Embark, Sports, Trinidad and Tobago
By Kwame Laurence ● Issue 150 (March/April 2018)
A Commonwealth Games gold relay repeat? | The game
As the Commonwealth Games open in Australia’s Gold Coast, can Trinidad & Tobago’s 4×400 relay team, the reigning world champions, repeat their victory? Kwame Laurence reports
Immerse, Festivals and Events, People, Sports
By Kwame Laurence ● Issue 140 (July/August 2016)
Gold standard: the Caribbean’s Olympic contenders for Rio 2016
Come August, Caribbean eyes will be firmly focused on the João Havelange Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the athletics venue for the...
By Kwame Laurence ● Issue 44 (July/August 2000)
Dreams of Sydney
“I set Sydney goals before I came here. I want to get a medal…” The words are Lorraine Graham’s, but the sentiments...
By Kwame Laurence ● Issue 92 (July/August 2008)
Top ten Caribbean Olympic hopefuls 2008
The bulk of the medals that will be earned by Caribbean athletes at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing will make their way to Havana. At the...
Culture, People, Sports, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
By Kwame Laurence ● Issue 76 (November/December 2005)
Pamenos Ballantyne: “Everyone is a winner”
I was born on December 9, 1973, in Sandy Bay, St Vincent. My parents are Clement Ballantyne and Sylvina Ballantyne. My parents have been...
Immerse, People, Sports, Trinidad and Tobago
By Kwame Laurence ● Issue 122 (July/August 2013)
Olympic afterglow: Trinidadian Keshorn Walcott
A year later, the track and field world is still in awe of Keshorn Walcott’s performance at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Just...
Culture, Sports, Caribbean Diaspora
By Kwame Laurence ● Issue 116 (July/August 2012)
The Caribbean at the 2012 Olympic games
The last edition of the Summer Olympics, Beijing 2008, was a good one for the Caribbean, especially for the Jamaicans. It was the year when...
People, Sports, United Kingdom, Caribbean Diaspora
By Kwame Laurence ● Issue 116 (July/August 2012)
In a nutshell: the Caribbean ones to watch in London
CUBA Lázaro Álvarez Born January 28, 1991 Event Boxing (featherweight)...