Table of Contents
Issue 99 -
September
October
2009
Suriname’s vast, virgin rainforests are being carefully preserved. But a few hardy visitors venture into the heart of this wilderness. Andy Isaacson was one • Cars are banned, there’s a butterfly reserve in it – but this east Trinidad project is also on the cutting edge of science, technology and green building design. Sandra Chouthi walks you through it • Working behind the scenes, a little-known Trinidad-based environmental group has won a prestigious MacArthur award for its conservation efforts. James Fuller shines a spotlight on Canari • John Paul Jones was a pirate and a murderer – who became a hero of the American Revolution. Debbie Jacob dug up the story of how his fortunes changed at his darkest hour • At home with his parents in Guyana, he’s just Ronnie. But put him on a cricket pitch and Ramnaresh Sarwan is a star. Nasser Khan profiles this stalwart of the West Indies team • Though musical trio CaRiMi have made it big in the US, their music still captures the struggles of their homeland. Judy Fitzpatrick talked to band member Mickael Guirand about their past and future in Haiti • The problem: a bag that can hold all your stuff – but so that you can still find it. The answer? It’s in the Antrobus bag, Laura Dowrich-Phillips reveals • Caribbean musicians are honoured in an annual ceremony that brings a ray of light into a New York autumn. Mirissa De Four marks two decades of the Sunshine Awards • and much more!
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A round-up of current events on the Caribbean calendar
- by Various Contributors
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Suriname’s vast, virgin rainforests are being carefully preserved. But a few hardy visitors venture into the heart of this wilderness
- by Andy Isaacson
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Cars are banned, there’s a butterfly reserve in it – but this east Trinidad project is also on the cutting edge of science and green technology
- by Sandra Chouthi
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Working behind the scenes, a little-known Trinidad-based environmental group has won a prestigious MacArthur award for its conservation efforts
- by James Fuller
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John Paul Jones was a pirate and a murderer – who became a hero of the American Revolution. Debbie Jacob dug up the story of how his fortunes changed
- by Debbie Jacob
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At home with his parents in Guyana, he’s just Ronnie. But put him on a cricket pitch and Ramnaresh Sarwan is a star
- by Nasser Khan
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Though musical trio CaRiMi have made it big in the US, their music still captures the struggles of their homeland
- by Judy Fitzpatrick
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The problem: a bag that can hold all your stuff – but so that you can still find it. The answer? It’s in the Antrobus bag.
- by Laura Dowrich-Phillips
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Caribbean musicians are honoured in an annual ceremony that brings a ray of light into a New York autumn: the Sunshine Awards
- by Mirissa De Four
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Crystals and a Carnival influence are the winning combination in Bernadette Bedard’s swimsuit designs
- by Helen Shair-Singh
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The new music, the movies and the books that are reflecting the region right now
- by Various Contributors
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Caribbean music has had a huge global impact. But at a world music festival in Abu Dhabi, there were no regional bands in the line-up...
- by Garry Steckles
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The Hollywood actor’s swashbuckling lifestyle continued when the cameras stopped rolling...
- by James Ferguson
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In this part of the world, soup isn’t just an appetizer – it’s a whole meal in itself.
- by Franka Philip
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It’s open season, and Buddie Miller is heading into the forests of Trinidad with his shotgun. James Fuller finds out why Miller is wild about hunting
- by James Fuller
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