Culture, People, Sports, Trinidad and Tobago
By Laura Dowrich-Phillips ● Issue 97 (May/June 2009)
Jizelle Salandy: glory in the ring
On December 26, 2008, boxer Jizelle “Magic” Salandy sealed her status as one of the Caribbean’s top sports champions when she...
By Laura Dowrich-Phillips ● Issue 90 (March/April 2008)
Fighting out of the box
As a child, Aaron Hassette hustled on the streets to make ends meet. He and his older brother lived with their unemployed, illiterate...
Culture, History, People, Jamaica
By Garnette Cadogan ● Issue 84 (March/April 2007)
The fighting preacher: Trevor Berbick
At around five in the morning on October 29, 2006, in rural Portland, Jamaica, a deacon was walking across the churchyard of the Norwich...