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Culture, Travel, Lifestyle, United Kingdom, Caribbean Diaspora

Exploring Caribbean London

It seems like only last week that Usain Bolt was strolling his way to Olympic gold in the 100 metres final in Beijing, smashing the world...

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Culture, Sports, Caribbean Diaspora

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...

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People, Sports, United Kingdom, Caribbean Diaspora

In a nutshell: the Caribbean ones to watch in London

CUBA Lázaro Álvarez Born                        January 28, 1991 Event                      Boxing (featherweight)...

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History, Sports, United Kingdom, Trinidad and Tobago

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...

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Sports, United Kingdom, Caribbean Diaspora

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...

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People, Sports, Trinidad and Tobago

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...

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Culture, Music, Cuba, Jamaica

Do the Cubans do reggae?

A gritty port town with an oil refinery in its otherwise picturesque bay, Santiago is Cuba’s second largest city. It was once the main...

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Culture, Music, People, Jamaica

The next generation of Marleys

It seems like just the other day that I first heard reports out of Jamaica about a sensational new reggae album called Catch a Fire, by a...

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