The Caribbean is filled with storied places. Former colonial mansions and centuries-old inns. Sugar plantations and oceanfront estates that have watched over harbors for generations. Some of these hotels have been hosting travelers for decades. Others have transformed elegant heritage buildings into hideaways for a new era. They’re places where the past is never far […]
Above: the women’s 400m hurdles (Photo: London 2012) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Kaliese Spencer came just short of a bronze medal, finishing in fourth place in the women’s 400m hurdles final. Russia’s Natalya Antyukh won the gold, while Kaliese finished in a time of 53.66, just behind the Czech Republic’s Zuzana Hejnova, who […]
Above: Jamaica’s Yohan Blake By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica will be sending the trio of Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake and Warren Weir into the finals of the men’s 200-metre race on Thursday. Usan Bolt and Yohan Blake both qualified for the finals of the men’s 200-metre race following their heat victories in the semifinals […]
Above: the qualifying heat in the women’s 800m race (Photo: London 2012) By the Caribbean Journal staff As the jubilation continues in Grenada over Kirani James’ gold medal in the men’s 400m, another Grenadian, Neisha Bernard-Thomas, is doing her part for the country’s Olympic hopes. Neisha Bernard-Thomas has now qualified for the semifinals of the […]
