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Embark, Food and Cuisine

Some like it sweet | Cookup

It used to be that sweet-toothed Caribbean people were satisfied with a good old-fashioned sponge cake. But, as Franka Philip explains, the profusion of delectable dessert images on Instagram in recent years has raised expectations, and more sophisticated tastes. Bakers and pastry chefs across the Caribbean are keeping up, with unexpected flavours and elaborate techniques

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Embark, Festivals and Events

Datebook | Events calendar (July/August 2018)

Your guide to Caribbean events in July and August, from CPL cricket across the islands to Emancipation commemorations

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Embark, Festivals and Events, Barbados

AnimeKon: welcome to the multiverse | Word of mouth

Robert Edison Sandiford visits Barbados’s annual AnimeKon and finds everything from cosplay to sci-fi writers and video games

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Embark, Business, Trinidad and Tobago

Mother knows best | Be well

For centuries, Caribbean women delivered their babies with the help of traditional midwives. Now a new generation of mothers are opting for natural birthing centres like Trinidad and Tobago’s Mamatoto, reports Shelly-Ann Inniss

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Embark, Music, Reviews

Playlist (Jul/Aug 2018) | Music reviews

This month’s listening picks, with reviews of the latest by jointpop; Kellie Cadogan; John Arnold; and Jeremy Ledbetter Trio

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Embark, Film and Television, People

Q&A with Matthew Smith | Screenshots (July/August 2018)

A Q&A with Matthew Smith, director of The Past Is Not Our Future: Walter Rodney’s Student Years

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