Music is a teacher
I was re-reading Anthony C. Winkler’s wonderful book Going Home To Teach the other day, for the umpteenth time. It’s a sometimes...
Home of the brave | Last word
Gyul why yuh do dat, why yuh do dat, why yuh do dat, why yuh do dat She was wukkin’ up on me, wukkin’ up on me, pushing up on me She...
Who will triumph in the Caribbean in 2007?
Competition Format The ICC (International Cricket Council) World Cup takes place every four years. The 2007 tournament begins on March 13...
The cricket-lover’s instant guide to the Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda Sun, sand and sea have made Antigua and Barbuda popular both with families and as a port of call for cruise ships....
Deep, backward, short and silly
In most team sports, the field positions sound like what they are. In soccer, you have defending, mid-field and attacking players called...
A view from the cricket stands
Ah, the great figures of the Caribbean cricket field! Weekes, Worrell and Walcott. Sobers, Lloyd and Lara. Gravy and Chickie, Mayfield and...
A fort with a view: Kyk-over-Al
On a concrete wall above the stelling at Bartica, in bold black and red letters, someone had painted an appeal to public morals. But the...
Remembering abolition: 200 years since the abolition of the slave trade
On March 25, 1807, parliament in London passed a law formally abolishing the slave trade in the British Empire. The United States followed...
