Our top articles of 2023
Here are the top 10 Caribbean Beat articles — many from deep in our archives — for 2023
Homepage Slider, Festivals and Events
29 February, 2024
Essential info about what’s happening across the region in March and April
Homepage Slider, Festivals and Events, Trinidad and Tobago
29 February, 2024
Tobago’s unique Easter goat and crab racing in Buccoo is one for your bucket list. Aisha Sylvester tells us why
29 February, 2024
Tree-planting, reforestation, and ensuring the integrity of our waterways are all critical to preserving mangroves — the remarkable forests with the power to protect us from the worst effects of climate change. Erline Andrews learns more
Homepage Slider, Travel, Festivals and Events, Food and Cuisine, People, Martinique, Barbados, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago
29 February, 2024
Five regional travel influencers (Cindy Allman, Samantha Gittens, Shea Powell, Stephen Bennett, and Francesca Murray) share their favourite things about Easter time across the Caribbean — as told to Shelly-Ann Inniss
By Caroline Taylor ● News & Online Exclusives
Here are the top 10 Caribbean Beat articles — many from deep in our archives — for 2023
By Caroline Taylor and Shelly-Ann Inniss ● Issue 181 (March/April 2024)
On view: Garden of Humanity (Miami) and The Plural of He (New York)
By Nigel Campbell ● Issue 181 (March/April 2024)
This month’s listening picks from the Caribbean — featuring reviews by Nigel Campbell of new music by Reginald Cyntje; DaWchY; Micwise; and Stephen Marley
By Shivanee Ramlochan ● Issue 181 (March/April 2024)
This month’s reading picks from the Caribbean, with reviews by Shivanee Ramlochan of We Are the Crisis by Cadwell Turnbull; Self-Portrait as Othello by Jason Allen-Paisant; Elektrik: Caribbean Writing; and Uprooting by Marchelle Farrell
By Donna Yawching ● Issue 181 (March/April 2024)
Donna Yawching on the Festival de la Trova in Santiago de Cuba
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This March, Netflix premieres a film on the trailblazing Shirley Chisholm (who was of Barbadian and Guyanese heritage). Playing Chisholm’s Jamaican husband is Trinidad & Tobago’s own Michael Cherrie. Caroline ...
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Read More →A Tate Britain exhibition — that aims to feature the new identities, communities and cultural varieties shaped by the Caribbean diaspora in Britain — moves to the Art Gallery of ...
Read More →This month’s listening picks from the Caribbean — featuring reviews by Nigel Campbell of new music by Chris St Hilaire; Asa Bantan & Kalash; Ava Hutchinson; and Sheriff & Erphaan ...
Read More →This month’s reading picks from the Caribbean, with reviews by Shivanee Ramlochan of Growing up Woodbrook by Dylan Kerrigan; Loverbar by Lizbette Ocasio-Russe; The Blue, Beautiful World by Karen Lord; ...
Read More →Natasha Laggan — once described as the “Caribbean’s top food influencer” — has been making mouths water through her Trini Cooking with Natasha brand. Shelly-Ann Inniss learns more
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Read More →As a new biopic of Bob Marley hits screens worldwide, Jonathan Ali explores the rich cinematic history of reggae music and culture through six iconic films
Read More →Nigel Campbell meditates on the power of music and community in Trinidad’s panyards, especially in the electric lead-up to Panorama — the biggest steelband showcase in the world
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