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)...
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...
Culture, People, Sports, Jamaica
By Nazma Muller ● Issue 116 (July/August 2012)
Why do Jamaicans run so fast?
On August 16, 2008, in precisely 9.69 seconds, planet earth changed for ever. Usain Bolt flashed across our television screens, and before...
By Franka Philip ● Issue 115 (May/June 2012)
Blazing hot barbeque
Hot and exciting – that’s the kind of summer we’re hoping for in London this year. There’ll be so much to do in the city, with the...
Festivals and Events, Sports, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago
By Brij Parasnath ● Issue 2 (Summer 1992)
The Barcelona Olympics: Hunting Caribbean Gold
Ace cyclist Gene Samuel of Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaican sprinter Merlene Ottey are the Caribbean’s best medal prospects for the...
Culture, People, Sports, Jamaica
By Claire Forrester ● Issue 10 (Summer 1994)
Merlene Ottey: The Golden Lady
World Champion, Ambassador-at-Large, Her Excellency, Golden Lady. These are some of the lofty titles that have been attached to a humble...