By Roxan Kinas ● Issue 45 (September/October 2000)
The Graeme Hall Swamp: Return Of The Birds
Dusk is approaching. The birds will fly in soon. A large fish jumps, breaking the glassy water and setting off a small circular wake that...
By Roxan Kinas ● Issue 38 July/August 1999)
Alison Hinds: sweet & sexy
Standing before the microphone in a slinky evening gown, her voice soft and silky, she sings a Spanish love song. Her trademark plait...
By Roxan Kinas ● Issue 52 (November/December 2001)
Third World first
An eight-year-old prodigy braces a gigantic cello across his chest, studiously practising a piece of classical music. In another part of ...
Culture, Food and Cuisine, People
By Roxan Kinas ● Issue 51 (September/October 2001)
Queen of the Essequibo
If you’re ever voyaging down Guyana’s immense Essequibo River, try docking at Shanklands Rain Forest Resort for a bite to eat. This...
Food and Cuisine, People, Barbados
By Roxan Kinas ● Issue 50 (July/August 2001)
Hans Schweitzer: a man for all tastes
Wherever Hans Schweitzer travels, from backpacking in Nepal to traipsing through Paris, he always winds up in the kitchen — hotel...
By Roxan Kinas ● Issue 47 (January/February 2001)
John King: standing for something
You can trace John King’s progress by his hair. In 1982, when he appeared as the young “Johnny Ma Boy” in Barbados’s Crop Over...
Food and Cuisine, Dominica, Jamaica
By Roxan Kinas ● Issue 47 (January/February 2001)
Norman’s know-how
If I’ve learned anything about chefs in my years of interviewing them, it’s this: the best ones are the most creative and approachable....
By Roxan Kinas ● Issue 2 (Summer 1992)
Sandy Lane, Barbados: Tropical Classic
Sandy Lane, one of Barbados’s leading hotels, celebrated its 30th anniversary last year with a surprising and welcome move: a major...