Issue 43 (May/June 2000)
Blurb to come
US photographer Wyatt Gallery's images reflect a part of the Caribbean that is often ignored — or perhaps not ever seen — by the average holiday visitor. These images taken during a six-month journey around the Caribbean, capture the spirituality that emanates from particular places and buildings, whether they are religious or secular. They form part of a study that Gallery is continuing in Trinidad and Tobago on a Fulbright scholarship
Seya Parboosingh: painting a story of love
Seya Parboosingh's art tells a simple but profound story of her love for her late husband and for her adopted country, Jamaica. Through it, she has found a way of healing her spirit. Petrine Archer-Straw explains
Equity finance In development
David Renwick on the growing importance of equity finance in Caribbean development
Port Royal, Jamaica — return from the deep
The fascinating history of Jamaica's Port Royal is being brought back to life. Mark Wilson reports
Symphony in green: a guide to Dominica
If Christopher Columbus could return to the Caribbean now, Dominica might well be the only island he'd recognise. "Unspoiled" is the most abused adjective in Caribbean tourism, but Dominica gives it new meaning. And the "Nature Island" has much more to offer, too, with its rich cultural life, underwater wonders and warm people. Simon Lee reports
The chicken getaway
Confessions of a hen-pecked male. By Steve Regis
The worlds of Lawrence Scott
Trinidadian Lawrence Scott's journey of self-discovery has taken him back and forth across the Atlantic and inspired him to write searching novels of love and belonging including his prizewinning Aelred's Sin with its story of gay love. James Ferguson explains
Music: a Cuban love affair
People on the move
Datebook (May/June 2000)
Here's news of the main events in May and June
Island Beat (May/June 2000)
Sports: Cricket Goes Disney Mention the word “cricket” at Disney World and most minds leap immediately to Pinocchio’s wise-cracking pal Jiminy. But as of June, wooden puppets and their insect sidekicks may find themselves relegated to the boundary as cricket the game takes centre stage at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, …
Netwatch: Caribbean Callaloo
The Caribbean on the net
Starwatch
What to expect in the night sky
Over to you! (May/June 2000)
Memorable quotes, plus your letters and answers to your questions
Bookshelf (May/June 2000)
New and recent books about the Caribbean
Upbeat (May/June 2000)
A round up of recent Caribbean music — and a tribute to the late Lord Kitchener
Tough Love: Drown by Junot Diaz
James Ferguson on Drown by Junot Diaz, the 1997 collection of short stories praised for its gritty, dispassionate look at the lives of immigrants from the Dominican Republic in the US
D.C. on my mind
Suzanne Lopez fondly remembers Washington D.C.
Chacachacare: Once Upon An Island
David Tindall visits Chacachacare, a tiny island off the coast of Trinidad, and unlocks some of the mysteries of a place that for many years was the only home to a colony of nuns and their leprosy patients