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FIFA Vice President Jack Warner has said that Prime Minister Patrick Manning and his Government cannot intervene in the sale of tickets for World Cup 2006.

Trinidad and Tobago Government is to intervene in the sale of tickets for the July 2006 World Cup Finals in Germany, Prime Minister Patrick Manning hinted yesterday.

The following is the full address as presented by Jack Warner in response to allegations made against him and his family. The Media Conference was held on Tuesday January 3, 2006 at the Crowne Plaza, Port of Spain.

FIFA vice-president Jack Warner had an unusual response to a series done by myself in the Daily Express which looked critically at the ethics of Warner's joint role as football administrator for FIFA and the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) and businessman that appeared to have overlapped in the case of Trinidad and Tobago's World Cup match tickets.

For the first time since the published three-part series on the issue of Jack Warner's association with the World Cup ticket packages being offered by Simpaul Travel Service Ltd, the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) special adviser has admitted to ownership of the company.

Caribbean leaders yesterday welcomed the start of a free trade zone designed to allow goods, services and skilled workers to move more easily throughout the region.

Beenie Man performed twice, about seven hours apart, at Sting 2005 on Monday. The first time he was preceded by Shocking Vibes colleagues Don Mafia and D'Angel, the second and closing appearance was with his 'nephew' Vybz Kartel.

The Trinidad and Tobago national football team had hoped for a better Christmas season. But there was nothing in team captain Dwight Yorke and his teammates' stockings on Christmas Day. Not so much as a "Happy Christmas" card.

Trinidad and Tobago still reverberates to the 'thud' of Dennis Lawrence's headed goal against Bahrain, which booked the country a historical berth at the 2006 FIFA World Cup football tournament in Germany.

Lasana Liburd of the Trinidad Express probes FIFA VP Jack Warner's relationship with the T&TFF in a three-part series. This is the first part.