ABOUT CARIBBEAN TRACKLIFE
CaribbeanTrackLife International Online
Magazine
is produced by D. G. Palmer Publications Inc. Its main objective is to promote Caribbean track & field by taking an in-depth look into the performances and lives of athletes who compete in the sport, from as early as the primary/elementary school level.
The brainchild of Desmond Palmer, a Jamaican journalist,
Caribbean TrackLife
focuses on giving readers quality content ranging from eye-catching photos that aren't run-of-the-mill to the latest on what’s happening in the track-&-field world, as it keeps pace with Caribbean athletes at home and abroad.
The site hopes to bring to the track-&-field enthusiast the numerous untold stories of triumph and defeat, sacrifice and success, and the glory and disappointment of our athletes. We plan to heighten interest among fans of the sport, through analyses and previews of major track-&-field events both inside and outside of the region.
CaribbeanTrackLife International Online
Magazine offers quality content that’s informative and thought-provoking, and will also appeal to a readership that spans a wide age and economic range.
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MOTTO
We break the story; if we didn't, we add perspective and insight to
it.
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THE VISION OF D.G. PALMER PUBLICATIONS
To become the primary source of information about Caribbean track & field.
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MISSION
STATEMENT
Caribbean TrackLife is committed to becoming a major platform to profile Caribbean track & field athletes. It will strive to further promote the Caribbean region as the track-and-field force that it is, simultaneously showcasing and pushing for the support necessary to keep young athletes focused, fit and healthy in mind and body.
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EDITORIAL TEAM:
Editor-Publisher
Desmond G. Palmer is a Caribbean national living in New York. He has had many years experience and extensive academic training in journalism. In addition, he possesses a rare combination of all the editorial/journalistic skills and knowledge that go into producing a respectable and sought-after online magazine.
Born and raised in Jamaica, Desmond began his on-the-job education early in the craft. Immediately after graduating high school, he was hired as a trainee features writer and subeditor by
The Gleaner,
the oldest daily newspaper in the island as well as the Caribbean.
Desmond grew up in that job, working and traveling on journalism fellowships and assignments that took him to the wider Caribbean, Europe and the Middle East before pursuing an undergraduate degree in foreign languages and literature at the University of the West Indies.
After migrating, Desmond completed a bachelor's degree in journalism and a master's degree in English at Long Island University in New York.
Senior Writer
O’Neil A. Reid is a Jamaican residing in southern New Jersey. A Kingston College (Jamaican high school) graduate, O'Neil has earned his BS and MBA degrees from Rutgers University in the US and is a Certified Public Accountant. He is an avid track & field follower and is one of our senior writers.
This father of three (Nicholas, Carl and Jaylyn) enjoys interviewing athletes and writing about them. As if not enough, O'Neil still finds time to play basketball to keep fit.
Copy Editor
Raymond Byfield is from Spanish Town, Jamaica. He attended Kingston College for two years before migrating to the US in the late 1970s. He has a BS degree in Biology from Syracuse University and an MBA (Finance) from Rutgers University.
Raymond has diverse interests; he follows music, sports, politics, literature, technology, business and all things Jamaica. He lives in New Jersey.
Writer
Anthony L. Gayle is from the parish of St. Elizabeth in Jamaica and was an outstanding middle-distance runner in (SDC) Social Development Commission and parish competitions. He has had several of his “Letters to The Editor” published in Jamaica’s Daily Gleaner newspaper.
Anthony has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration and is a licensed New York State Notary Public. He currently works as a Credentialing Specialist in the insurance and healthcare industries, and serves as voluntary assistant coach for a high school girls track & Field team in Queens, New York.