Wednesday 30th

     
               Daily Media Monitoring Report - Wednesday 30th July 2025
               Prepared by: Elijah Samaroo
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Media House
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Article Summary/Issue Raised
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Sport Division
Daily Express
Sport News
 
Wednesday 30th
July 2025
‘Minister Watts: Prepare for the future’ 
 
Page 45
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.
 
https://trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/minister-watts-prepare-for-the-future/article_af1b492c-eebd-4e74-a80a-254e82bd2e6d.html
Sport Division
Newsday
Sport News
 
Wednesday 30th
July 2025
‘Athletes benefit from SporTT, UTC financial well-being workshop’
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.
 
https://newsday.co.tt/2025/07/29/athletes-benefit-from-sportt-utc-financial-well-being-workshop/
Sport Division 
TTT News
Sport News
 
Wednesday 30th
July 2025
‘Sport Company and UTC Promote Financial Health For Athletes’
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.
 
https://www.ttt.live/sport-company-and-utc-promote-financial-health-for-athletes/
Sport Division 
Newsday
Sport News
 
Wednesday 30th
July 2025
‘Penny: Don’t treat sport like bastard child’
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.
https://newsday.co.tt/2025/07/29/penny-dont-treat-sport-like-bastard-child/