Carl Lewis' name muddies everything. Rarely has this country produced an athlete so successful and yet so unpopular, at home and abroad. So when he appeared on a list of American Olympians whose positive drug tests were suppressed, the chances for a rational discussion of the revelations, which are quite damning on the whole, disappeared … Continue reading Carl Lewis’ bad karma / His unpopularity has magnified drug test questions
According to Duncan Mackay, of The Guardian, Carl Lewis has broken his silence on allegations that he was the beneficiary of a drugs cover-up, admitting he had tested positive for banned substances but claiming he was just one of "hundreds" of American athletes who were allowed to escape bans. Carl Lewis Admits to Using Drug … Continue reading Carl Lewis: Who Cares I Failed Drug Test?
Documents purporting to show that a number of American athletes, including Carl Lewis, were allowed to compete in the Olympics after failing drug tests prove suspicions of US drug cover-ups, says the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency. Documents Suggest Doping Cover-up Dr. Wade Exum, the former USOC director for drug control from 1991 to … Continue reading Carl Lewis a Drug Cheat? Documents Suggest Cover-up
Jamaica is known world-wide for it’s performance in the area of track and field. In honour of our Jamaica 50 celebration and the up coming London 2012 Olympics, we will be showcasing a series of little known facts/statistics about our Olympics history. First in this series is a look at our medal tally over the years and … Continue reading Jamaica Olympics Medal Haul (1948 – 2008) Infographics
Award-winning novelist Garfield Ellis launched his latest novel, Till I’m Laid to Rest, in Miami, Florida, earlier this month. The launch was held at Miami’s largest independent book store, Books and Books, in collaboration with the University of Miami. The launch was attended by members of the Miami literary and social scene, as well as … Continue reading Garfield Ellis Launches “Till I’m Laid to Rest” in Miami (Book about Jamaicans)
Interviewed by Leanne Hayes for ARC magazine, Jamaican born Ishion Hutchinson talks about childhood, poetry, and his new collection of verse, Far District (2010), which was published by Peepal Tree Press in the UK. Hutchinson holds a PhD in English and Creative Writing from the University of Utah; his work has been featured in journals … Continue reading Jamaican Poet Ishion Hutchinson Interviewed by Leanne Hayes
On a night where the only bit of drama came from a false start a few lanes over, Usain Bolt took his first step toward the London Olympics with an easy qualifying heat, finishing 100 meters in 10.06 seconds. Starting four lanes over from Bolt, Ainsley Waugh jumped from the block early in the first … Continue reading Usain Bolt Cruises in 2012 Trials Debut « CBS St. Louis
We are such an ungrateful nation that many of us have forgotten that were it not for Digicel, we wouldn’t know we could get cell coverage in certain areas – like my bedroom for example (Yes, my walls well thick. LIME neva use to penetrate it). We wouldn’t have known that we could have easy … Continue reading Unreasonable? Jamaica’s response to Digicel
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