Levern Spencer: higher and higher | Snapshot By Sheldon Waithe | Issue 163 (March/April 2021) For years, the title of St Lucia’s most medalled athlete has been held by high jumper Levern Spencer, who first made her mark at the age of fourteen, over two decades ago. Her career is a textbook example of the value of persistence, writes Sheldon Waithe — and her biggest goal, an Olympic medal, still lies ahead
Everton Weekes (1925–2020) | Icon By Owen Arthur | July/August 2020 • Digital Issue Owen Arthur on the Barbadian cricket legend, third of “the Three Ws”
Game fishers By Caribbean Beat | Issue 24 (March/April 1997) Game fishers This is the season for St Maarten’s big fishing tournaments: the Lions Annual Fishing Tournament and the Annual Big Game Fishing Tournament are both held in March, while the Sea Rescue Foundation Fishing Tournament and the Caribbean Liquors Annual Fishing Tournament are both in June. And if you like the sound of that, …
As far as it goes | Snapshot By Sheldon Waithe | Issue 162 (March/April 2020) When Grenadian Anderson Peters won javelin gold at the 2019 World Championships, it took observers by surprise. This was no overnight success, says Sheldon Waithe — but the product of steady hard work and staunch confidence. Now the young athlete is preparing for his biggest challenge yet at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Machel Cedenio: Racing for the hit | Snapshot By Sheldon Waithe | Issue 159 (September/October 2019) When T&T’s men’s 4×400-metre team won gold at the 2019 World Relays last May, it was thanks to a “finish for the ages” by Machel Cedenio. As Sheldon Waithe reports, the young athlete grounds himself with family support and mental preparation long before he even takes to the track
Naomi Osaka: a Haitian-Japanese star on the rise | Snapshot By Caroline Taylor | Issue 158 (July/August 2019) For anyone who likes easy answers to questions of identity, Naomi Osaka is a conundrum: half-Haitian, half-Japanese, raised for part of her childhood in New York City, visibly hybrid. As Caroline Taylor learns, Osaka hasn’t always been comfortable with the role of mixed-race role model — but she’s learning to embrace it, on her own terms
Football holiday | On this day By James Ferguson | Issue 157 (May/June 2019) When two English football clubs toured the Caribbean fifty-five years ago, local teams in Jamaica, Trinidad, and Barbados were no competition. Haiti was a different story, writes James Ferguson
Can Caribbean football make an impact at international level? By Mark Robinson | News & Online Exclusives Trinidad and Tobago legend Dwight Yorke recently stated that Caribbean football is on the decline. But is there any truth in his statement? Are Caribbean nations failing to produce as many top-level players? And is Caribbean football on the decline?
