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                 Daily Media Monitoring Report -  Saturday 16 th   August - Monday 18 th   August 2025 

     Prepared by: Elijah Samaroo 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Sport Division 
 
 
 Trinidad and Tobago Guardian 
 
 
 Sport News 
   
   Saturday 16 th August 2025 
 
 
 ‘Wallace, James add more cycling bronze’ 
   
 Page 38 
 
 
 T&T cyclists Makaira Wallace and Danell James added more silverware when they raced to individual bronze medals in their respective six-lap keirin finals at the second edition of the Junior Pan American Games at Velodrome in Asuncion, Paraguay last Friday. The two bronze medals carried T&T’s overall haul at the games to seven bronze medals, five in cycling and two in swimming.     
   
 
 
 https://www.guardian.co.tt/sports/wallace-james-add-more-jr-pan-am-cycling-bronze-medals-6.2.2377688.cfdf32d82a 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Trinidad and Tobago Guardian 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
 
 Sport News 
   
   Saturday 16 th August 2025 
   
   
   
   
   
 
 
 ‘Gittens-Spotsville lands NACAC long jump bronze’ 
   
 Page 39 
   
   
   
   
 
 
 National long jump record holder, Tyra Gittens-Spotsville earned this country’s first medal at the North American, Central American, and Caribbean (NACAC) Area Track and Field Championships when she got bronze in the women’s long jump final in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas last Friday evening. 
   
   
   
 
 
 https://www.guardian.co.tt/sports/gittensspotsville-lands-nacac-long-jump-bronze-6.2.2377686.97c07c0378 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sport Division 
 
 
 Trinidad and Tobago Guardian 
 
 
 Sport News 
 Sunday 17 th August 2025 
 
 
 Soca Princesses edged by Aruba 2-1 in CFU Challenge 
   
 Page 42 
 
 
 T &T’s Under-14 Soca Princesses went down in their opening match of the Caribbean Football Union ( CFU) Under-14 Series at the Hasely Crawford stadium in Mucurapo, losing 2-1 to Aruba yesterday. 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 Sport Division 
 
 
 Trinidad and Tobago Guardian 
 
 
 Sport News 
 Sunday 17 th August 2025 
 
 
 Fraser and Thong advance to table tennis quarters 
   
 Page 46 
 
 
 T&T’s pair of Chloe Fraser and Jordan Thong moved to the quarterfinals of the Women’s Doubles after an enthralling contest in the 1/8 final round of table tennis action at the Junior Pan American Games in Asuncion, Paraguay, in which the team in red, white and black prevailed 3-2 last Saturday evening. 
   
 
 
 https://www.guardian.co.tt/sports/fraser-and-thong-advance-to-junior-pan-am-games-table-tennis-quarters-6.2.2378246.cd9d24358a 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sport Division 
 
 
 Trinidad and Tobago Newsday 
 
 
 Sport News Friday 15 th August 2025 
 
 
 Sport Minister Watts describes first 100 days as mixed bag; SporTT board coming soon 
 
 
 The Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs, the Honourable Phillip Watts has described his first 100 days in office as a “mixed bag” after conducting reviews, internal audits, and identifying areas of improvement. Since the Minister’s appointment on May 4 th , Watts has begun to transition the ministry to a professionally-run organization to fulfill the government’s mandate and focus on sports and youth affairs. 
   
 
 
 https://newsday.co.tt/2025/08/15/sport-minister-watts-describes-first-100-days-as-mixed-bag-sportt-board-coming-soon/ 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sport Division 
 
 
 Daily Express 
 
 
 Sport News Saturday 16 th August 2025 
 
 
 Daniel 5 th in NACAC long jump 
 
 
 Kelsey Daniel produced a 7.79 metres leap to secure 5 th spot in the Men’s long jump at the North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Championships in Freeport, Bahamas last Friday. 
 
 
 https://trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/daniel-5th-in-nacac-long-jump/article_c48bdb82-a293-452e-a955-3705643d8978.html 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sport Division 
 
 
 Daily Express 
 
 
 Sport News Monday 18 th August 2025 
 
 
 CAREBACO gold for T&T 
 
 
 The T&T team won all four fixtures for the gold medal in the CAREBACO (Caribbean Regional Badminton Confederation) Junior Team Championships in Barbados. 
 
 
 https://trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/carebaco-gold-for-t-t/article_52c41fbb-d442-49b4-b778-d4cbe34b40c8.html 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sport Division 
 
 
 Daily Express 
 
 
 Sport News Monday 18 th August 2025 
 
 
 Trinidad and Tobago 4 th at Goodwill: Valentine, France win more gold 
 
 
 T&T swimmer Xaiden Valentine continued his superb performances on the final day of the 29 th Goodwill Swimming Championships 2025 as he racked up four more gold medals and meet records in the boys 11-12 category on August 17 at the Aquatic Centre, Wildey Barbados. 
 
 
 https://newsday.co.tt/2025/08/17/trinidad-and-tobago-4th-at-goodwill-valentine-france-win-more-gold/