monitoring Report -** </span><span lang="EN-US">Saturday 6th December - Tuesday 9th December, 2025</span>

#### <span lang="EN-US"> **Prepared by: Elijah Samaroo**</span>

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-division-media-house" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 104.762%; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><colgroup><col style="width: 11.5629%;"></col><col style="width: 11.5629%;"></col><col style="width: 12.9934%;"></col><col style="width: 17.2848%;"></col><col style="width: 19.9073%;"></col><col style="width: 14.4238%;"></col><col style="width: 12.3974%;"></col></colgroup><thead><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Division**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Media House**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Type of Article**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Headline and Page No**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Article Summary/Issue Raised**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Hyperlinks**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Action Required**

</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Trinidad and Tobago Guardian

Sunday 7th

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'Romany completes Run Barbados Fun Mile three-peat'

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</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;">T&amp;T's Nicholas Romany claimed a third place consecutive win in the PwC Garrison Savannah Fun Mile at the Run Barbados Marathon Weekend last Sunday. </td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">  
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</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport Division </td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Daily Express

Sunday 7th

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News </td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'T&amp;T sides settle for Bolivarian silver'

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;">It was not a golden day for Trinidad and Tobago’s cricket teams at the Lima Polo Club in Peru, yesterday.

Both the Men’s and Women’s squads had to settle for silver medals at the Bolivarian Games, as they lost their T20 finals to Barbados and Jamaica, respectively.

The T&amp;T men fell short by 11 runs, while the women were beaten by six wickets.

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[https://trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/t-t-sides-settle-for-bolivarian-silver/article\_947ac4bd-4484-4422-8217-259ac6840081.html](https://trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/t-t-sides-settle-for-bolivarian-silver/article_947ac4bd-4484-4422-8217-259ac6840081.html)

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</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Youth Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Trinidad and Tobago Guardian

Monday 8th

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">News </td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'37 youths honoured at PoS South Day of excellence'

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</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;">Port-of-Spain South MP Keith Scotland honoured 37 young achievers on Saturday, as the constituency hosted its first Day of Excellence Youth Awards at City Hall, Port-of-Spain.</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">  
</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">  
</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport Division </td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Trinidad and Tobago Guardian

Monday 8th

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News </td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'Wallerfield trounces Porto 3-0 in DNFL opener'

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</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;">Wallerfield FC got their campaign in the inaugural East-West Corridor David Nakhid Football League (DNFL) off to a positive start when they thrashed Arima FC Porto 3-0 at the Eddie Hart Football Ground in Tacarigua on Saturday. </td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">  
</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">  
</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport Division </td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">TTT News

Monday 8th

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News </td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'Historic mMoment as T&amp;T Hosts 2025 CARIFTA Atristic Gymnastics Championships'

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;">Trinidad and Tobago officially opened the 2025 CARIFTA Artistic Gymnastics Championships on Saturday at the National Cycling Velodrome, hosting the regional event for the first time.

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[https://www.ttt.live/historic-moment-as-tt-hosts-2025-carifta-artistic-gymnastics-championships/](https://www.ttt.live/historic-moment-as-tt-hosts-2025-carifta-artistic-gymnastics-championships/)

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">  
</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport Division </td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Daily Express

Monday 8th

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News </td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'Minister Watts hails T&amp;T's hosting of Carifta Artistics Gymnastics'

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;">THE 2025 Carifta Artistic Gymnastics Championships took place over weekend at the National Cycling Velodrome in Couva, with Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs Phillip Watts, hailing the event as a landmark moment for Trinidad and Tobago.

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[https://trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/watts-hails-t-t-s-hosting-of-carifta-artistic-gymnastics/article\_cfa8f967-2952-45fd-992f-6b69b44dae89.html](https://trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/watts-hails-t-t-s-hosting-of-carifta-artistic-gymnastics/article_cfa8f967-2952-45fd-992f-6b69b44dae89.html)

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# Wednesday 10th

[![image.png](https://enews.msya.gov.tt/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/rtmimage.png)](https://enews.msya.gov.tt/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/rtmimage.png)

#### <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> **Daily Media Monitoring Report -** </span><span lang="EN-US">Wednesday 10th December, 2025</span>

#### <span lang="EN-US"> **Prepared by:** Elijah Samaroo</span>

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-division-media-house" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 104.762%; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 1400.94px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 11.5648%;"></col><col style="width: 11.5648%;"></col><col style="width: 12.9955%;"></col><col style="width: 17.2876%;"></col><col style="width: 19.9106%;"></col><col style="width: 14.4262%;"></col><col style="width: 12.3994%;"></col></colgroup><thead><tr style="height: 112.109px;"><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 112.109px;">##### **Division**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 112.109px;">##### **Media House**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 112.109px;">##### **Type of Article**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 112.109px;">##### **Headline and Page No**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 112.109px;">##### **Article Summary/Issue Raised**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 112.109px;">##### **Hyperlinks**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 112.109px;">##### **Action Required**

</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr style="height: 231.602px;"><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 231.602px;">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 231.602px;">Trinidad and Tobago Guardian </td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 231.602px;">Sport News</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 231.602px;">'National Cross Country Champs kick off NAAATT season'

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</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; height: 231.602px;">The competitive distance running calendar for T&amp;T's 2026 athletics season will officially begin with the National Cross Country Championships 2025, announced by the National Association of Athletics Administrations of T&amp;T (NAAATT) in a release yesterday. </td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 231.602px;">  
</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 231.602px;">  
</td></tr><tr style="height: 265.195px;"><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 265.195px;">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 265.195px;">Trinidad and Tobago Newsday</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 265.195px;">Sport News</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 265.195px;">'Nakhid optimistic ahead of 2030 World Cup Campaign'

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; height: 265.195px;">Former Trinidad and Tobago midfielder and captain, now Parliamentary Secretary in the Minisrty of Sport and Youth Affairs, Senator David Nakhid said rebuilding must take place if the national footballers are to qualify for the 2030 World Cup after falling short of their goal of qualifying for the 2026 edition.</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 265.195px;">[https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/10/nakhid-optimistic-ahead-of-2030-world-cup-campaign/](https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/10/nakhid-optimistic-ahead-of-2030-world-cup-campaign/)

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 265.195px;">  
</td></tr><tr style="height: 332.383px;"><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 332.383px;">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 332.383px;">Trinidad and Tobago Newsday</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 332.383px;">Sport News</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 332.383px;">'Trinidad and Tobago retain Carifta Gymnastics crown'</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; height: 332.383px;">Trinidad and Tobago retained their Carifta Artistic Gymnastics Championships crown after capturing the lion’s share of prizes when the second edition concluded on the infield of the National Cycling Centre in Balmain, Couva, on December 7.

TT’s 63-member contingent bettered last year’s medal haul by flipping to a whopping 167 medals in total, comprising 85 gold, 57 silver and 25 bronze.

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 332.383px;">[https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/10/trinidad-and-tobago-retain-carifta-gymnastics-crown/](https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/10/trinidad-and-tobago-retain-carifta-gymnastics-crown/)

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 332.383px;">  
</td></tr><tr style="height: 315.586px;"><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 315.586px;">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 315.586px;">Trinidad and Tobago Newsday</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 315.586px;">Sport News</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 315.586px;">'US scouts to assess Trinidad and Tobago's top school footballers'</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; height: 315.586px;">DOZENS of the country’s top secondary school footballers will have a golden opportunity to be evaluated by United States collegiate scouts when the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL), in partnership with Next Level Performance TT (NLP), stages the 2025 Football Combine and Showcase from December 12–14, at the Diego Martin Sporting Complex.</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 315.586px;">[https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/10/us-scouts-to-assess-trinidad-and-tobagos-top-school-footballers/](https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/10/us-scouts-to-assess-trinidad-and-tobagos-top-school-footballers/)

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 315.586px;">  
</td></tr><tr style="height: 114.023px;"><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 114.023px;">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 114.023px;">TTT News </td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 114.023px;">Sport News</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 114.023px;">'Minister Watts Praises Senior Women Footballers, Eyes Honduras and El Salvador Clashes'

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; height: 114.023px;">Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs, the Honourable Phillip Watts, has commended Trinidad and Tobago’s Senior Women’s National Football Team after their dominant 5–0 victory over Barbados in the CONCACAF Women’s Qualifier in Bridgetown.

In a courtesy visit, Minister Watts praised key players and the technical staff, calling the result “a proud moment for the nation” and proof of the team’s growing potential.

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 114.023px;">[https://www.ttt.live/minister-watts-praises-senior-women-footballers-eyes-honduras-and-el-salvador-clashes/](https://www.ttt.live/minister-watts-praises-senior-women-footballers-eyes-honduras-and-el-salvador-clashes/)

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 114.023px;">  
</td></tr><tr style="height: 30.0391px;"><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 30.0391px;">  
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</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 30.0391px;">  
</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 30.0391px;">  
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</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 30.0391px;"></td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 30.0391px;">  
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# Monday 15th

[![image.png](https://enews.msya.gov.tt/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/rtmimage.png)](https://enews.msya.gov.tt/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/rtmimage.png)

#### <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> **Daily Media Monitoring Report -** </span><span lang="EN-US">Friday 12th December - Monday 15th December, 2025</span>

#### <span lang="EN-US"> **Prepared by: Elijah Samaroo**</span>

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-division-media-house" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 104.762%; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 1204.04px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 11.566%;"></col><col style="width: 11.566%;"></col><col style="width: 12.9968%;"></col><col style="width: 17.2893%;"></col><col style="width: 19.9126%;"></col><col style="width: 14.4277%;"></col><col style="width: 12.4006%;"></col></colgroup><thead><tr style="height: 112.208px;"><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 112.208px;">##### **Division**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 112.208px;">##### **Media House**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 112.208px;">##### **Type of Article**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 112.208px;">##### **Headline and Page No**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 112.208px;">##### **Article Summary/Issue Raised**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 112.208px;">##### **Hyperlinks**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 112.208px;">##### **Action Required**

</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr style="height: 483.5px;"><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 483.5px;">Sport Division </td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 483.5px;">Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Sunday 14th

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 483.5px;">Sport News </td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 483.5px;">'Zachary Anthony sets new national 800m free record'</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; height: 483.5px;">University of Indianapolis swimmer Zachary Anthony set a new national record in the 15 and over men’s 800-metre freestyle event when day one of the Invitational Age Group Championships swam off at the National Aquatic Centre in Balmain, Couva, on December 13.

Anthony proved a clear cut above the rest as he completed the distance in eight minutes and 39.04 seconds (8:39.04), setting a new national record in the process. Anthony’s swim eclipsed the legendary Goergoe Bovell III’s time of 8.40.64, which was set over 25 years ago in June 2000.

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 483.5px;">[https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/14/zachary-anthony-sets-new-national-800m-free-record/](https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/14/zachary-anthony-sets-new-national-800m-free-record/)

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 483.5px;">  
</td></tr><tr style="height: 248.417px;"><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 248.417px;">Sport Division </td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 248.417px;">Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Sunday 14th

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 248.417px;">Sport News </td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 248.417px;">'Five-medal haul so far for Liam Carrington at Winter Junior Swim Champs'</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; height: 248.417px;">Trinidad and Tobago’s Liam Carrington has earned five medals — three gold, one silver and one bronze — so far at the Speedo Winter Junior Swim Championships in Indianapolis, having delivered a series of standout performances across December 10–13.

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 248.417px;">[https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/14/five-medal-haul-so-far-for-liam-carrington-at-winter-junior-swim-champs/](https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/14/five-medal-haul-so-far-for-liam-carrington-at-winter-junior-swim-champs/)

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 248.417px;">  
</td></tr><tr style="height: 209.292px;"><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 209.292px;">Sport Division </td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 209.292px;">Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Friday 12th

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 209.292px;">Sport News </td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 209.292px;">'Minister Watts meets off-spinner Karishma Ramharack to advance women's cricket'</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; height: 209.292px;">Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs, the Honourable Phillip Watts met with TT women's cricket team captain Karishma Ramharack, in a move which is hoped to further plans for the women's game locally.</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 209.292px;">[https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/13/watts-meets-off-spinner-karishma-ramharack-to-advance-womens-cricket/](https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/13/watts-meets-off-spinner-karishma-ramharack-to-advance-womens-cricket/)

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 209.292px;">  
</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 209.292px;">Sport Division </td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 209.292px;">Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Friday 12th

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 209.292px;">Sport News </td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 209.292px;">'Local golf pro Peter "Scorpion" Lutchmansingh dies'</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;">The local golf community is mourning the loss of Peter “Scorpion” Lutchmansingh, one of the country’s most accomplished and beloved professionals.

Lutchmansingh died on the morning of December 12 after ailing for some time.

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/13/local-golf-pro-peter-scorpion-lutchmansingh-dies/](https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/13/local-golf-pro-peter-scorpion-lutchmansingh-dies/)

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</td></tr><tr style="height: 30.125px;"><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport Division </td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">TTT News

Friday 12th

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News </td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'Club Enterprise Basketball Marks Ten Years with Courtesy Visit to Minister Watts'</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; height: 30.125px;">In honour of the ten-year anniversary of Club Enterprise Basketball, members of the team paid Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs Phillip Watts a courtesy visit to commemorate the milestone.</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 30.125px;">[https://www.ttt.live/club-enterprise-basketball-marks-ten-years-with-courtesy-visit-to-minister-watts/](https://www.ttt.live/club-enterprise-basketball-marks-ten-years-with-courtesy-visit-to-minister-watts/)

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</td></tr><tr style="height: 30.125px;"><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport Division </td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">TTT News

Friday 12th

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News </td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'Senator Nakhid Hails Successful Launch of DNA East-West Corridor Football League'</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; height: 30.125px;">Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs, Senator David Nakhid says the start of the DNA East–West Corridor Football League is a success.

The opening saw a strong turnout of Government Ministers and legends of the football fraternity, as Wallerfield United defeated FC Arima in the league’s first match.

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 30.125px;">[https://www.ttt.live/nakhid-hails-successful-launch-of-dna-east-west-corridor-football-league/](https://www.ttt.live/nakhid-hails-successful-launch-of-dna-east-west-corridor-football-league/)

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# Thursday 18th

[![image.png](https://enews.msya.gov.tt/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/rtmimage.png)](https://enews.msya.gov.tt/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/rtmimage.png)

#### <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> **Daily Media Monitoring Report -** </span>Thursday 18<sup>th</sup> December, 2025  
 **Prepared by: Elijah Samaroo**

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-division-media-house" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 104.762%; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 820.416px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 11.566%;"></col><col style="width: 11.566%;"></col><col style="width: 12.9968%;"></col><col style="width: 17.2893%;"></col><col style="width: 19.9126%;"></col><col style="width: 14.4277%;"></col><col style="width: 12.4006%;"></col></colgroup><thead><tr style="height: 112.208px;"><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 112.208px;">##### **Division**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 112.208px;">##### **Media House**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 112.208px;">##### **Type of Article**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 112.208px;">##### **Headline and Page No**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 112.208px;">##### **Article Summary/Issue Raised**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 112.208px;">##### **Hyperlinks**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 112.208px;">##### **Action Required**

</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr style="height: 248.417px;"><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 248.417px;">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 248.417px;">Trinidad and Tobago Guardian</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 248.417px;">Sport News </td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 248.417px;">'Sport Ministry: Not all sport groups compliant with rules on funding'

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</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; height: 248.417px;">Director of Physical Education and Sport in the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs, Gabre McTair said that not all organisations are compliant with requirements for funding, warning that they would not be able to receive any further financial support if they could not account for their spending.

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</td></tr><tr style="height: 214.833px;"><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 214.833px;">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 214.833px;">Trinidad and Tobago Guardian</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 214.833px;">Sport News </td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 214.833px;">'T&amp;T's top youth talent catches international eyes at NLP Combine'

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</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; height: 214.833px;">The future of T&amp;T football was on full display this past weekend as the third edition of the Next Level Performance (NLP) Combine concluded at the Defence Force Training Ground. Some of the top prospects were highlighted.

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</td></tr><tr style="height: 214.833px;"><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 214.833px;">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 214.833px;">Trinidad and Tobago Guardian</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 214.833px;">Sport News </td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 214.833px;">'Molino headlines Concacaf Caribbean Cup Best XI'

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</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; height: 214.833px;">T&amp;T veteran footballer Kevin Molino has taken center stage in the official 2025 Concacaf Caribbean Cup Best XI. Molino finished the campaign with a tournament-best 388 passes, complemented by a clinical attacking output of four goals and two assists. </td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 214.833px;">  
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# Monday 22nd

[![image.png](https://enews.msya.gov.tt/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/rtmimage.png)](https://enews.msya.gov.tt/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/rtmimage.png)

#### <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> **Daily Media Monitoring Report - Sunday 21st - Monday 22nd December 2025**</span>

##### <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> **Prepared by: Alain Martinez**</span>

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-division-media-house" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 104.762%; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><colgroup><col style="width: 11.5605%;"></col><col style="width: 11.5605%;"></col><col style="width: 12.9906%;"></col><col style="width: 17.2827%;"></col><col style="width: 19.9015%;"></col><col style="width: 14.4208%;"></col><col style="width: 12.3947%;"></col></colgroup><thead><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Division**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Media House**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Type of Article**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Headline and Page No**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Article Summary/Issue Raised**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Hyperlinks**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Action Required**

</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Trinidad and Tobago Guardian</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Paralympic community says farewell to president Ramessar

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</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The local Paralympic community was plunged into mourning following the death of Sudir Ramessar, president of the T&amp;T Paralympic Committee.

Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs, Phillip Watts commented on his passing.

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">  
</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">  
</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Trinidad and Tobago Guardian</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Football's new TD, TTFA president to start charting way forward

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</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">New technical director Devin Elcock is embracing the opportunity to lead T&amp;T football from a position of development.</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[https://www.guardian.co.tt/sports/footballs-new-td-elcock-ttfa-president-to-start-charting-way-forward-6.2.2476562.94c5a51ccb](https://www.guardian.co.tt/sports/footballs-new-td-elcock-ttfa-president-to-start-charting-way-forward-6.2.2476562.94c5a51ccb)

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">  
</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Trinidad and Tobago Express</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">TTFA president: Overseas recruitment key to growth

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has stepped up its overseas recruitment efforts, with a group of UK-born and UK-based footballers arriving in Trinidad to take part in residential training camps for the Under-17 and Under-20 men’s national teams.</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[https://trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/ttfa-president-overseas-recruitment-key-to-growth/article\_9bd5093d-5897-4cdd-82bb-46049cfabd1d.html](https://trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/ttfa-president-overseas-recruitment-key-to-growth/article_9bd5093d-5897-4cdd-82bb-46049cfabd1d.html)

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">  
</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Trinidad and Tobago Newsday</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Recruitment drive continues as UK-based footballers arrive</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">THE TT Football Association (TTFA) has intensified its overseas recruitment drive as a group of UK-born and UK-based footballers have accepted invitations to travel to Trinidad to join the Under-17 and Under-20 men’s national team residential training camps.</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/22/recruitment-drive-continues-as-uk-based-footballers-arrive/](https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/22/recruitment-drive-continues-as-uk-based-footballers-arrive/)

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# Wednesday 17th

[![image.png](https://enews.msya.gov.tt/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/rtmimage.png)](https://enews.msya.gov.tt/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/rtmimage.png)

#### <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> **Daily Media Monitoring Report -** </span>Wednesday 17<sup>th</sup> December, 2025  
 **Prepared by: Elijah Samaroo**

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-division-media-house" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 104.762%; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><colgroup><col style="width: 11.5605%;"></col><col style="width: 11.5605%;"></col><col style="width: 12.9906%;"></col><col style="width: 17.2827%;"></col><col style="width: 19.9015%;"></col><col style="width: 14.4208%;"></col><col style="width: 12.3947%;"></col></colgroup><thead><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Division**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Media House**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Type of Article**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Headline and Page No**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Article Summary/Issue Raised**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Hyperlinks**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Action Required**

</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Daily Express</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News </td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'Former T&amp;T cricketer, footballer Kenny Furlonge passes'</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;">Kenneth “Kenny” Furlonge (87), a former Trinidad and Tobago cricketer and footballer, passed away peacefully in Canada on December 11.

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[https://trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/former-t-t-cricketer-footballer-kenny-furlonge-passes/article\_def77403-c272-41e0-9fa2-ad4ad5b7be98.html](https://trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/former-t-t-cricketer-footballer-kenny-furlonge-passes/article_def77403-c272-41e0-9fa2-ad4ad5b7be98.html)

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">  
</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport Division </td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">TTT News</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News </td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'T&amp;T's Makaira Wallace Climbs To 23rd In UCI Women's Elite World Rankings'</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;">Trinidad and Tobago cyclist Makaira Wallace has climbed to 23rd in the UCI Women’s Elite World Rankings after a great showing at the Bolivarian Games held in Peru.

The JLD cyclist won silver and bronze in the Keirin and Sprint finals, respectively, at the games.

Wallace, who was ranked 86th in 2024, took to social media earlier today to make the announcement, as she continues her rapid rise in the sport on a global stage.

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[https://www.ttt.live/tts-makaira-wallace-climbs-to-23rd-in-uci-womens-elite-world-rankings/](https://www.ttt.live/tts-makaira-wallace-climbs-to-23rd-in-uci-womens-elite-world-rankings/)

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# Friday 19th

[![image.png](https://enews.msya.gov.tt/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/rtmimage.png)](https://enews.msya.gov.tt/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/rtmimage.png)

#### <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> **Daily Media Monitoring Report -** </span>Friday 19<sup>th</sup> December, 2025  
 **Prepared by: Elijah Samaroo**

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-division-media-house" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 104.762%; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><colgroup><col style="width: 11.566%;"></col><col style="width: 11.566%;"></col><col style="width: 12.9968%;"></col><col style="width: 17.2893%;"></col><col style="width: 19.9126%;"></col><col style="width: 14.4277%;"></col><col style="width: 12.4006%;"></col></colgroup><thead><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Division**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Media House**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Type of Article**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Headline and Page No**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Article Summary/Issue Raised**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Hyperlinks**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Action Required**

</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">All Divisions</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">TV6 News </td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News </td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'Sport for Development Peace Unit Disbanded'</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Sport for Development Peace Unit, which had a specific focus on vulnerable youth, has been disbanded.

<div class="tncms-region hidden-print" id="bkmrk--1" style="text-align: justify;"></div>But the Ministry of Sport says, the plan moving forward will involve a more holistic approach in treating with this reality.

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[https://www.tv6tnt.com/news/7pmnews/sport-for-development-peace-unit-disbanded/article\_be95dc2a-2dac-4e9f-8257-507ae0b320e2.html](https://www.tv6tnt.com/news/7pmnews/sport-for-development-peace-unit-disbanded/article_be95dc2a-2dac-4e9f-8257-507ae0b320e2.html)

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">  
</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">TTT News </td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News </td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'Joint Select Committee Examines Youth Talent and Funding'</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Senior technocrats from the Ministries of Sport and Youth Affairs and Education, along with their linked State Agencies, faced a Joint Select Committee this week.

The discussion focused on developing youth sporting talent and its funding.

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[https://www.ttt.live/joint-select-committee-examines-youth-talent-and-funding/](https://www.ttt.live/joint-select-committee-examines-youth-talent-and-funding/)

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# Wednesday 24th

[![image.png](https://enews.msya.gov.tt/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/rtmimage.png)](https://enews.msya.gov.tt/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/rtmimage.png)

#### <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> **Daily Media Monitoring Report -** </span>Wednesday 24<sup>th</sup> December, 2025  
 **Prepared by: Elijah Samaroo**

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-division-media-house" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 104.762%; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 299.875px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 11.5605%;"></col><col style="width: 11.5605%;"></col><col style="width: 12.9906%;"></col><col style="width: 17.2827%;"></col><col style="width: 19.9015%;"></col><col style="width: 14.4208%;"></col><col style="width: 12.3947%;"></col></colgroup><thead><tr style="height: 112.208px;"><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 112.208px;">##### **Division**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 112.208px;">##### **Media House**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 112.208px;">##### **Type of Article**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 112.208px;">##### **Headline and Page No**

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 112.208px;">##### **Article Summary/Issue Raised**

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</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr style="height: 97.2917px;"><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 97.2917px;">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 97.2917px;">TTT News</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 97.2917px;">Sport News </td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 97.2917px;">'Five UK-Based Players Join TTFA Training Camps Via Grandparents' Citizenship Law'</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; height: 97.2917px;">The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) is casting a wider net for talent.

Five UK-based players have accepted invitations to join training camps, as the TTFA takes advantage of new legislation to recruit players with ancestral connections to the country.

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 97.2917px;">[https://www.ttt.live/five-uk-based-players-join-ttfa-training-camps-via-grandparents-citizenship-law/](https://www.ttt.live/five-uk-based-players-join-ttfa-training-camps-via-grandparents-citizenship-law/)

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# Tuesday 30th

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#### <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> **Daily Media Monitoring Report - Tuesday 30th December 2025**</span>

#####  **<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Prepared by: Alain Martinez</span>**

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-division-media-house" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 104.762%; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);"><colgroup><col style="width: 11.5605%;"></col><col style="width: 11.5605%;"></col><col style="width: 12.9906%;"></col><col style="width: 17.2827%;"></col><col style="width: 19.9015%;"></col><col style="width: 14.4208%;"></col><col style="width: 12.3947%;"></col></colgroup><thead><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">##### **Division**

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</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Trinidad and Tobago Guardian</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Walcott, Bertrand voted TTOC top performers for 2025

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</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The 2025 season was a historic, career-defining year for Walcott, when he won the gold medal in the men’s javelin throw at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[https://www.guardian.co.tt/sports/walcott-bertrand-voted-ttoc-top-performers-for-2025-6.2.2480480.18a333397d](https://www.guardian.co.tt/sports/walcott-bertrand-voted-ttoc-top-performers-for-2025-6.2.2480480.18a333397d)

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</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Trinidad and Tobago Guardian</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">No plans to sack Yorke - TTFA president

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</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">President of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA), Kieron Edwards, has revealed that Dwight Yorke will remain as head coach of the national team.</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[https://www.guardian.co.tt/sports/no-plans-to-sack-yorke--ttfa-president-6.2.2480481.575b083190](https://www.guardian.co.tt/sports/no-plans-to-sack-yorke--ttfa-president-6.2.2480481.575b083190)

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</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Daily Express</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Walcott, Bertrand claim top honours.</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Athletics took centre stage last evening at the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee’s 31st Annual Awards Ceremony, as Keshorn Walcott and Leah Bertrand emerged as the top senior award recipients.</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[https://trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/walcott-bertrand-claim-top-honours/article\_e07a4c78-b790-420e-abd9-2e4aff581582.html](https://trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/walcott-bertrand-claim-top-honours/article_e07a4c78-b790-420e-abd9-2e4aff581582.html)

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</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Trinidad and Tobago Newsday</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Keshorn, Bertrand are TTOC's best: Wallace, Marchan cop junior awards for 2025</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Two-time Olympic medallist and world champion Keshorn Walcott, capped off a fine 2025 season by capturing the TT Olympic Committee's (TTOC) Sportsman of the Year award.</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/30/keshorn-bertrand-are-ttocs-best-wallace-marchan-cop-junior-awards-for-2025/](https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/30/keshorn-bertrand-are-ttocs-best-wallace-marchan-cop-junior-awards-for-2025/)

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# Wednesday 31st

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#### <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> **Daily Media Monitoring Report -** </span>Wednesday 31st December, 2025  
 **Prepared by: Elijah Samaroo**

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</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr style="height: 30.125px;"><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 30.125px;">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 30.125px;">Trinidad and Tobago Newsday </td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 30.125px;">Sport News

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 30.125px;">'National players shine, Bad Santa win 3x3 Christmas Cup'  
  
</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 30.125px; text-align: justify;">The Trinidad and Tobago 3x3 basketball quartet of Chike Augustine, Tyrik Singh and twin brothers Ahkeel “Smally” Boyd and Ahkeem “Fatto” Boyd played the “Grinch” at Basketball Fan TT’s 3x3 Christmas Cup competition on Boxing Day as their team took top honours in the one-day tournament.

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 30.125px;">[https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/31/national-players-shine-bad-santa-win-3x3-christmas-cup/](https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/31/national-players-shine-bad-santa-win-3x3-christmas-cup/)

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</td></tr><tr style="height: 30.125px;"><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 30.125px;">Sport Division</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 30.125px;">Trinidad and Tobago Newsday </td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 30.125px;">Sport News

</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 30.125px;">'No risk, no story: Keshorn credits coach for golden 2025'  
  
</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 30.125px; text-align: justify;">Keshorn Walcott teamed up with German biomechanics expert Dr Klaus Bartonietz early in the year and the results were stellar. A new regimen under the German coach propelled the Toco-born athlete to the top of the javelin world again as his 88.16-metre throw on September 18 earned him an elusive World Athletics Championships javelin gold medal in Tokyo, Japan.</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 30.125px;">[https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/31/no-risk-no-story-keshorn-credits-coach-for-golden-2025/](https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/31/no-risk-no-story-keshorn-credits-coach-for-golden-2025/)

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</td><td class="align-center" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 30.125px;">'TTFA President Kieron Edwards: We regained corporate, government trust in 2025'  
  
</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 30.125px; text-align: justify;">Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Kieron Edwards believes the board’s renewed focus to financial transparency and accountability helped them regain corporate and government confidence in 2025.

Edwards said the association’s reforms during his tenure marked a turning point for local football, and also restored corporate trust in the TTFA.

</td><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 30.125px;">[https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/30/ttfa-president-kieron-edwards-we-regained-corporate-government-trust-in-2025/](https://newsday.co.tt/2025/12/30/ttfa-president-kieron-edwards-we-regained-corporate-government-trust-in-2025/)

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