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Interview with Rondell Bartholomew

Grenada will highlight a strong Caribbean presence at this year’s London Olympics, with not one, but two star runners: Kirani James (see our interview here) and 22-year-old Rondell Bartholomew, both of whom specialize in the 400 metres. Bartholomew, a 400-metre […]

Catching Up With Jamaica’s Usain Bolt

Above: Usain Bolt By Alexander Britell Until proven otherwise, Jamaica’s Usain Bolt remains the fastest man on earth, holding the world record in the 100 metres, which he accomplished in Berlin in 2009 with a time of 9.58 seconds (topping […]

Grenada’s Kirani James Puts Aside Disappointment, Focused on Olympics

Above: Trinidad and Tobago’s 4×400 Bronze medalists (Photo: M Bascombe) By Michael Bascombe World 400-metre champion Kirani James of Grenada has thrown the disappointment of his world indoor championship campaign behind him and is looking forward to the outdoor season […]

In Istanbul, Grenada’s Kirani James Set to Rewrite the History Books

Above: Kirani James By Michael Bascombe ISTANBUL – Grenada’s 400-metre World Champion Kirani James is all set for a shot at another world title this weekend as he competes in the IAAF World Indoor Championships that started here Friday. This will […]

Interview with St Kitts and Nevis Foreign Minister Sam Condor

By Alexander Britell GRENADA – The seventh UK-Caribbean Forum that met in Grenada this weekend looked at a range of areas of cooperation as the Caribbean and the UK open up a “new and more modern relationship” going forward. As […]

Triple Jumper Samyr Laine Dreams of Olympic Glory for Haiti

By Alexander Britell It was 1928 when Haiti’s Silvio Cator won a silver medal in the men’s long jump at the Amsterdam Olympics (his name now graces a stadium in Port-au-Prince). While Haitian athletes have competed in 11 Olympic Games […]

Interview with Jamaican Parliamentary Candidate Dr Saphire Longmore

By Alexander Britell Dr Saphire Longmore is the Jamaica Labour Party candidate for Eastern St Andrew in the upcoming election in the country Dec. 29. Longmore, who recently completed her MD in psychiatry, is also a former Miss Jamaica Universe […]

Jamaica’s Kent Gammon on Politics, the Economy and Solving the Crime Problem

Jamaican’s Kent Gammon, formerly a caretaker candidate for the St Andrew South-East seat, is an attorney, lecturer at UWI and author, most recently of Two Steps Forward, Two Steps Backward — the Jamaican Story: 1972-2007. Gammon, who now has his […]

Chef Nigel Spence on Jerk, Caribbean Cuisine and Beating Bobby Flay

Born in Jamaica, New York-based Chef Nigel Spence has in a short time become one of the leading Caribbean chefs in the United States. From defeating celebrity chef Bobby Flay on the latter’s show, “Throwdown,” to helming a successful restaurant, […]

Talking Baseball with Lynden Pindling III

Above: Lynden Pindling III (Photo: Rhodes College Athletics) By Alexander Britell It seems the Bahamas’ Pindling family is accustomed to charting new territory. Sir Lynden Pindling was the first Prime Minister of the Bahamas, and largely regarded as a national […]

Talking Reggae with Ossie Dellimore

Reggae star Ossie Dellimore has built a varied career in the art form with albums like “Freedom’s Journal,” “Reggae Music” and the recent single “Gone So Far.” The native of St Vincent and the Grenadines’ style is at the cutting […]

Director Stevan Riley on his Film “Fire in Babylon” and the Power of Cricket

By Alexander Britell For almost fifteen years beginning in the 1970s, the West Indian cricket team was the best in the world, and perhaps the best side in any sport. In an era of prejudice and racial upheaval, the Windies […]

A New Beach Resort Is Coming to This Tiny Island in The Bahamas