# Wednesday 30th

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#### <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> **Daily Media Monitoring Report -** </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Wednesday 30<sup>th</sup> July 2025  
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>**Prepared by: Elijah Samaroo**</span></span>

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</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width: 81.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 142.55pt;" valign="top" width="109"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sport Division</span>**</span>

</td><td style="width: 75.3pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 142.55pt;" valign="top" width="100"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Daily Express</span>

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Wednesday 30<sup>th</sup>  
July 2025</span>

</td><td style="width: 125.2pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 142.55pt;" valign="top" width="167"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**<span lang="EN-TT" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background: white;">‘Minister Watts: Prepare for the future’ </span>**</span>

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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**<span lang="EN-TT" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background: white;">Page 45</span>**</span>

</td><td style="width: 288.7pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 142.55pt;" valign="top" width="385"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Yesterday, the Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs, the Honourable Phillip Watts was present at a financial literacy workshop jointly hosted by the Trinidad and Tobago Unit Trust Corporation and SporTT where he delivered the feature address. Minister Watts reminded athletes that the majority of their lives would extend well beyond their time at the peak of their sporting careers and to prepare for the unexpected like injury, retirement or another global crisis.</span>

</td><td style="width: 126.1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 142.55pt;" valign="top" width="168"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">https://trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/minister-watts-prepare-for-the-future/article\_af1b492c-eebd-4e74-a80a-254e82bd2e6d.html</span>](https://trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/minister-watts-prepare-for-the-future/article_af1b492c-eebd-4e74-a80a-254e82bd2e6d.html)</span>

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</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 81.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 142.55pt;" valign="top" width="109"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sport Division</span>**</span>

</td><td style="width: 75.3pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 142.55pt;" valign="top" width="100"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Newsday</span>

</td><td style="width: 86.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 142.55pt;" valign="top" width="116"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News</span>

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Wednesday 30<sup>th</sup>  
July 2025</span>

</td><td style="width: 125.2pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 142.55pt;" valign="top" width="167"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**<span lang="EN-TT" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background: white;">‘Athletes benefit from SporTT, UTC financial well-being workshop’</span>**</span>

</td><td style="width: 288.7pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 142.55pt;" valign="top" width="385"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Yesterday, there was a one-day financial well-being workshop geared towards young athletes hosted by Unit Trust Corporation and SporTT at the National Cycling Velodrome in Couva. The Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs, the Honourable Phillip Watts attended the session and hailed the turnout and enthusiasm from the country’s emerging athletic talent. Minister Watts advised the young group to look beyond their potential careers and also put some time into their plans after sport.</span>

</td><td style="width: 126.1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 142.55pt;" valign="top" width="168"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">https://newsday.co.tt/2025/07/29/athletes-benefit-from-sportt-utc-financial-well-being-workshop/</span>](https://newsday.co.tt/2025/07/29/athletes-benefit-from-sportt-utc-financial-well-being-workshop/)</span>

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</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 81.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 142.55pt;" valign="top" width="109"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sport Division </span>**</span>

</td><td style="width: 75.3pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 142.55pt;" valign="top" width="100"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">TTT News</span>

</td><td style="width: 86.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 142.55pt;" valign="top" width="116"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News</span>

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Wednesday 30<sup>th</sup>  
July 2025</span>

</td><td style="width: 125.2pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 142.55pt;" valign="top" width="167"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**<span lang="EN-TT" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background: white;">‘Sport Company and UTC Promote Financial Health For Athletes’</span>**</span>

</td><td style="width: 288.7pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 142.55pt;" valign="top" width="385"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background: white; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sustaining a healthy financial career as an athlete has always been a mantra promoted SporTT and the Unit Trust Corporation. This was evident when they both hosted a financial wellbeing workshop involving national athletes from various sporting disciplines at the National Cycling Centre in Couva yesterday. The Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs, the Honourable Phillip Watts delivered the feature address.</span>

</td><td style="width: 126.1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 142.55pt;" valign="top" width="168"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">https://www.ttt.live/sport-company-and-utc-promote-financial-health-for-athletes/</span>](https://www.ttt.live/sport-company-and-utc-promote-financial-health-for-athletes/)</span>

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</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 81.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 142.55pt;" valign="top" width="109"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sport Division </span>**</span>

</td><td style="width: 75.3pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 142.55pt;" valign="top" width="100"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Newsday</span>

</td><td style="width: 86.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 142.55pt;" valign="top" width="116"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sport News</span>

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Wednesday 30<sup>th</sup>  
July 2025</span>

</td><td style="width: 125.2pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 142.55pt;" valign="top" width="167"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**<span lang="EN-TT" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background: white;">‘Penny: Don’t treat sport like bastard child’</span>**</span>

</td><td style="width: 288.7pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 142.55pt;" valign="top" width="385"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Opposition leader, Pennelope Beckles has called on the Government to not overlook the value of sport and urged them to appoint a SporTT board urgently. This is in response to a TT Guardian article published yesterday where Minister Watts stated that the absence of a SporTT board is not a major issue at this time.</span>

</td><td style="width: 126.1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 142.55pt;" valign="top" width="168"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">https://newsday.co.tt/2025/07/29/penny-dont-treat-sport-like-bastard-child/</span>](https://newsday.co.tt/2025/07/29/penny-dont-treat-sport-like-bastard-child/)</span>

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