Caribbean athletes are known for cricket and track and field, but what about football? Not soccer
— American football.
Debbie Jacob talks to four young players with roots in Haiti, Barbados, and Jamaica
— proud of their island roots, and changing the face of the NFL with their indelible Caribbean spirit. Meet Pierre
Garçon, Ramon Harewood, Patrick Chung, and Trevardo Williams.
SNAPSHOT
In her debut book Chick, poet Hannah Lowe — born in the UK to an Afro-Jamaican father and white British mother — comes to terms with family history. She talks to
Melissa Richards about finding her voice and identity in her poems.
Founded by artist John Cox in 1999, Nassau’s Popopstudios International Centre for the Visual Arts has become an international art contender while staying true to its family spirit.
Sonia Farmer finds out how.
Trinidadian DJ Christopher Leacock, a.k.a. the Jillionaire, on the twist of fate that led him to the international DJ project Major Lazer — as told to Tracy Assing.
RIDDEM & RHYME
Garry Steckles isn’t a fan of traditional Yuletide music, “classics” like “White Christmas”. Luckily, Caribbean musicians have created their own genre of seasonal tunes, with a real reggae or calypso vibe.