The big story in Trinidad and Tobago is the nations placing in World Cup Group B with top seed England, Paraguay, and Sweden.
All the players are pleased with the draw as many of them play for English League Clubs, none more so than England-born centre midfielder, Chris Burchall.
Burchall, who plays for English Championship team Port Vale, says "it is the best possible group for us(oh really?). No one knew anything about us before the draw for the qualifying group (come now Chris, it's not that bad), but we caused a few upsets and we beat Mexico (an understrength Mexico) when they put out a full-strength side (err, NO!)."

I do not expect us to qualify for the second round despite Fifa Vice President, Austin 'Jack' Warner's prediction that "we will be in the second round..."
Fact is, if we get a point from this Group we would have done well.
This is not pessimism, we simply -to the point of writing- do not have the personnel to compete with England (WC 2002 quarterfinalists, Beckham, Rooney, Gerard, Owen et al), Sweden (perennial qualifiers, Larsson, Ljungberg, Zlatan), or Paraguay.

Who knows, maybe players will be unearthed in the next couple of months and inspire more realistic confidence.

Next up in the news is Opposition Member of Parliament, Gillian Lucky's decision to defend, in a Court of Law, ex-PNM Chairman and Member for Parliament for Mayaro, Franklin Khan.
That's odd in itself, odder, when you become aware than Franklin Khan is a member of the ruling party which Ms Lucky opposes.

I have always voted for the People's National Movement, but even I, find this hard to take.
Gillian Lucky is in Parliament under tenuously ethical circumstances. She was elected on a UNC ticket and now, having disagreed and departed from the UNC, has rebranded herself an Independent and acts accordingly.
In the United States or Great Britain, that would be alright, but this is Trinidad and Tobago. Very few people are elected on their own political strength, and the political graveyard is populated with all those who dared to think otherwise.
She should resign her seat in Parliament and run as an Independent, of course she would lose, which makes it even more vehemently disgusting that she is defending Franklin Khan on a charge of CORRUPTION!

It hardly concerns anyone that she is an attorney, or she did not hire herself, it just seems putrid to me. It simply should not be. But, I am no legal ethicist so it will play itself out and we will forget about this in the next few weeks.

The usual kidnappings, murders and strikes all have shameful pride of place in the News, but I will end with Ms World contestant Jenna-Marie Andre.
Trinidad and Tobago's delegate takes the stage tonight in the Ms World pageant, and as has been the case for every young lady representing our Nation, she has a damn good chance.
We have it like that, for some reason (ignoring the obvious I am) we are always among the favourites and this year I expect her to do really well.
Good Luck Jenna-Marie, good-luck in advance, Soca Warriors.