The Backpage
The Backpage is the publication’s running commentary on what the islands and the diaspora are laughing, arguing, and bragging about right now. Cartoons. Sports stories with a pulse. One-liners. Short visual dispatches. The lighter side of Tradewinds Brief — equal weight to the heavier intelligence sections, opposite pacing.
The Lookout
*The whole point was to hide. He waving.*
From Miss Icie Table
Coconut drops, gizzada, and good talk. Miss Icie has been at her table since before the market had a name. She sees everybody. She remembers everything. She speaks when she have something to say.
Domino Slam
*He win the game and end the game with the same slam.*
Kite
*Wilar asked how he could help. Now he is the kite.*
Rain Race Home
*He reach home dry. Wilar reach home swimming.*
The Iguana
*One of them want a pet. One of them want to live.*
Homework Speed
*First to finish. First to finish wrong.*
The Mango Plan
*Every plan ends the same way: Wilar in the mud.*
De Glasses
*He looking everywhere for the glasses on his own face.*
The Real Man of the Match
*Two ODIs in Kingston. Not one ball bowled.*
Speed Cleaning
*Speedeet offered to help. The house has not recovered.*
Tug of War
*Guyana and Barbados pulling. The team just waiting.*
The Shortcut
*Speedeet took off before Wilar could mention one small thing.*
Unity Cup Final, Same Time As Last Year
*Reggae Boyz get another shot at Nigeria in Saturday's Unity Cup final. Head-to-head in this tournament: 0–3.*
Trinidad And Tobago Play Under No Name At All
*The TTFA dropped the Soca Warriors nickname rather than pay Selwyn Melville for the trademark. The team now plays as ‘the Trinidad and Tobago men’s national football team.’ A brand consultant called it brave.*
Long weekend, loading
*The annual Caribbean ritual: pretend the work week ends Wednesday, the long weekend starts Thursday, and Tuesday is a recovery day.*
Dottin, Supernova
*Deandra Dottin in full flight is one of cricket's small, undeniable astrophysical events.*
Guyana, too popular
*The diaspora can't get on a flight, the hotels are sold out, and ExxonMobil just announced its ninth permit. There is such a thing as a problem of abundance.*
Trinidad sprint gold
*The replay watched on three continents simultaneously. The WhatsApp groups lit up before the photo finish was confirmed.*
The chase
*The household tradition. Sunday afternoon. Somebody's cousin is being chased. We are not asking who started it.*