History, Sports, United Kingdom, Trinidad and Tobago
By Kwame Laurence ● Issue 116 (July/August 2012)
A Golden Anniversary? The Caribbean at the Olympic Games
Jamaica celebrates the 50th anniversary of its independence from Britain during the London Olympics. What would be the perfect gift for its...
Sports, United Kingdom, Caribbean Diaspora
By Kwame Laurence ● Issue 116 (July/August 2012)
The Caribbean paralympians 2012 — olympians too
Cuba and Jamaica have been the big Caribbean players in the Paralympic Games for athletes with physical disabilities, which are held right...
People, Sports, Trinidad and Tobago
By Kwame Laurence ● Issue 116 (July/August 2012)
Richard “Torpedo” Thompson: ready to fire
My first Olympic memory is being in front of the TV with my family for the final of the Atlanta Games 100 metres final with Ato Boldon. I...
By Dylan Kerrigan and Kwame Laurence ● Issue 60 (March/April 2003)
Sean Paul, Marlon Samuels, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Giselle Salandy
When it comes to dancehall, 2002 belonged to the uptown Jamaican performer Sean Paul and his Dutty Cup Crew. With a historic recording deal...